Social Media Marketing Intern

Social Media Marketing Intern

Rotterdam, summer internship July – August (2 months, 24-32 hours per week), and for regular internship September (4 to 6 months, 32-40 hours per week)

Develop your social media content skills in an entrepreneurial environment!

Please note: Due to a shortage of student housing and to align with student visa requirements (if applicable), we require for your application to be considered that you are enrolled with a Dutch university (of applied sciences) or college, your internship is a required part of your study programme, and you should already be located in the Netherlands.

Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship (ECE) is seeking a creative and self-driven Social Media Marketing Intern to elevate our online presence. This role offers a unique opportunity to craft compelling content that showcases innovation, entrepreneurship and high-growth ventures across the globe.

The role

As our social media marketing intern, you’ll work (independently) to develop and execute social media strategies that amplify ECE’s impact. You’ll transform research insights, start-and scaleup stories and ecosystem developments into engaging content that resonates with our diverse audience.

Your key responsibilities:

• Content creation: develop original, high-quality content for LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
• Strategic planning in collaboration with the team: analyse social media metrics and propose data-driven strategies to increase engagement and reach
• Visual storytelling: create compellling narratives around entrepreneurship, innovation and research findings
• Brand voice: maintain and evolve ECE’s digital identity
• Independent project management: take ownership of campaigns from conception to execution
• Trend analysis: identify and adapt relevant social media trends to enhance our digital strategy
• Cross-team collaboration: engage and interface with team members to source content

We offer you, apart from a great, entrepreneurial internship experience;

• Creative autonomy, meaning
• Ownership of content creation and publishing
• Freedom to propose and implement new digital initiatives
• Direct impact on our online presence
• Professional growth, meaning:
• Exposure to C-level executives, researchers and founders
• Access to entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems
• Mentorship and guidance by seasoned professionals
• Dynamic environment
• Work with an Entrepreneurial and Collaborative team that is committed to Excellence (ECE-values)
• Your future office is located in the heart of the city and you’ll be surrounded by 250+ startups
• A recording / podcast studio for content creation
• Networking opportunities
• Compensation and benefits;
• An internship compensation of €500 per month on a fulltime basis
• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development opportunities
• Access to events and workshops
• Letter of recommendation upon successful completion

For your application to be considered: you must be enrolled in a Dutch educational institution (University or University of Applied Science) pursuing a degree in Communications, Design, Marketing or related fields, with a mandatory internship in your curriculum. Additionally, you must be residing in The Netherlands and be fluent in English (written and spoken).

Our ideal candidate:

• Brings creative excellence:
• Proven ability to create engaging digital content
• Strong visual communication and storytelling skills
• A portfolio demonstrating creative projects
• Eye for design and brand consistency
• Demonstrates technical proficiency:
• Advanced knowledge of social media platforms and best practices
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, MS Office, Storyblock, Mailchimp
• Understanding of social media analytics and metrics
• Video editing skills (or eager to learn)
• Hands-on mentality with Ai-tooling (at least not scared of it)
• Embodies key qualities:
• Self-motivated with ability to work independently
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Proactive approach and attitude to problem-solving
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities
• Genuine interest in entrepreneurship and innovation

While not required, we particularly value candidates who bring previous experience working with start- and scaleup innovation ecosystems, as this provides valuable context for our work. Knowledge of current marketing trends and experience with content management systems will help you hit the ground running. Multilingual capabilities are highly appreciated, with Dutch language skills being especially beneficial for engaging with our local ecosystem, though proficiency in any additional languages enhances our international reach.

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Company Information

Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship (ECE) is a leading international centre for entrepreneurship education and research. Located in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, ECE empowers aspiring and seasoned entrepreneurs through knowledge, networks and access to resources, enabling them to turn their ideas into thriving business ventures. As part of Erasmus University Rotterdam, we offer scientific insights made applicable for practice, various (training) programmes based on the scientific findings, events and support services that cultivate entrepreneurial thinking and encourage entrepreneurial behaviour. Through dynamic collaboration with entrepreneurs, academia, government and industrial partners, ECE actively shapes the future of entrepreneurship and promotes positive economic and social change, both locally and globally.

As an intern within the organisation, you will become acquainted with the many aspects of entrepreneurship and an opportunity to work on various projects. We work with an energetic and driven core team of ~15 people and an excellent working atmosphere is paramount. Our office is located in the heart of Rotterdam amidst a vibrant entrepreneurial community at Microlab where we have daily office lunches and weekly networking drinks.

Interested?

Does this vacancy sound like music to you? To be considered for the role we ask that you send your motivation for this position (in a letter, or a video or any other format), CV and other supporting materials to Mersiha Kisevic via hr@ece.nl. Please note: applications that are submitted through LinkedIn will only be considered with a supplemental email containing the remaining requested documents.

We apply a continuous hiring process, so this vacancy will be closed the moment we find a suitable candidate.

The hiring process looks as follows (next step only after positive feedback from both sides):

1. Application to hr@ece.nl.

2. Online 30-minute interview with one of our team members.

3. Case day (half day) at our office to experience the atmosphere and meeting the team. We will also ask you to prepare one or two cases that relate to what you will work on if you were to join and present this to part of the team at the end of the day.

4. Hiring decision (on average within one week after the case day).

Feel free to send an email if you have any questions about this vacancy. We look forward to meeting you soon!

Acquisition is not appreciated.