Freelance Digital Communication Lead - Deep Tech Ecosystem
TypeContract
LocationBelgium
Posted2 hours ago
📋 Tasks and responsibilities
We are looking for a Digital Communication & Ecosystem Lead to strengthen visibility, credibility and reach within the European deep-tech ecosystem.
This proactive role combines communication strategy, content creation, event marketing and ecosystem engagement. You will help further position a venture-building and startup support platform by shaping and executing its communication approach, managing its external presence, expanding its network, and supporting ecosystem activities and events.
Communication strategy & planning
Develop, implement and continuously refine the communication strategy.
Create and manage an annual content and communication calendar.
Identify and prioritize new channels through a data-driven approach to grow the community, increase European visibility and support dealflow.
Define, monitor and evaluate communication and marketing KPIs and success metrics.
Ensure alignment with the broader corporate communication strategy and applicable guidelines.
Social media management
Take ownership of the LinkedIn presence and manage the channel on an ongoing basis.
Create, write and publish engaging content regularly.
Follow up on engagement and interact with relevant stakeholders.
Build thought leadership around topics such as deep-tech entrepreneurship, venture building, innovation commercialisation, sustainability, climate innovation, startup success stories and research-based entrepreneurship.
Content creation & storytelling
Develop compelling stories featuring startups, researchers, investors and partners.
Conduct interviews and create testimonials and founder stories based on investment cases.
Write articles, blog posts, newsletters and website content.
Translate complex technologies into clear, engaging and accessible narratives.
Coordinate visual content, photography and video production where needed.
Edit photos and videos, and create visuals using tools such as Canva, Illustrator or similar applications.
Produce corporate, marketing and product-oriented copy tailored to the target audience.
Event communication & promotion
Support communication activities before, during and after events.
Prepare event communication plans and help implement them effectively.
Promote participation in conferences and ecosystem events.
Provide live event coverage and create supporting content.
Deliver post-event reports, recaps and success stories.
Ecosystem engagement & event development
Proactively identify relevant European startup, innovation and investment events.
Spot partnership opportunities that can increase visibility and impact.
Help define and launch community initiatives and proprietary event concepts such as founder meetups, deep-tech breakfast sessions, investor roundtables, venture-building workshops, demo days and networking events.
Support event planning, promotion and stakeholder engagement.
Help attract speakers, partners and participants.
📝 Your profile
You have a higher education degree.
You bring experience in communication, marketing, copywriting, ecosystem building and/or community management.
You have hands-on expertise in event marketing and stakeholder engagement.
You are comfortable drafting and/or implementing communication plans, including internal communication where relevant.
You have experience with corporate, marketing and/or product copywriting.
You stay up to date with trends and developments in digital communication, content marketing and social media.
You have experience working with startups and understand the dynamics of entrepreneurial and innovation-driven environments.
You work in a data-driven way and know how to use performance insights to improve communication impact.
You can edit photos and videos and create visual assets using tools such as Canva, Illustrator or similar software.
English is required for this assignment; Dutch is not mandatory.
⚠️ This position is offered as a part-time freelance role (40%).
Originally posted on Himalayas
We are looking for a Digital Communication & Ecosystem Lead to strengthen visibility, credibility and reach within the European deep-tech ecosystem.
This proactive role combines communication strategy, content creation, event marketing and ecosystem engagement. You will help further position a venture-building and startup support platform by shaping and executing its communication approach, managing its external presence, expanding its network, and supporting ecosystem activities and events.
Communication strategy & planning
Develop, implement and continuously refine the communication strategy.
Create and manage an annual content and communication calendar.
Identify and prioritize new channels through a data-driven approach to grow the community, increase European visibility and support dealflow.
Define, monitor and evaluate communication and marketing KPIs and success metrics.
Ensure alignment with the broader corporate communication strategy and applicable guidelines.
Social media management
Take ownership of the LinkedIn presence and manage the channel on an ongoing basis.
Create, write and publish engaging content regularly.
Follow up on engagement and interact with relevant stakeholders.
Build thought leadership around topics such as deep-tech entrepreneurship, venture building, innovation commercialisation, sustainability, climate innovation, startup success stories and research-based entrepreneurship.
Content creation & storytelling
Develop compelling stories featuring startups, researchers, investors and partners.
Conduct interviews and create testimonials and founder stories based on investment cases.
Write articles, blog posts, newsletters and website content.
Translate complex technologies into clear, engaging and accessible narratives.
Coordinate visual content, photography and video production where needed.
Edit photos and videos, and create visuals using tools such as Canva, Illustrator or similar applications.
Produce corporate, marketing and product-oriented copy tailored to the target audience.
Event communication & promotion
Support communication activities before, during and after events.
Prepare event communication plans and help implement them effectively.
Promote participation in conferences and ecosystem events.
Provide live event coverage and create supporting content.
Deliver post-event reports, recaps and success stories.
Ecosystem engagement & event development
Proactively identify relevant European startup, innovation and investment events.
Spot partnership opportunities that can increase visibility and impact.
Help define and launch community initiatives and proprietary event concepts such as founder meetups, deep-tech breakfast sessions, investor roundtables, venture-building workshops, demo days and networking events.
Support event planning, promotion and stakeholder engagement.
Help attract speakers, partners and participants.
📝 Your profile
You have a higher education degree.
You bring experience in communication, marketing, copywriting, ecosystem building and/or community management.
You have hands-on expertise in event marketing and stakeholder engagement.
You are comfortable drafting and/or implementing communication plans, including internal communication where relevant.
You have experience with corporate, marketing and/or product copywriting.
You stay up to date with trends and developments in digital communication, content marketing and social media.
You have experience working with startups and understand the dynamics of entrepreneurial and innovation-driven environments.
You work in a data-driven way and know how to use performance insights to improve communication impact.
You can edit photos and videos and create visual assets using tools such as Canva, Illustrator or similar software.
English is required for this assignment; Dutch is not mandatory.
⚠️ This position is offered as a part-time freelance role (40%).
Originally posted on Himalayas
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