Communication & Dissemination Specialist

We are looking for a Communication & Dissemination Specialist with a thorough knowledge of and at least 5-7 years’ experience in communication and dissemination within the ICT context. Ideally, you should have experience in managing the Communication and Dissemination of European Commission (EC) funded research and innovation projects (i.e. Horizon Europe). As Communication and Dissemination Specialist in Martel, you will contribute to develop and manage community building, stakeholders’ engagement, communication, media presence, and promotional activities for both commercial and EC funded research and innovation projects in various ICT fields, including next generation internet, 5G/6G networks, Internet of Things, cloud computing, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligences, Quantum Computers, etc. In this position at Martel, you will be in charge of creatively planning, researching, writing and proofreading editorial contents, as well as of storytelling and multimedia audience engagement, including the production and publication of editorial content both for corporate communications and for ongoing projects (either commercial or EC funded). Responsibilities Contribute to corporate media and communication activities – writing news, blogs, social media posts, interviews, etc. Lead the management and implementation of communication and dissemination activities Martel oversees in the framework of commercial projects and/or EC funded ones. This entails: Define and execute the specific EC funded projects’ communication plans and liaise with academic and industrial partners as needed to create relevant content. Lead the project’s consortium communication needs, project website editorial content curation, social channels set-up and management, digital communication materials and assets, and event organization (online, in-person, hybrid). Lead community building activities, liaising and engaging researcher, innovators, policy makers, civil society players and/or press and media, as relevant. Help gathering and elaborating input to policy roadmap, whitepapers and scientific papers, as relevant. Ensure Martel meets the EC’s contractual obligations regarding communication and dissemination activities (monitoring projects’ milestones and KPIs and indicate corrective measure as needed). Oversee the media and communication activities reporting, as well as the preparation of deliverables and of presentations at project meetings and project reviews. Coordinate with Martel’s creative team (web designers, photographers, video makers, etc.) to improve editorial content presentation/layout. Overall, in close collaboration with the rest of the Martel Media team you will contribute to defining and maintaining the image of the company, delivering communications to support marketing and business acquisition, shaping corporate communications, PR, social media, events, and content creation Martel Innovate is involved in. You will be active in a friendly international environment and take part to national and international R&D projects across Europe (and beyond from time to time). In this respect some travelling mostly in Europe will be entailed. Qualifications Comfortable developing multimedia and graphic content (Web, social media, video, press, animations, etc.) across multiple channels Experience with event organization is required Ability to generate and translate ideas and concepts into first-class digital news and features Outgoing personality: You will be required to walk into networking events and be comfortable introducing yourself and the company to strangers Writing skills – an editorial background in Web and social media content development experience with writing helps since you will be creating content for our company, projects, customers and / or partners Communication and social media experience – a must. We need someone who can navigate WordPress and understands Twitter and Facebook for business, to start with Interest in and good understanding of the ICT industry – at least of a subset of specific domains our projects and customers are active in (IoT, Cloud, AI, Telecoms, Creative Industry, Media, etc.). More specifically Native or excellent English. Proven experience in the context of EC funded projects dissemination and communication. Solid experience with content management and editing, such as white papers, brochures, press releases, blogs, news items, etc. for on-line and off-line usage Previous experience in PR and event management. Creative, open-minded, flexible, great time management skills, ability to multitask and proactive attitude. What could be a plus? Knowledgeable in at least one of the following key technologies: Internet, AI, IoT, 5G, Cloud, Satellite. Dutch speaking. A Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Communication / Media / Journalism. Do you want to apply? Please, send: Your CV A selection of your best editorial work via email to careers@martel-innovate.com indicating “Communication & Dissemination Specialist (NL)” in the subject. All applications will be treated as strictly confidential. For any questions or additional information, feel free to reach out: sofija.ivkovic@martel-innovate.com

Location: Veldhoven, NL

Posted Date: 6/15/2025