Freelance Digital Communication Lead - Deep Tech Ecosystem

📋 Tasks and responsibilities We are looking for a Digital Communication & Ecosystem Lead to strengthen visibility, credibility and reach within the European deep-tech ecosystem. This proactive role combines communication strategy, content creation, event marketing and ecosystem engagement. You will help further position a venture-building and startup support platform by shaping and executing its communication approach, managing its external presence, expanding its network, and supporting ecosystem activities and events. • Communication strategy & planning • Develop, implement and continuously refine the communication strategy. • Create and manage an annual content and communication calendar. • Identify and prioritize new channels through a data-driven approach to grow the community, increase European visibility and support dealflow. • Define, monitor and evaluate communication and marketing KPIs and success metrics. • Ensure alignment with the broader corporate communication strategy and applicable guidelines. • Social media management • Take ownership of the LinkedIn presence and manage the channel on an ongoing basis. • Create, write and publish engaging content regularly. • Follow up on engagement and interact with relevant stakeholders. • Build thought leadership around topics such as deep-tech entrepreneurship, venture building, innovation commercialisation, sustainability, climate innovation, startup success stories and research-based entrepreneurship. • Content creation & storytelling • Develop compelling stories featuring startups, researchers, investors and partners. • Conduct interviews and create testimonials and founder stories based on investment cases. • Write articles, blog posts, newsletters and website content. • Translate complex technologies into clear, engaging and accessible narratives. • Coordinate visual content, photography and video production where needed. • Edit photos and videos, and create visuals using tools such as Canva, Illustrator or similar applications. • Produce corporate, marketing and product-oriented copy tailored to the target audience. • Event communication & promotion • Support communication activities before, during and after events. • Prepare event communication plans and help implement them effectively. • Promote participation in conferences and ecosystem events. • Provide live event coverage and create supporting content. • Deliver post-event reports, recaps and success stories. • Ecosystem engagement & event development • Proactively identify relevant European startup, innovation and investment events. • Spot partnership opportunities that can increase visibility and impact. • Help define and launch community initiatives and proprietary event concepts such as founder meetups, deep-tech breakfast sessions, investor roundtables, venture-building workshops, demo days and networking events. • Support event planning, promotion and stakeholder engagement. • Help attract speakers, partners and participants. 📝 Your profile • You have a higher education degree. • You bring experience in communication, marketing, copywriting, ecosystem building and/or community management. • You have hands-on expertise in event marketing and stakeholder engagement. • You are comfortable drafting and/or implementing communication plans, including internal communication where relevant. • You have experience with corporate, marketing and/or product copywriting. • You stay up to date with trends and developments in digital communication, content marketing and social media. • You have experience working with startups and understand the dynamics of entrepreneurial and innovation-driven environments. • You work in a data-driven way and know how to use performance insights to improve communication impact. • You can edit photos and videos and create visual assets using tools such as Canva, Illustrator or similar software. • English is required for this assignment; Dutch is not mandatory. ⚠️ This position is offered as a part-time freelance role (40%). Originally posted on Himalayas