Freelance - Digital Communication Assistant

The Goethe-Institut is the Federal Republic of Germany’s worldwide cultural institute. We promote knowledge of the German language abroad and cultivate international cultural cooperation.

The Goethe-Institut Lebanon is implementing since September 2018 a project called FANTASMEEM, which adopts a holistic approach towards supporting the design industry in Lebanon. This involves capacity building, fostering cultural / social / environmental entrepreneurship, and encouraging collaborations and knowledge sharing.

The Goethe-Institut Lebanon is looking for a Digital Communication Assistant starting from end of May 2021 or later until end of November 2021 to work as a freelancer on the project.

Services to be provided by the Digital Communication Assistant: 

• Assist the FANTASMEEM Team to fine-tune and implement a communication and outreach strategy to raise awareness on the project's support programs and activities through different online and offline channels
• Fine-tune the social media strategy to increase the reach of FANTASMEEM content (existing and new) and implement this strategy on an ongoing basis
• Develop new ideas and concepts and implement innovative tools that can help increase the visibility of FANTASMEEM online
• Develop with the FANTASMEEM team interactive online tools to engage the community of designers in Lebanon
• Combine social media activities of FANTASMEEM with those of other related projects of the Goethe-Institut
• Research and suggest relevant content for the different social media series and other communication efforts of FANTASMEEM
• Update the content of FANTASMEEM webpage with news on project activities and with materials produced within the project
• Regularly report on the performance of the communication tools and social media campaigns and give recommendations on how to improve outreach and visibility

 The requirements:

• At least three years of professional experience in the communication sector with a focus on online communication
• Proven experience in the development and successful implementation of online outreach strategies, professional experiences in the cultural field
• Advanced knowledge of social media to analyze, broaden audience reach and improve engagement with shared content
• Proficiency in English and Arabic, both spoken and written
• Based in Lebanon

We offer:

• Standard honorarium rates/hour for the location
• We request compelling applications (motivation letter, CV and references) in English, e-mailed to [email protected] with “Digital Communication Assistant” as the subject line, to be received latest by May 24, 2021.

Only complete applications sent before the end of the deadline will be considered.