Transparency International

Communications and Media Specialist

Transparency International

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Berlin • Germany

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Salary

💰 €42,000 per year

About the role

  • Design and deliver integrated media and communications strategies to support our priority brand and influencing objectives, such as a campaign to prevent fossil fuel interests from blocking ambitious climate action.
  • Work as part of the press team to manage requests, identify reactive opportunities, brief spokespeople, and contribute to daily and monthly coverage summaries.
  • Use framing techniques and insights to develop powerful messaging to support our campaigns.
  • Collaborate with digital colleagues to produce online copy, articles, social media and email content.
  • Be a brand champion, guiding policy and research colleagues through the publications process, ensuring freelance editors and designers are effectively briefed and content is brand aligned.
  • Build relationships with colleagues across the Transparency International movement, identifying opportunities to collaborate to drive impact, and delivering training on best practice communications.
  • Contribute to broader communications strategy and the effective operation of the Communications function by supporting on other tasks as required.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of practical experience developing and delivering strategic media and communications activity to support organisational goals, ideally within a campaigning context.
  • Knowledge of political, economic, climate or human rights issues is desirable.
  • Experience in media relations and working in a press office.
  • Degree and/or professional qualification in communications, social science, journalism, economics, or another relevant field.
  • Excellent writing and editing skills in English, to native speaker standard, and ability to turn complex issues into accessible language and persuasive messages.
  • Strong organisational skills and ability to effectively manage priorities and competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
  • Excellent collaborator, able to work effectively and sensitively as part of an international team.
  • Commitment to Transparency International’s values and mission.
Benefits
  • A relocation package incl. sponsorship of work permit if needed and eligible.
  • Financial contribution to German language classes.
  • Generous time off with 30 days of annual leave per year and flexible working times around core hours.
  • Remote-hybrid working model from within Germany.
  • The possibility of Work from Abroad for periods of time (currently for up to 30 working days per calendar year).
  • Friday afternoons alternately free or meeting-free during the summer months.
  • Pluxee Restaurant Checks with plenty of options nearby the office for reduced prices for meals.
  • Reduced membership fees with Urban Sports Club.
  • Mental wellbeing and counselling support by OpenUp.
  • Monthly public transport subsidy - Deutschlandticket
  • A centrally located office in a vibrant metropolitan city with excellent public transportation connectivity at the river Spree.
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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Certifications
degree in communicationsdegree in social sciencedegree in journalismdegree in economics