Graphic Design & Communications Assistant

Graphic Design & Communications Assistant

Job title: Graphic Design & Communications Assistant
Starting Date: December 2024 (or sooner)
Hours per week: 32-40 (0.8-1 FTE)
Location: Wormerveer, Zaanstad, The Netherlands
Position: Hybrid (not remote)

Who we are…

We create global connections for a healthier world! We are Status Plus, an international Association Management Company (AMC) with offices in the US and Europe. Since 1992, we have been focusing on providing high-end management services to professional medical and health care organizations. We have a proven track record of organizing numerous successful scientific and educational meetings, events, conferences, and symposia around the globe, both in-person as well as virtually.

Together with our clients we are committed to improving access to affordable and high-quality health care around the world. We do that by facilitating and supporting professional networks of health care experts around the globe who are focused on exchanging knowledge, skills, and expertise in a variety of health care disciplines. Our impeccable ethics combined with our high level of diverse expertise allow us to meet all our clients’ needs and ensure that their success will always be our primary objective.

Your Position

As our talented and allround Graphic Design & Communications Assistant, you will be joining our creative team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing visually compelling content while also supporting our clients’ communication strategies. You will report to Status Plus’ Director of Sales & Marketing and you will work closely with our IT, Media & Design specialists as well as with our association and event coordinators to ensure that all materials align with our brand identity and to convey our messages to target audiences.

What you’ll do

In this role, you will be working on and be responsible for the following, wide variety of activities:

• Graphic Design:
• Design engaging visual content for print and digital platforms, including brochures, flyers, posters, social media graphics, newsletters, infographics, banners, advertisements, presentations, and (meeting) signage.
• Develop creative concepts and ideas to support marketing campaigns.
• Ensure brand consistency across all visual content, adhering to established brand guidelines.
• Manage design projects from concept to delivery, ensuring quality and timely execution.
• Edit and retouch images and graphics as needed.
• Edit video-content for e-learning and social media platforms.
• Communications Support:
• Support the production and distribution of our clients’ periodic newsletters and one-off e-mailings (Mailchimp) by working cross-departmentally to coordinate and collect all editorial material for client e-mailings, process this into mailing templates, facilitate distribution of e-mailings, and analyse the results.
• Support the development and placement of news articles and other content for our clients’ websites and keep them up-to-date.
• Support the development of communication materials such as society announcements and meeting promotions.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure that communication materials align with society and meeting objectives and branding.
• Manage social media accounts by creating and scheduling posts, monitoring engagement, and responding to inquiries.
• Maintain and update the society and meeting websites with relevant visuals and content.
• Support in scheduling all communications to ensure it is distributed across all communication channels in a timely manner.
• Support in the execution of the communications plan around live and virtual events and programs.
• Assist in the planning and execution of communications and digital media strategies for our clients and provide support to designing and creating content for social media channels.
• Offer administrative support to projects and in-house teams and support maintaining their calendars and schedules.

What you’ll bring to us

The ideal candidate for this position is able to check all following boxes:

Skills:

• You are a creative thinker with a proactive and solution-oriented approach.
• You have a strong understanding of visual hierarchy, color theory, typography, and layout principles.
• You have proven organisational skills and the ability to work independently.
• You have excellent verbal and written professional communication skills in English (native or proficient), additional languages are preferred (Dutch will be considered an asset);
• You are comfortable collaborating cross- departmentally and working in a culturally diverse team environment.
• You have a “can-do” attitude and you plan and follow through tasks to completion.
• You have a strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• You feel comfortable in a changing international environment.
• You have a natural urge to keep yourself updated with design trends and tools to bring fresh, innovative ideas to the team.

Qualifications and experience:

• You have a relevant Associate or Bachelor’s degree (MBO+/HBO) in Graphic Design, Communications, Marketing or a related field.
• You have 1-3 years of relevant professional experience in graphic design and/or communications role.
• You have proven experience of working with (design) software. Required are the Adobe Creative Suite programs (Illustrator, InDesign, Premier Pro, Photoshop), preferred are applications like Canva and FIGMA
• You have basic knowledge of web design applications (HTML/CSS), content management systems (CMS, Joomla/Wordpress) and email marketing tools like MailChimp.
• You have experience in managing design projects for both print and digital platforms.
• You have knowledge of and affinity/experience with LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social media platforms.
• You are eligible to work in the Netherlands.

This role is ideal for candidates who are both creative and detail-oriented, and who enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where design and communication intersect.

Our offer to you

By joining our team, you’ll become a part of our mission to create a healthier world and will have the ability to make a true impact. You’ll get the chance to rapidly learn, progress and develop your skills in a unique, friendly, and open international working environment. Our hybrid work model (combination of in-office and remote work) and great benefits will support a happier and healthier you. Besides a great salary with generous paid time off and an employee profit share plan, we also have great team outings, employer contributions to your retirement plan, and a yearly vitality budget.

Come on Board!

Don’t hesitate any longer and come on board! Send us an email with your motivation letter indicating why you are the ideal candidate for this position and don’t forget to include your CV. Address your application, or any query you may have, to Mr. Oscar Rangel, CHRO, by e-mail: Het emailadres op click.appcast.io bekijken . Of course, you will always get a speedy reply from us and if you’re shortlisted then we will further contact you during the selection process as well.

Acquisition based on this vacancy is not appreciated.