We are looking for a Communication & Digital Content Specialist who is passionate about using their creativity, writing and digital skills to create amazing content which makes a difference in people’s lives and helps make the world a better place.

The purpose of this role is to tell Vizzuality’s story and inspire the kind of change that leads to positive environmental and social impacts. You’ll tell our story by making creative, compelling content for our website and social media channels. We’re looking for someone with excellent writing skills and a creative mind who has experience in marketing, public relations or communications. We are seeking someone who is passionate about social media and curating an online presence that reflects the ethos and impact of our company.

We have operations in Spain, Portugal, and the UK, and at this moment, people are working remotely or at our office in Madrid. You are very welcome to join us if you are eligible to work in any of these three countries.

We are offering a salary range of 20K – 29K Euros (depending on your experience), and we are open to exploring full-time and part-time contract options (with a minimum of 50% time dedication) depending on the candidate’s needs.

 

Would you like to be part of Vizzuality’s story?

Are you motivated by the desire to help build a sustainable planet for all life on Earth? Are you looking for a new opportunity?

Vizzuality’s purpose is to reach a fair and sustainable planet by creating tools that radically empower people to make positive changes now.

We are a world-leading technology, design, and science agency. We design and develop data-driven tools and applications for international organizations that focus on Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Inequality.

Solving such large and complex problems will bring you into contact with new technology and some of the world’s most interesting organizations and academics in machine learning, remote sensing, and planetary data. You’ll be working on projects like these:

https://www.globalforestwatch.org/

https://supplychains.trase.earth/

https://resourcewatch.org/

https://www.half-earthproject.org/maps/

https://www.landgriffon.com

 

Our Culture “This is how we do things here”
Our aim is to help the world become a better place, therefore we need to make sure we care about our people and give them the power to build great things. These are some of the principles that define our culture:

• We Trust: Our team structure relies on self-organization. We want to work with colleagues who don’t have to look ‘up’ for approval, nor look ‘down’ and give instructions. As soon as you step inside, we will provide you with the best tools and technology, and then we will trust you to do great things.
• We Delight: We use our deep understanding of people’s needs to spark delight. Our choices are based on science, research, and design principles.
• We Care: For ourselves, our colleagues, and the organization. We know what we do is important and we have a strong sense of responsibility for the work we do.
• We Grow: As we are always embarking on new projects and challenges, a continuous learning mindset and a “Can Do” attitude is a must We are conscientious, and we focus on learning and achieving our goals. We give power to people so they can make decisions, and plot their own paths with help from all around them
• We have fun: We also know that you need to balance seriousness with fun. If you can make people smile you will be off to a great start!

Want to know more about our culture? Check our Playbook.

 

Role Mission. Why does it exist?
In 2024, Vizzuality will expand its communications team and its offering within the sustainability sector. You’ll be creating and writing content for our external communication channels, including our blog, social media channels, and any other platforms where we can reach our audience.

The content you create could be a form of writing, such as a project page for our website, a blog, social media copy or a newsletter. Or it could be the brief for a visual piece of content such as a graphic, a gif, a video, or anything else you think will captivate our audience. Whatever medium you choose, it will tell our story and urge people to act more quickly on issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and inequality.

You’ll collaborate with our Campaign and Advocacy Lead, Jacinta, helping her maintain a content calendar aligned with our purpose and business objectives. You’ll work closely with the business development team as we ensure our public communications are strategically meeting business needs. You’ll also spend time with our team of scientists, designers, developers and project managers, as they know the insights we can share with other people who are also working hard to change the world. Occasionally you’ll coordinate with our clients and partners to promote project launches or impact success stories.

The ultimate impact of this work is:

• To support the regular publication of digital content that communicates Vizzuality’s work, knowledge and purpose.
• To show how our impactful tools and knowledge can help organisations, governments, and businesses make decisions to be more cost-effective, sustainable and have a global impact.
• To help us grow as a company and help some of the world’s largest corporations reach a net-positive future.

A month in the life of a Communication & Digital Content Specialist at Vizzuality.

• Making engaging copy to share on our social media channels. This content will promote our website, blogs, products, event participation, and anything else we’re involved in.
• Writing blogs, writing website copy, and creating social media content.
• Evaluating and ensuring brand coherence, quality, and voice in communication pieces
• Keeping up-to-date with social media trends to leverage and inspire creative ideas for engagement.
• Staying engaged with sustainability and data developments.
• Engaging with our community and key voices to build interesting and active social media platforms. Our primary platform is LinkedIn.
• Collaborating with the team on newsletters for our clients and subscribers.
• Uploading new content onto our website, eg project pages and staff profiles, some of which you may write yourself.
• Using their SEO and keyword knowledge to keep our websites and blogs high in Google search results.
• Using engagement analytics to inform our marketing strategy. Testing and reviewing different approaches and types of content to increase our reach and profile.
• Identifying and proposing any other marketing opportunities as they arise, using their research of current marketing trends. For example, working with our Scientists to create maps of the fires in Australia that inform the public, or summarising key findings of the latest IPCC report in a simple graphic.

These are some of the things you will be achieving in your first year at Vizzuality

In your first month:

• You’ll pair with your peers at Vizzuality to learn what our processes and tools are.
• You’ll meet with the Business Team and representatives from across the company to understand what they do and how we all work together.
• We’ll introduce you to our projects and impact to inform how and what you communicate about.
• You will create simple content for internal and external audiences.
• You will become familiar with Vizzuality’s brand guidelines.

During the following months:

• You will help your communication team colleagues shape content plans for Vizzuality.
• You’ll begin a small research project that will allow you to become more familiar with the sustainability marketplace.
• You will create more compelling, targeted content.
• You will become familiar with leading voices and accounts in the sector.
• You will conduct a market/competitor analysis on the socials and ideas of others

By the end of the first year:

• You will be ready to manage Vizzuality’s social media and lead the community management on these channels.
• You will be evaluating and ensuring brand coherence in communication pieces and helping your colleagues do the same.
• You will be analysing the performance of the accounts and particular posts that did well.

These are some of the skills and experiences we are looking for in a candidate
(*) Even if you think you don’t tick all the boxes below, we’d still love to hear from you. Nobody checks every box, and we are looking for someone excited to join the team and aligned with our purpose!

Experience.

• Comms experience: At least 1 year of experience working for an in-house or agency team in communications, marketing, or a public relations role (can be paid or voluntary).
• Writing: A flair for storytelling and creative communication. Writing will be a big part of this role and we want someone who can make people laugh, cry, or leap into action with their words. Whether it’s a tweet or a 1,000-word essay, every word is important, and we’d love to see some examples of the writing you’ve done.
• Social Media: Ability to manage our accounts and content that is useful and engaging for users. You will engage with our community through events, social media posts, and other initiatives or channels. You have created and kept to social media plans. In particular, you have experience and knowledge of LinkedIn, or a curiosity for learning the trends and approaches that work well there. You are excited by growing and engaging with online communities.
• Sustainability: You are passionate about tackling climate breakdown, biodiversity and/or social inequality, and driven by our purpose when it comes to achieving a sustainable and fair future. Knowledge of sustainability is an advantage, but a willingness to learn and motivation for sustainability is more important.

Skills.

• Native or fluent English with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Highly motivated and a proactive, self-starter. 

Nice to have: Anything else to impress us? Over time, we’d like this role to take on more responsibility. If you have some experience in any of the points below, or would like to learn more about any of them, we would love to hear more about it in your application.

• Education: A degree or further education in a subject relevant to sustainability, marketing or communications.
• Data: Measuring social media performance and Google Analytics. Using those insights to suggest areas for improvement.
• Ads: We focus on organic growth and outreach, but if you have had success with LinkedIn and Google ads previously, we would be keen to hear your experience and explore these avenues.
• Marketing knowledge. You will be communicating with a range of audiences, each with their own specific needs. An ability to adapt and connect with these audiences in a way that resonates with them is something you’ll be doing right from the start. If you have experience in creating engaging content and outreach strategies to grow a target audience, please tell us more.
• Boldness to try something new. The way the world shares information is evolving constantly. We’re not yet early adopters in marketing, but if you have innovative and fun ideas that can put our tools and knowledge in front of 100,000 million people in exciting ways, we’d love to hear from you!

Compensation, Benefits & Growth “This is what you get when you join Vizzuality”

Our compensation and benefits are part of a great career opportunity with the potential for you to grow and work in something with a massive transformational purpose. So if you care about the real-world impact of your work and are inspired by our mission to transform the world, we can offer you:

Compensation:

• We are offering an annual salary between 20.000 – 29.000 Euros. This range is only an indication and we will agree on your final salary together based on your specific experience and profile.
• Annual profit-sharing bonus plan. Team bonus up to 10% of the salary depending on the company’s performance.
• 1000 Eur Referral Bonus. If you bring someone you know to the team and we hire them you get 1000 € after six months.

Growth:

• A training allowance of 1500 €/year for courses, workshops, conferences, volunteering, innovation projects, or meetups of your choice, including travel and lodging.
• Peer mentoring plus support in the self-reflection process and design of your career path that will suit your interests and growth needs.
• Free English & Spanish Lessons
• Support for personal projects and initiatives like giving talks, contributing to open source projects, and giving and receiving internal training
• “4 Weeks Growth Sabbatical” when you reach 10 years at Vizz.

Wellbeing & Paid Time Off.

• 26 days of vacation (plus local bank holidays)
• An additional holiday day on your birthday 🙂
• Additional “Sustainable Travel Days”. Up to 2 extra paid days if you choose more sustainable ways of traveling.
• When you get to complete 5 years working at Vizz, you will receive 3 extra days and they will be added to your holiday allowance forever.

Care:

• Mental health support via Spill, our third-party provider, to connect you with qualified counselors and curated resources.
• If you are based in Spain, you can opt to enroll in Health & Dental Insurance subsidized by the company.

Flexibility & Remote Work

• Remote work if you are based in either Spain, Portugal or UK
• Flexible schedules and Part-Time working arrangements.
• We will provide you with everything you need to do great work (ie. laptop, tools, and work-from-home equipment)
• 1 or 2 annual gatherings paid by the company.

Recruitment Process Overview
Do you have what it takes to change the world? If after reading the description of the role, you like our culture and you believe you have what it takes to join Vizzuality, please send us your application.

This is what the recruitment process looks like. Below are some suggestions for you to include and consider in your application.

Application: December 20th – January 7th

• Send us your CV and Cover Letter, explaining why you would like to work with us and what you can bring to the team.
• Do you have a portfolio of related work/activities? Have you managed and created content for a social media account before? Please include any links or samples of your work and projects you find relevant to the offer.
• Fluent English is really important to us, so if it’s not your first language please demonstrate your abilities in your CV and Cover Letter. We will not consider applications that are not sent in English.

First Interview: January 15th – 26th

• This is a 60-minute informal interview so you can get to know a bit better the company, our culture and ask any questions about the role and our ways of working.
• From our side, we are interested in understanding more about what you are looking for, your current skill level and experience, and what you care about.

Challenge: 29th January – 7th February

• We will invite you to complete an assignment to get a better understanding of your skills, the way you organize your ideas, and how you would go about sharing what we do with our partners and clients.
• We will send you via email an assignment for you to prepare, and then we will ask you to send us your ideas back in 1 week.

2nd Interview: w/c 12th February

• You will be meeting with a few of us and we will deep-dive into your experience and skills. You will also have the space to share more about the challenge you shared with us in the previous stage of the process.
• This will be another opportunity for you to ask us questions about the role and the company.