This is an opportunity of a life time for the right Online Line Communications Specialist. Blue Lynx is very excited to represent our client who is a world leader in the biotechnology industry. They are seeking a highly motivated online communications specialist, with a desire to work hard, play hard, and change the world. In this position, you will work closely with a global team to implement communications strategies and projects for a world leader in industrial biotechnology, with the concrete focus on delivering solutions through online communications tools. You will work in a fast-paced environment in an exciting, rapidly growing field. The Online Communications Specialist, based in Leiden, and reporting to the local senior manager of communications, will support the entire team by implementing various projects:
Job Profile Online Communications Specialist
- Help execute website and online communications strategy and initiatives, including the intranet portal.
- Coordinate content category management and editorial activities across the organization, build the content ‘network’, and solicit input from the user groups (business units, R&D, Human Resources etc).
- Measure, analyze and report on the effectiveness of all online activities, and continually identify opportunities to improve site(s) performance (e.g. traffic, usage), visibility and campaign effectiveness.
- Assist with packaging/editing content for our target audiences including media.
- Ensure quality and consistency of content across the web through proactive regular maintenance.
- Owner of website traffic metrics, and assessment of impact on divisional objectives (business, visibility), extract insights from the reports and define actions to improve overall performance.
- Work with communications team to implement the divisional visibility strategy through the online communications channel geared towards the various audiences including: media, policymakers, potential partners, recruits, internal stakeholders
- The support role would be "online communications specialist" - reporting to the senior manager of communications in Leiden.
- Ability to implement and contribute to the organizations vision related to online activities.
- Ability to transfer organizational vision into new functionality and/or online objectives.
- Strong knowledge of online communications strategies and tactics through latest web technologies, tools and best practices.
- Understanding of interactive design, information architecture, and user centric design techniques and processes.
- Effectively communicate to technical and non-technical audiences.
Candidate Profile Online Communications Specialist
- Strong organizational, time management/multi-tasking, and problem solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Bachelor’s Degree in web design, computer science, IT, or marketing/ communications degree with 3-5 years related experience in online communications, web management and online marketing strategies.
- Experience with Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Office, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Experience with enterprise content management solutions and enterprise web analytics systems strongly preferred.
- Good sense of humour.
Critical requirements
- Excellent English, both written and verbal (near-native speaker level).
- Experience in online content writing and/or editing.
- Team player with a positive “can do” approach.
- Flexibility.
- Accountability.
- Experience managing multi-national and/or complex projects.
Other:
Our client offers excellent secondary employment conditions including pension, 36.5 vacation days per year (incl. ATW days), full travel reimbursement, personal development plan and much more.
Please note that Blue Lynx would like to receive applications (including a motivational letter) in Word format no later than August 12th 2010.
