Communications and Marketing Specialist

What will you be doing? 

As a communications and marketing officer, you will be responsible for all of the academy’s outreach and recruitment activities, and you will contribute to the academy’s corporate communications and positioning. Student recruitment for our programs will require special attention in the coming years and will therefore be a key focus of your responsibilities.

You will have a varied range of responsibilities, consisting of a mix of desk-based tasks—such as writing news articles, managing content for the website and our social media—and organizing outreach activities, such as open houses and school visits to preparatory programs. In addition, you will be responsible for all communication surrounding the annual major exhibition of graduating students and the accompanying publication: Graduation Weekend. You will also play an active role in showcasing and exhibiting student work at the academy. You will participate in various policy-preparatory and executive platforms, such as the AHK Communication Platform and the academy’s Sustainability Platform.

You will interact with a wide range of people, including staff from the academic office and academic support services, the academic manager, the director, and alumni. You will also maintain external contacts with, for example, designers and printers. Your supervisor is the faculty manager.

What are do you bring to the table?

• Up-to-date knowledge of and experience with (online) marketing, social media, developing communication tools, and organizing informational activities and events
• Experience in event production, web content management, and web editing
• Creativity and ingenuity when it comes to devising and executing online campaigns
• An energetic writing style and experience with copywriting (Dutch and English)
• The ability to easily connect with colleagues, students, and alumni
• Excellent command of Dutch and English
• Drive and assertiveness
• An interest in climate issues
• You're a team player, but you also work well on your own
• Organizational skills and a willingness to work occasionally in the evenings

This is us 

The Amsterdam Academy of Architecture is one of the leading design schools in the Netherlands. We offer master’s-level education and research in the three disciplines of architecture, urban design, and landscape architecture (MSc). The academy also offers pre-master’s programs and minors in all disciplines. The (partially) interdisciplinary curriculum is one of the pillars of our educational vision. A distinctive feature of the Academy’s design programs is the educational model: the combination of study and work, known as the concurrent model. Classes are held in the evenings from Monday through Thursday. On Fridays, classes are held during the day. 

The academy is an inspiring, international community of 350 students, approximately 40 full-time and mostly part-time staff members, and around 350 guest lecturers each year, drawn from the (international) professional field. The academy is part of the Amsterdam University of the Arts (AHK) and is housed in a national monument on Waterlooplein in the heart of Amsterdam. You can get to know some of our staff here.
We are building a sustainable future. The academy identifies an urgent need: many challenges related to climate change, water issues (sea-level rise and flooding), the circular economy and circular construction, and declining biodiversity (to name just a few) are complex spatial challenges. The academy sees it as part of its responsibility to equip future generations of designers in the spatial domain with the necessary knowledge and skills to play a meaningful role. 

What do we offer? 

The Academy of Architecture consists of a small team of permanent and temporary staff. Within the academy, we strive to create an inclusive learning and working environment that serves as the foundation for quality, new ideas, and creativity. Students, faculty, and staff should feel welcome and valued at every level of the organization and be given the space to develop their talents. This is a priority in the curriculum, the composition of student and faculty groups, and within the team. We form a close-knit community that we cherish.  

The Academy of Architecture offers a pleasant working environment in central Amsterdam. The position is classified in pay grade 8 (minimum €3,184.53 and maximum €4,208.14 for a full-time appointment).The AHK offers attractive terms of employment in accordance with the collective labor agreement for higher professional education (CAO-HBO), such as an end-of-year bonus of 8.3%, an ABP pension plan, a generous vacation policy, good travel allowance, and opportunities for study and professional development. This is a one-year appointment with the possibility of extension. If you join the AHK, we will require a Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) upon commencement of employment. 

Would you like to comment? 

We look forward to receiving your resume and cover letter. Please send your resume and cover letter to Esther Mapp at esther.mapp@ahk.nl. The application deadline is Sunday, August 18, 2024, at 12:00 a.m. The first round of interviews will take place on Thursday, August 22, and Friday, August 23. We hope to complete the hiring process before September 1.

If you have any questions, please contact Esther Mapp, Faculty Manager, atesther.mapp@ahk.nl (during the summer break, it may take a little longer to receive a response).

Would you like to know more? 

Would you like to learn more about the Academy of Architecture? Visit our website to read more about our programs, research, educational model, and (international) community atwww.bouwkunst.ahk.nl. 

With its diverse (international) community of staff and students, the Amsterdam University of the Arts is an inclusive organization where there is room for everyone.  

For more information about the Amsterdam University of the Arts and the Academy of Architecture, visitwww.ahk.nl. 

We would like to assemble our team ourselves, so we will not be considering any recruitment efforts in response to this job posting.