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POLITICO Europe

Events Marketing Trainee

Brussels, Belgium

Company: POLITICO

POLITICO is seeking a dynamic Trainee to join our bustling Events Marketing team in Brussels, starting in July for a 6-month term.

As a vital member of our team, you'll dive headfirst into the exciting world of events marketing, where you'll play a pivotal role in crafting, executing, and evaluating marketing strategies tailored specifically to our large range of events.

In this role, you will gain first-hand experience with the key marketing aspects to drive audience recruitment and engagement, manage marketing campaigns through our promotional channels, and report on all our marketing efforts to make our events successful. Your journey will involve close collaboration with cross-functional teams spanning Events, Summits, and Sales, offering you a holistic understanding of POLITICO's operations.

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What You'll Do

  • Collaborate with the team to strategize and execute high-impact marketing campaigns for our events, leveraging data-driven insights to continuously refine and enhance our approach.
  • Take charge of coordinating marketing initiatives across various channels, including email, digital platforms, and social media, ensuring maximum visibility and engagement among our target audiences.
  • Dive deep into marketing analytics, meticulously analyzing campaign performance metrics, conversion rates, and traffic patterns to glean actionable insights that inform future marketing strategies.
  • Play an active role in managing and enriching POLITICO's audience database, contributing to the ongoing growth and refinement of our audience segmentation strategies.
  • Collaborate closely with both the marketing and Live (summits & events) teams to make our events very successful leading to a growing lists of prospects and potential premium users.

What You'll Need

  • Recently graduated with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field
  • A keen interest in marketing as well as in politics and EU affairs
  • Excellent analytical and communication skills
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to work effectively in a team
  • Creativity, innovative thinking and adaptability
  • Fluent command of English, written and spoken. Knowledge of other languages, such as French and/or German, is a plus

Join us on this exhilarating journey as we redefine the landscape of events marketing, one innovative campaign at a time. If you're passionate about making an impact and eager to unleash your creativity in a fast-paced environment, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now and embark on a transformative experience with POLITICO!

Important traineeship information

This position is available for young graduates looking to gain practical experience and kickstart their career ("traineeship").

As per Belgian regulations, traineeships are remunerated opportunities to gain hands-on experience in a specific professional area and can't be carried out to validate university/school courses.

About POLITICO

POLITICO is a global news and information company at the intersection of politics and policy. It is the essential online, mobile and print destination for the most influential people in the world. With publications based in Washington, D.C., New York, London, and Brussels, POLITICO boasts an enormous roster of the most talented reporters and editors in the world.

Equal Opportunity

It is POLITICO's policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age or any other characteristic protected by local laws and regulations.

Additional Application Instructions

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send a CV and motivation letter in English outlining why you're right for this role.

Questions? You can reach us at recruitment@politico.eu with the subject line: Marketing Trainee. Please send applications, however, via the online form (APPLY button below).

Location: Brussels
Employment level: Full-time
Type of role: Traineeship

Updated: 30/04/2024
Job ID: 00530

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Client-provided location(s): Brussels, Belgium
Job ID: Politico-00530
Employment Type: Other