Corporate Communications Specialist
MediaMarkt: more than a strong brand, it's a vibrant community that innovates! So, are you ready to excel where challenges await?
Your role
Wanted: proactive communication talent
In the highly dynamic environment of retail and MediaMarkt, you will help develop and implement an effective and quality communication policy. We are looking for both a creative talent with strong relationship skills to help us take PR and other external communications to the next level, and a connector to help further shape internal communications.
In short, you build external (media) contacts, you create, advise, write, coordinate.
This is what your day looks like
- You regularly initiate appointments and interviews with new or existing media contacts (journalists, bloggers, influencers) and other external stakeholders in order to consistently spread MediaMarkt's story and build our ecosystem;
- You write newsworthy and catchy press releases, LinkedIn posts and other external communications;
- You are creative and have a strong affinity with social media and new forms of content (from video to podcast) and technology (e.g. AI);
- You work closely with other departments (e.g. Marketing, HR and store managers) to pick up stories from the business and deliver a unified and engaging message;
- You will also help strengthen internal engagement with employees at headquarters and in stores;
- Together with the team, you will develop new formats and/or improve existing ones to convey messages in a lively way with impact.
The team
The Corporate Communications team currently consists of one head, two managers and an intern. The team works for the entire Benelux and is occasionally also deployed for the group's international projects. Corporate Communications falls directly under the CEO of the Benelux.
Who are you?
We are looking for an entrepreneurial, social and creative all-round communication specialist with a strong sense of external communication. You can easily translate strategy into execution. You write easily, are flexible and have a 'thing' about the wonderful world of retail.
- You speak and write fluent Dutch and English.
- Entrepreneurial and flexible mindset
- Relationship builder
- Strategic insight
- Strong in execution and coordination
What do you bring?
- Academic working and thinking level, preferably in the direction of communication or journalism
- At least 3-5 years of relevant work experience
- Strong writer
- Fluent in Dutch and English
- Command of the French language is an advantage
- A - without exaggerating - fantastic workplace on the 39th floor in 'De Rotterdam' with a view of the Erasmus Bridge;
- A hybrid working environment: choose diversity between working from home, in the office or anywhere else;
- Good terms of employment and development and growth opportunities;
- Freedom and responsibility to shape your job and bring ideas to fruition in an environment where anything goes;
- At MediaMarkt, we have guts. We are entrepreneurs within a company, giving you the opportunity to develop yourself quickly and diversely;
- Besides a great workplace, you are also entitled to 30 vacation days, an attractive employee discount, collective health insurance, company fitness and discounts on various insurance products.
About Us
We are the number ONE in Benelux and Europe. We influence how people experience and use technology. We make the difference. We are there for our customers, through all channels. We explain, inspire and enthuse. We are always on the move.
Together with our great employees, we create the shopping experience of the future!
In terms of revenue, sales area and headcount, the MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group is Europe's leading consumer electronics retailer and provider of related services. Our integrated online and fixed-location offerings reach millions of customers every day. Consumers live an increasingly digital lifestyle - and consumer electronics has evolved from a luxury into a 'necessity'. The digital world may be fascinating, but it's also increasingly complex. At the MediaMarktSaturn Retail Group, we see ourselves as a partner, daily companion and navigator of our customers, and combine digital products and services to create practical solutions.Our portfolio of brands and offerings enables us to respond flexibly to the needs of different customer groups and different countries. The company includes the brands MediaMarkt and Saturn, which comprehensively network their more than 1,000 fixed-location stores with online sales platforms. Another important part of our portfolio is our own brands PEAQ, KOENIC, ISY and ok.
A subsidiary of CECONOMY AG, in 2021/22 MediaMarktSaturn and its approximately 50,000 employees generated total sales of about €22.2 billion.
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