Web editor

What will you be doing?

• Realizing and expanding the impact of Waag’s online content and channels
• Final editing for Waag’s website (blogs, reports, and other publications), newsletter, and social media;
• Manage content planning for these channels;
• Helping to develop and implement the content strategy;
• Collecting data on the reach of Waags' channels and translating this data into concrete guidelines for content and channel selection for the entire organization,
• Safeguarding the Waag brand identity and quality across all its online communications in close collaboration with the designer and editorial team,
• If necessary, create content in line with the content strategy for the Waag website, such as blog posts, interviews, or longer articles.

What do we offer you?

• Waag is an organization that offers plenty of room for initiative and creativity,
• Opportunities for your professional development in the form of an annual training budget,
• Waag offers a casual work environment and a good pension plan,
• The work locations are Huis De Pinto and De Waag, in the center of Amsterdam, where you can also join in on group lunches and happy hours in the neighborhood,
• The salary range for this position is €3,072 to €3,539 per month (based on a 40-hour workweek), depending on knowledge and experience,
• A 6-month contract with the possibility of extension.

What are you bringing?  

• At least a college-level education and ability to think critically;
• At least 3–5 years of experience in a similar role
• A smooth and error-free writing style for articles, blogs, social media posts, or news stories aimed at various audiences;
• An interest in technology and social innovation;
• Experience with CMS systems and social media reach analysis 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, in both Dutch and English

Summary

The web editor:

• is responsible for developing, monitoring, and implementing the content plan for Waag’s online channels: website, newsletters, and social media;
• monitors the quality of Waag’s online and written communications in terms of structure, format, and tone of voice;
• edits and produces texts for Waag and advises colleagues on written content for external communications.

Team

The web editor is part of the Interface team (approximately 5 FTE). The web editor works closely with colleagues from other departments who carry out our research activities, events, and educational programs. Interface serves as the link between these content-focused groups at Waag and the outside world, and handles communications regarding all of Waag’s activities.

About Waag Futurelab

For nearly 30 years, Waag Futurelab has been researching how technology can be used to drive social innovation. Well-known Waag projects include Fairphone, the world’s most sustainable smartphone, and De Digitale Stad, one of the very first social media platforms in the Netherlands. Or consider Operation Sigismund, one of the first educational games in the Netherlands that lets students experience how exciting an archive can be and is still played weekly at the Drents Archief.

 Your future colleague Ouarda talks about working at Waag: “The freedom the organization gives me to shape my own projects really suits me. My colleagues appreciate me, I can be myself, and that makes it a great place to work.”

Waag operates as a team of designers, artists, and scientists who apply public research methods to technology and society. In doing so, Waag empowers as many people as possible to help design an open, fair, and inclusive future. We do this by collaboratively exploring emerging technologies, questioning underlying cultural assumptions, and designing alternatives based on public values. In this way, we strive to contribute to an open, fair, and inclusive future. Visitwaag.orgfor more information about Waag and the projects we are working on.

Diversity is crucial to making technology and society more open, fair, and inclusive. That is why we encourage candidates from diverse cultural backgrounds to apply. Even if you feel you don’t meet all the requirements, we still encourage you to apply. Some qualities can’t be captured in bullet points. 

Deadline:July 15, 2024

If we find the right candidate sooner, we may close the position early—so don’t wait too long to apply! 

If you have any questions about this job opening, please contact Gijs Boerwinkel, Head of Communications, atgijs@waag.org

Recruitment agencies are asked to refrain from contacting us regarding this job opening.