All Things Urban

EIT Urban Mobility is an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). Since January 2019 we have been working to encourage positive changes in the way people move around cities in order to make them more liveable places. We aim to become the largest European initiative transforming urban mobility. Co-funding of up to € 400 million (2020-2026) from the EIT, a body of the European Union, will help make this happen.

The Media Content Officer reports to the Head of the Academy Competence Hub. She/he will oversee all digital content production and dissemination activities of the Competence Hub, focusing in particular on our Academy WebTV and the coordination of dissemination activities (digital/social marketing, community management, etc.). She/he will play an active role in managing and further developing our WebTV Youtube Channel as well as delivering 50-60 new WebTV videos yearly, making sure the video content that is produced is relevant, impacting and entertaining. All the videos produced by the Competence Hub must be rigorous from a content and scientific/educational perspective. They also need to be short, curated, well-balanced, and fast-paced, so that they are easy to watch and learn from, while also reaching a high number of viewers.

• Sourcing, and referencing urban mobility related trending topics and news, so to identify relevant
  content, experts, organisations as well as subjects/topics to talk about, for the production of 50-60
  WebTV videos every year.
• Planning and overseeing all video production activities (briefing, scripting, filming, editing, publishing,
  etc.), identifying and involving the relevant agencies/professionals and ensuring that the delivery of
  the videos meet the Academy Competence Hub’s quality standards.
• In some cases, participating in the production of the videos (filming, editing) and/or as a speaker
  (scripting, filming) to present content or introduce other specialists, presenting themes and topics, etc.
• Overseeing the different activities and relative to the successful creation, curation and delivery of a
  new fully autonomous WebTV Youtube Channel (UMEx project) that builds upon and leverages the
  current WebTV playlist and videos.
• Planning and overseeing all video promotion, digital marketing as well as all social/community
  management activities with the relevant agencies/professionals so to successfully launch UMEx and
  build a growing community of over 10k subscribers by 2024.
• Coordinating all video and course promotion activities with EIT Urban Mobility’s communication
  department. Planning and overseeing all video production activities (briefing, scripting, filming, editing,
  publishing, etc.) for the Competence Hub’s videos presenting and promoting its training
  activities/courses.
• Day-to-day responsibilities for project monitoring and management. Monitoring of KPI’s and
  milestones, reporting to the Head of the Competence Hub. Regular reporting on the progress of the
  activities, the fulfilment of the deadlines, the production of output, issuance of the deliverables and
  the consumption of resources.
• Ensuring optimal synergies with other initiatives from the Academy Master School and Doctoral
  Training Network and the rest of EIT Urban Mobility.

We put a high value on your individual qualities and we are looking for someone who strives for making a difference together with other people.

We want you to have:

• 5+ years of experience working in video content production and delivery for online/traditional media.
• Demonstrable experience producing videos viewed by 10 000+ viewers.

To be a fit for this role, the candidate should:

An ideal candidate will strive to generate positive environmental and social impact in line with EIT Urban
Mobility’s mission. We are looking for individuals with a “can do” attitude, who are passionate about digital
content production and dissemination activities with a rigorous scientific/educational perspective.

By the closing date of this call candidates must:
▪ be a national of an EU Member State or have a working permit valid to work in Spain;
▪ enjoy their full rights as citizens;
▪ meet the character requirements for the duties involved
▪ Master’s degree in Journalism or equivalent training or working experience.

• The job is a permanent and full-time position.
• No relocation expenses are assigned.
• Possibility to homework up to 2 days a week.

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We’re not fully sure whether this role is open to international candidates. If you would need visa sponsorship or work authorisation, we recommend checking directly with the employer before applying.