Founded in 1988 by three theatres in France, Germany and Belgium, the European Theatre Convention (ETC) has become Europe’s largest network for public theatres with 57 members from 31 countries. As a recognised strategic partner of the European Commission, ETC provides an international programme for European theatres, that consists of artistic international collaboration, professional training and advocacy activities. They promote European theatre as a vital platform for dialogue, democracy and interaction that responds to, reflects and engages with today’s diverse audiences and changing societies. With their work they pioneer European theatre that is sustainable, diverse and digital, increasing access to theatres in a post-covid world.
As part of a dynamic and small team, the Digital Communication Officer is key to further developing and implementing ETC’s communication strategy and its specific projects’ communication campaigns — with the goal to promote and increase visibility of the organisation’s activities internationally, in particular ETC’s current large scale European projects on sustainability and digitisation.
Responsibilities:
- Setting up, contributing to and optimising digital communication and social media campaigns, in order to deliver the ETC communication strategy, as directed by the Communication Manager and Executive Director, working closely with ETC’s team and external partners and providers.
- Playing an active part in the design and delivery of communication campaigns related to ETC’s specific artistic, professional and advocacy activities and projects.
- Implementing large scale changes and ongoing maintenance and updates to ETC website(s) and ensuring user experience is optimised, working with the external web agency; regular content update on website.
- Maintenance and updating ETC’s CRM system.
- Coordinating and creating social media products, incl. video, with a focus on developing engaging and visually attractive content, maintaining and coordinating content across social media channels, employing a harmonised editorial calendar.
- Dissemination of press material and project publications - campaigns (print/online).
- Support with graphic and editorial tasks for all ETC publications, social media, newsletters, annual reports, press releases, presentations.
- Support in grant requests and project reporting for ETC’s funders and stakeholders (EU Commission, ministries, foundations etc.).
- Liaise with ETC’s member and project theatres’ communication departments, external services and suppliers (graphic designer, IT, printing companies etc.), partners and stakeholders.
ETC offer a full-time unlimited employment contract, flexible working hours, 40h per week, and a work space with an office at the heart of Berlin, in one of Germany’s major theatres, with home office regulation (2-3 days per week). Monthly gross salary: 3000 EUR, with social package consisting of 30 days of paid annual leave, 50% of your monthly public transport card for Berlin, a retirement scheme. The position is to be filled by 15 February 2023.
