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New Business Assistant

(EU Affairs Department)

Background:

Euractiv is an independent pan-European media network specialising in EU policies. Our primary goal is to foster policy debates among EU stakeholders, including governments, businesses, and civil society groups. We provide comprehensive coverage of policy processes leading up to decisions, presenting the issues in a neutral manner without taking sides. 

The Euractiv Network offers localised EU policy news in 13 languages. Through collaboration with our media partners, we reach over 1.7 million users across Europe and beyond every month. With 2.5 million page views and over 1 million unique readers per month, Euractiv is a leading online media platform specialising in EU policy. We strive to engage 80% of our readers in their own language.

Euractiv is part of Mediahuis, a publishing company with assets in Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, Luxembourg and Germany. Mediahuis publishes across a wide range of formats – from newspapers and magazines to television, radio and online media. More about Mediahuis and Euractiv here.

What are the benefits of working at Euractiv?

You will be working in a vibrant international media office, in a multicultural team, full of talented colleagues you can learn from. You will be in the middle of EU affairs, both physically (our office is in the EU quarter) and through your work. You will be able to bring your contribution to one of the most respected EU affairs media in Europe and bring our news, multimedia content and newsletters in front of Euractiv’s influential readers.

To strengthen our team in Brussels, Euractiv is currently recruiting:

a New Business Assistant

Starting date: ASAP

Tasks:

• Monitoring the EU Affairs market, policy developments and providing insights about
• stakeholders
• Media landscape monitoring and competition analysis
• Researching and generating lists of potential partners
• Providing input for partnership development pitches and proposals
• Supporting the development of outreach and marketing strategies
• Assistance in mailings / e-mailings / presentations for clients and prospects
• Managing and updating commercial databases
• General office management and other administrative tasks

Profile:

• University education: Communications, digital marketing, business management, EU Studies
• Brussels experience (traineeship at EU institution or similar)
• Knowledge of/Interest in the “EU Affairs” market in broader sense, i.e. corporations, industry federations, civil society and consultancies
• Excellent command of English spoken/written (and ideally French or German)
• Digital and internet savvy
• Ability to work effectively in a multicultural and dynamic environment
• Able to face tight deadlines
• Proactive, flexible, detailed oriented
• Open to new challenges and opportunities,
• Able to work independently and as part of a team carrying out multiple tasks or projects

Euractiv offers:

• Interesting work in a multicultural environment (international team of 100 people)
• Insight into EU politics
• Insight into the work of a Brussels based EU media and media business
• 6 months to one year contract under Belgian law (CIP). Paid internship. First 6 months, salary of 977'5€. Second 6 months, salary of 1.200€.

To apply:

Please mention in the subject line: 

"New business assistant - First and last name" and submit everything to selection@Euractiv.com and add in CC Goksen.caliskan@Euractiv.com

Applications welcome immediately!

Equality and diversity

We are committed both to promoting equality and diversity within the organization and to Equal Opportunities in recruitment. We believe in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment. All hiring decisions are made entirely on merit. We encourage everyone to apply, even if you do not fit all the criteria.

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