Media Relations Support

We are looking for a ​Media Relations Support​ to complete our consultants Workforce Management Service to support the ​Media Relations Department​ of the European Space Agency (ESA) at their location in ​Darmstadt, Germany ​. The purpose of this Support Service is to ​provide the Agency with interface capabilities with Public in general and Media communities (including social media).  Applications of the service include local and establishment outreach activities, corporate strategic events, and exhibitions organisation, interface with related national space entities, as well as media relations, newsroom activities, publishing agenda based on communication opportunities, news campaigns, situational awareness, social media posts on adequate platforms, monitoring, and analysis​.   

Please note, the successful candidate will be employed by ATG Europe (or one of its subsidiaries). Furthermore, upon selection, they will be subject to a general security screening performed by an external provider (further information will be provided at the interview stage). 

The successful candidate will be tasked with, but not limited to: 

• In coordination with the ESA Officer in charge of Media relation for ESOC and with any relevant ESA Communication Program Officers: 

  • Implement the media relation activities at ESOC in close coordination with the relevant Head of Establishment office and with ESOC relevant services; 

  • Implement the media relation activities related to Germany, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic and/or any other ESA Member State in the future. 

• Establish and manage the community of space journalists, who need in depth scientific, technological, political and financial information and facilitate their access to ESA experts; 

• Plan, implement and evaluate engagement activities to foster a close engagement of the space journalists with ESA’s programmes, e.g. background briefing events; 

• Keep a log-file for all media requests; 

• Contribute to media insight analysis; 

• Maintain and use relevant journalist and influencer databases; 

• Maintain the list of ESA spokespersons; 

• Deal with requests from media for interviews, information and support related to ESOC, Germany, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic – ensuring the necessary level of message coherence and answering the journalist queries in a timely manner; 

• Organize interviews and briefings for individual journalists as appropriate; 

• Organize media and outreach events; 

• Ensure the newsroom and media relations processes are well implemented between the establishments; 

• Prepare, send and update press releases and news releases. 

ATG is dedicated to diversity and inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer. Regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, handicap, or any other reason protected by relevant state or municipal legislation, we are pleased to consider all eligible candidates for employment. 

Please ensure that your CV clearly explains how you meet the mandatory requirements. If it doesn’t align completely with the essential criteria, it could result in rejection. 

• A university degree (Master) or equivalent qualification with a minimum of 8 years of experience in Communication disciplines and Media relations matters; 

• Good understanding of media production project lifecycle; 

• Excellent inter-personal skills, e.g. communicating and interacting with individuals at all levels, and the capability of identifying priorities and handling high workload with a proactive approach to problem solving, are required; 

• Excellent planning and organisational skills, as well as initiative and motivation to perform to high standards in a demanding environment, are required; 

• Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team within the boundaries of assigned tasks and a stringent schedule is required; 

• An open multi-cultural attitude, while caring for accuracy on the job and trustworthiness, is required; 

• Experience in an international organisation or multi-cultural working environment will be a key asset; 

• Native German speaker with excellent language skills; 

• Fluency in the English, both written and spoken; 

• The knowledge of another European language is an asset. 

Please submit your application in English via the apply button below. Applications submitted in other languages will not be considered.