Open Energy Transition - Marketing & Content Design Specialist for Climate Tech (Africa | Remote | English)
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Requirements
• True passion for our mission: enabling better, faster and trusted decisions in the energy transition. • A "builder" mentality: you are comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment and are eager to apply your skills to build something new. • Minimum 5 years of professional experience in a Marketing and Design role • Proven experience with, among other things: • Copy writing on complex technical topics • Design system development • Corporate branding and identity • Graphic design for print and digital • Presentation and publication design • Marketing Campaigns & Ads • Experience working with Figma, and the Adobe Creative Cloud (we will consider equivalent design software, so long as it meets the role’s output requirements) • Fluency in English (written and verbal). Other languages are a bonus • English • A portfolio (PDF or link), showcasing your work is required. This may also be an Instagram or other social media account, so long as it's broad enough and representative of what you can do. • portfolio (PDF or link) • A university degree is not required—your experience, communication skills, and work ethic matter most. However, if you happen to have a degree in design/marketing or a similar field, that may be considered a bonus.
Responsibilities
• Design System: Refine, maintain, and scale a cohesive design system to ensure consistency, efficiency, and high-quality design across product, brand, and communications. • Design System: • Graphic Design: Produce compelling templates and visuals for reports, presentations, marketing campaigns, social media, planning docs, and more. • Graphic Design: • Content Creation: Write and develop content for social media, website pages, and marketing materials, translating complex topics into clear, engaging narratives tailored to different audiences. • Content Creation: • Campaign & Communications Support: Work closely within the Marketing Team to execute campaigns and communications across channels, including social media accounts, Google Ads, our CRM system (Hubspot), etc. • Campaign & Communications Support: • (Ideally) Web Design: Create and iterate on web page layouts, and graphics for our digital platforms, based on our design system. Design new websites for future projects. Work closely with our Software Engineers, and make their jobs easier by facilitating automation of design system implementation. • (Ideally) Web Design: • 🖼️ Our Design Language (Please review before applying) • For examples of existing design work completed by and for OET, please refer to the links below. Your work would extend, and improve upon, our existing documents, website, graphics, and so on. Please only apply for this role if you believe your work experience and skills would complement our existing publications, website, design language, etc. • https://zenodo.org/records/15006926 • https://openenergytransition.org/ • https://powernetzero.org/ • https://openenergybenchmark.org/ • https://open-esm-analysis.streamlit.app/ • https://www.linkedin.com/company/open-energy-transition
Benefits
• Reports to • Start Date Goal • A flexible, fully-remote work environment where you’re trusted to work very autonomously. Zero micro-management, as that goes against our culture. • The opportunity to support hardworking, passionate, busy leaders who value and respect your contributions, and are working to create positive societal change in the energy sector. • A culture that values transparency, empathy, trust, humility, diversity, collaboration, and recognition. • We have an open-door policy, and value reciprocal feedback. You’ll always know where you stand, and always have the ability to have your voice heard, simply by reaching out. • A pretty flat hierarchical structure, where titles are not emphasized, and all contributions are valued. • Competitive salary with growth potential. Any relevant benefits depend on your region of residence. • Supportive onboarding and training, tailored to your strengths, interests, and career ambitions. • The ability to be part of our formation! We’re still growing, changing, and improving. Anyone who is part of our team now is able to meaningfully contribute towards our culture, and processes. We’re open to all suggestions, and take them seriously! • 📝 What Our Hiring Process Entails • We take hiring seriously, and want to bring on candidates who will contribute positively towards our culture just as much as they will succeed in their roles. • Also, we don’t only want to have good outcomes from you. We also want you to feel happy and fulfilled in your position. That means we have a structured process to determine best fit. Our hiring process is as follows: • Candidates apply via Greenhouse, and include as much information as possible and comfortable. • Various team members of OET will shortlist candidates in our ATS. • shortlist • Certain shortlisted candidates will be contacted to arrange a screening call. • screening call • Screening calls are conducted, and feature a max. 30 minute chat with our People Team. • Screening calls • Certain candidates will go through to a first-round interview, of max. 1 hour, with our People Team. This interview will screen for a combination of competency and culture fit. • first-round interview • Finalists will go through to a second-round interview, of max. 1 hour, with the OETers with whom they’ll work most closely. • second-round interview • Bonus round - there may be a short written assignment, depending on the role. • written assignment • The chosen candidate will be provided with an offer letter, and opportunity to ask any questions. • offer letter • Onboarding with our People Team begins. • Onboarding • Your start date arrives! • start date • ➡️ How to Apply • ➡️ How to Apply • If you're excited to improve upon the design work of an impactful, growing, global non-profit organization, feel free to apply! We’d love to consider you for this role. • Please submit an application via Greenhouse (our ATS), and include the following: • Your CV (in English), including information about prior work and education, and current skills • English • A link to your portfolio, showing examples of relevant design work. This is mandatory • link to your portfolio • This is mandatory • A short cover letter explaining why this role is a great fit for you, and why our mission excites you (please add a bit of personality if you wish) • A link to your LinkedIn profile, and any other social profiles you wish to include • Any relevant written references or testimonials (optional, but appreciated, and may give your application a boost) • Your gross salary expectations, annually, in Euros (EUR). Please only apply if it is within the range posted in this ad • Your notice period/available start date • Any special needs requirements that may apply • If you have any questions about OET or the role, we’d be happy to answer them should we invite you to take part in a screening call or interview.
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