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The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) is organising a selection procedure in order to constitute a reserve list from which to fill a vacant post of Communication Specialist in the Communication Service (CS). The service is in charge of corporate reputation, media relations, social media and web communications.

Under the direct responsibility of the Head of Service, the selected candidate will be expected to carry out the following tasks:

• Provide technical expertise and support to senior management in the area of strategic communication, including writing and editing speeches and other high level communications;
• Prepare, draft and revise written communication materials such as articles, news items, opinion pieces, forewords, and copy work in general;
• Ensure editorial coordination of social media channels and platforms, as well as producing social media contents;
• Support media relations, including preparing and editing press releases, talking points, interviews and media briefings;
• Support production of multimedia deliverables, particularly scripts.
• Devise and implement communication campaigns both digital and offline with an emphasis on content marketing;

For further information, please visit: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/vacancies. 

About EUIPO

More than 25 years of work on IP have consolidated the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) as the independent, self-financed, non-profit European Union agency responsible for the registration of trade marks and designs in the EU and one of the most technologically advanced and innovative organisations in the world of intellectual property. 

Since 2013, the Office is responsible for intellectual property research, communication, knowledge sharing and cooperation with enforcement authorities, covering all intellectual property rights, via the European Observatory on Infringements of intellectual property Rights (the Observatory).

The EUIPO does not only operate in Europe, it has now enlarged its footprint to the five continents and is, for example, implementing EU projects on intellectual property in China, South East Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa.  

The EUIPO enjoys a privileged sea front location in Alicante in a newly inaugurated campus where staff benefit from EUIPO’s facilities (such as retail services, sport facilities, etc.). In addition, Alicante has an European School. Its geographical location in Alicante is well connected, with high-speed train connections to many locations and hosting the 4th largest airport in the country. 

The working languages of the Office are English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.

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