Help us protect our oceans and rivers from plastic pollution by sharing The Great Bubble Barrier’s mission. As the Marketing & Communications (MarCom) Director at The Great Bubble Barrier, you will be in charge of the strategy and initiatives to drive awareness of plastic pollution and Bubble Barriers as well as leading a talented team to execute them.

Why we exist

Plastic pollution is a worldwide problem. Even with an advanced waste infrastructure, canals and rivers still show a significant pollution with plastic. That’s why we created The Great Bubble Barrier.

Our mission is to stop plastic pollution in rivers and canals before it reaches our oceans… with bubbles! By recovering plastic debris early on, we minimise its negative impact on the environment.

Joining The Great Bubble Barrier means you’ll be joining our fight for cleaner oceans.

What will you do

As MarCom Director you will be responsible for developing and executing the marketing and communication strategy, increasing brand awareness, driving demand for Bubble Barrier’s products, and engaging with key stakeholders. You will work closely with the founders to ensure that the marketing and communication strategy aligns with the overall business goals and objectives.

Your Responsibilities

• MarCom Strategy:
  • Create strategic marketing and communication plans and manage their execution.
  • Develop campaigns and initiatives to increase brand awareness, drive demand for Bubble Barriers and engage with key stakeholders.
  • Measure and analyse the effectiveness of marketing and communication activities.
• Team & Budget:
  • Lead a talented team and ensure they are equipped to execute the strategy.
  • Set the budget for marketing and communication activities and ensure that spending is in line with business goals and objectives.
  • Input & discuss business strategy with founders.
• Branding:
  • Manage The Great Bubble Barrier’s branding, ensuring consistency across all marketing materials and communications.
    
• Digital Marketing:
  • Expand our digital marketing initiatives, including SEO, social media (Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook are our biggest), e-mail marketing, and content marketing.
  • Manage and optimise the website, ensuring it is up-to-date, user-friendly, and optimised for search engines.
  • Initiate compelling content through copywriting and visuals for the general public, but also for our potential clients such as decision-makers within governments, philanthropists and corporates.
• PR & Events:
  • Oversee relationships with local and international media outlets and journalists.
  • Develop offline marketing initiatives, including events, sponsorships, and partnerships.
  • Oversee Bubble Barrier project communications executions and the complexity of politics of multiple stakeholders, e.g. with a press and launch-day of a newly installed Bubble Barrier.

Skills & requirements

• Bachelor’s/ Master’s degree, or similar, in marketing, communications, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in marketing and communications. If that was in a social enterprise or non-profit organisation, that would be a bonus.
• At least 2 years of experience developing and managing budgets as well as leading.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing successful marketing and communication strategies.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Familiarity with marketing and communication tools and technologies, including Google Analytics, email marketing platforms, and social media management tools.
• Affinity with ocean health, sustainability and/or preventing plastic pollution.

What we offer

We are a young and fast-growing start-up dedicated to improving our rivers and oceans’ health. You’ll be joining us in our mission, working in a fun environment with a team of passionate and talented people.

• Salary indication: 3750,- to 3935,- euros gross for 40 hours/week, plus holiday allowance of 8%.
• 20 holidays + 5 company closing days (based on 40h/week).
• Travel cost compensation (public transport).
• Flexible work hours / working remotely possible.
• Room for your ideas/creativity.
• Free lunch, social drinks, and team events.

As a social enterprise, our profits are directly invested back into our mission and the salary offered may not reflect those of a commercial entity.

 The Great Bubble Barrier is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity, regardless of sex, marital status, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and any other characteristics unrelated to the performance of the job. Selection will be in accordance with objective, job related criteria and the appointment will be based on applicant’s merits and abilities.

How to apply

Would this position suit you? Send us your resume and cover letter (in English) to hr@thegreatbubblebarrier.com

Questions?

Visit our website for more information on The Great Bubble Barrier or get in touch at hr@thegreatbubblebarrier.com

Help us protect our oceans and rivers from plastic pollution by getting Bubble Barrier projects off the ground. As a Project Communication manager at The Great Bubble Barrier, you will be working closely with clients, the MarCom team, and the project team to oversee and manage all communication and stakeholders’ activities for projects.

Why we exist

Plastic pollution is a worldwide problem. Even with an advanced waste infrastructure, canals and rivers still show a significant pollution with plastic. That’s why we created The Great Bubble Barrier.

Our mission is to stop plastic pollution in rivers and canals before it reaches our oceans… with bubbles! By recovering plastic debris early on, we minimise its negative impact on the environment.

Joining The Great Bubble Barrier means you’ll be joining our fight for cleaner oceans.

What will you do

As a Project Communication manager at The Great Bubble Barrier, you will be in charge of managing stakeholders, the communication and launch events of new Bubble Barriers that are being implemented. You will support the project manager managing expectations, preparing the agendas of stakeholder meetings and follow-up, craft a communication plan and lead its execution in close coordination with the MarCom and project team as well as the clients. You will be responsible for liaising with all stakeholders and executing on time and within budget. You will receive the support of the MarCom Director and project manager to achieve this.

Your Responsibilities

• Organising Launch Event
  • Planning and organising the openings of new Bubble Barriers in coordination with clients and project team
  • Ensuring all tasks are executed on time
  • Managing budgets
• Stakeholders Management
  • Holding & preparing meetings with main stakeholders and follow up
  • Guiding them through the process and dealing with requests
  • Engaging with Project Lead & MarCom Director
  • Proactively support the Project manager in managing the project and reporting to the client.
• Communication & PR
  • Crafting communication plan for the opening of a new Bubble Barrier
  • Briefing & directing video crew
  • Writing Press Release and managing press, press days and interviews (national and international)
    

Skills & requirements

• Bachelor or master’s degree in Business, Marketing or Communication (MBO or HBO)
• +3/5yearsprofessional experience in organising events and dealing with various stakeholders
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Dutch (business level)
• Structured and organised mindset
• A team player who can take ownership of projects and tasks, strives for improvement, while collaborating and liaising with the rest of the team to manage interdependencies
• You enjoy working in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams with the ability to work independently
• Maintains personal effectiveness and people focus under pressure, high speed of change and uncertainty
• An intrinsic motivation to solve plastic pollution!

What we offer

We are a young and fast-growing start-up dedicated to improving our rivers and oceans’ health. You’ll be joining us in our mission, working in a fun environment with a team of passionate and talented people.

• Salary indication for this position is €2800 – 3500 gross (40 hours a week), + holiday allowance of 8%. The lower end of the range goes to those with less experience, the upper range goes to candidates with proven experience in this role.
• Free lunch,  social drinks & team events
• Travel cost compensation (public transport)
• 20 holidays + 5 company closing days (based on 40h/week)
• Employee discounts
• Flexible work hours / working remotely possible
• Room for your ideas/creativity

The Great Bubble Barrier is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity, regardless of sex, marital status, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and any other characteristics unrelated to the performance of the job. Selection will be in accordance with objective, job related criteria and the appointment will be based on applicant’s merits and abilities.

How to apply

Would this volunteer position suit you? Send us your resume and cover letter (in English) to hr@thegreatbubblebarrier.com

Questions?

Visit our website for more information on The Great Bubble Barrier or get in touch at hr@thegreatbubblebarrier.com

Help us protect our oceans and rivers from plastic pollution by conducting research. As a research intern you are the person that will bring valuable insights into our Bubble Barrier mission. You are a creative thinker who likes to put ideas into action, test your assumptions and validate your hypotheses with some hands-on experiments. Are you the intern we’re looking for? Then send us your CV and your motivation!

Why we exist

Plastic pollution is a worldwide problem. Even with an advanced waste infrastructure, canals and rivers still show a significant pollution with plastic. That’s why we created The Great Bubble Barrier. Our mission is to stop plastic pollution in rivers and canals before it reaches our oceans… with bubbles! By recovering plastic debris early on, we minimise its negative impact on the environment.

Joining The Great Bubble Barrier means you’ll be joining our fight for cleaner oceans.

What will you do

With an internship at The Great Bubble Barrier, you will be a part of our dynamic team where everyone is dedicated to save our oceans from plastic pollution.  Our mission is to implement more Bubble Barriers to stop as much riverine plastic pollution from flowing to sea.

But it doesn’t stop there. Just like Amsterdam, many cities cope with different challenges in the cities’ waters; plastic pollution, low oxygen levels, low ecological water quality, salination of waters and surrounding agricultural lands, and many more. Bubble Barriers are a possible solution to more than one challenge. Research on these added benefits still needs to be designed, needs experimentation, and could provide just the additional data needed to implement Bubble Barriers on a larger scale.

Your Research

Besides merely removing plastic from the water, we believe an installed Bubble Barrier provides more beneficial effects. One of these effects is the social impact a Bubble Barrier generates, e.g. the public awareness generated by the presence of a Bubble Barrier and the objects it catches. People or instances might talk about it more and/or adjust their behaviour due to visible measures. Since measures against plastic pollution are crucial for the future of our planet, we are interested in finding out how this awareness impacts a real-world situation. Our partners, like the City of Amsterdam and Water Management Board Amstel, Gooi en Vecht are interested in this effect. You will look for insights on this topic, perform field-experiments and conclude your findings in the form of a research project-report or a thesis. During this project, you will help answer the following questions:

• • What is the current state of public awareness around the plastic pollution issue, due to visibility of measures (like the Bubble Barrier system in the Westerdok region of Amsterdam)
  • How can awareness be increased?
  • And what is the impact on policymakers, passers-by, or local citizens?

Skills & requirements

We are looking for a Bachelor student in the final year or a Master student with a background in sociology, psychology, marketing, planning or likewise.

• You like to take initiative
• You are flexible and enjoy challenges
• You can work independently
• You work in a structured manner and are able to present your thought processes to your team
• You are vocal about the challenges you’re facing and actively seek help if you need it
• An intrinsic motivation to solve plastic pollution!

What we offer

We are a young and fast-growing start-up dedicated to improving our rivers and oceans’ health. You’ll be joining us in our mission, working in a fun environment with a team of passionate and talented people.

• Your internship will be compensated with €275,- per month
• Travel cost compensation (public transport)
• Flexible work hours / working remotely possible
• Room for your ideas/creativity
• Free lunch, social drinks, and team events

The Great Bubble Barrier is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity, regardless of sex, marital status, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and any other characteristics unrelated to the performance of the job. Selection will be in accordance with objective, job related criteria and the appointment will be based on applicant’s merits and abilities.

How to apply

Would this role suit you? Send us your resume and cover letter (in Dutch or English) to hr@thegreatbubblebarrier.com.

Questions?

Visit our website for more information on The Great Bubble Barrier or get in touch at hr@thegreatbubblebarrier.com