Marketing & Communication Officer WANTED!

Marine Cluster Bulgaria (MCB) enhances the development of clean technologies and innovation for Blue Economy and is looking for one experienced and self-organized professional for the position of Marketing and Communication Officer.

The Marketing and Communications Officer is responsible for the implementation of MCB’s Communications and Media plans and strategies, including website and social media interactions with members, supporters, government, media, and other key stakeholders to ensure effective, targeted and credible messaging and branding of our organization. The role requires someone who is flexible and adaptive to the dynamics of a small entity, and is ready to provide support to the Program Manager by contributing to the implementation of ongoing and development of new projects.

Key responsibilities

• Managing website content;
• Managing social media accounts (mainly Meta, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube);
• Creating graphics for dissemination on social media, projects and website;
• Creating external newsletters and press releases;
• Planning and supporting visual productions alone and with external agencies;
• Media monitoring;
• Design of documents, brochures, leaflets, rollup;
• Creating communications plans, briefings and toolkits for internal and external use;
• Contributing to the implementation of project activities.

Required

• At least 1-2 years of experience in a communications or public relations role;
• Excellent writing and presenting skills; ability to structure information according to different formats and goals, and to tailor content to audience and channel;
• Very strong written and verbal English skills (C2 level);
• Experience inn creating and monitoring social media content, using both platform and third-party tools (Meta, Twitter and LinkedIn, Hootsuite or relevant provider);
• Some experience with web publishing tools and CMS;
• Some experience with email marketing tools and CRM (MailChimp, Hubspot or other);
• Some experience of graphic design (Adobe Suite, Canva, Photoshop or relevant);
• Organized and able to meet deadlines;
• Good administrative skills and ability to juggle multiple tasks;
• Self-driven and able to work autonomously;
• Good interpersonal skills;
• Enjoys and has experience of working in an international team.

Preferred

• Previous experience of EU funded projects;
• Previous experience in event management;
• Previous experience of coordinating projects;
• A good understanding of EU policy and a keen interest in the Blue Economy is an advantage.

We offer a good opportunity for professional development and team work in a dynamic international environment.

Recruitment process

Interested candidates should send a CV (max 2 pages) at office@marinecluster.com.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.