Working at The Great Bubble Barrier

Help us protect our oceans and rivers from plastic pollution by supporting the marketing activities of our organisation and of new Bubble Barriers. As a marketing intern at The Great Bubble Barrier, you will work on optimising our website, content creation and support launch events.

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

We are looking for a highly motivated and ambitious intern to join our marketing team. Someone who is excited to work on improving our website interface, create content to maximise engagement, and bring new ideas to the table. In this role you will work closely with the Marketing Director and our PR & Communication coordinator as well as our designer & web developer.

Your Responsibilities

• Content Marketing & Website Editing:
  • Creating and optimising web pages and user experience.
  • Optimising the content to make it SEO-proof
  • Owner of the content library, writing and editing articles for our audience
  • Supporting content creation throughout our channels together with the Marketing team
• Performance & Trend seeker:
  • Monitoring website performance and coming up with solutions to improve it
  • Helping review our existing content and update as needed
  • Exploring digital & social media trends and experimenting with new features, tools, and formats.
• Contact & Event Management:
  • First point of contact for interested parties reaching out to us
  • Brainstorming about creative marketing events
  • Assisting in concepting and executing the proposed event plan

Skills & requirements

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Marketing, Communication, New media studies or related education
• Theoretical and practical knowledge of copywriting, content creation, SEO and website editing
• Strong WordPress & SEO knowledge
• Excellent writing skills in both Dutch and English
• Fast and eager learner with a high motivation
• Affinity with ocean health, sustainability and/or preventing plastic pollution
• Strong sense of responsibility and ownership
• HTML & CSS

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 people. You will be guided through your internship by the Marketing director and the team, draw up a personal development plan and work towards achieving your professional goals.

We offer flexible work hours, 10 holidays (based on 40h/week), employee discounts, free lunch and social drinks at the office (including rooftop terrace) when COVID restrictions allow.

Salary indication: 375 euros gross

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

Help us to protect our oceans and rivers from plastic pollution by overseeing the implementation of new Bubble Barrier projects. As a R&D Engineer at The Great Bubble Barrier, you will be working on Bubble Barrier projects as well as on Research and Development.

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 our new R&D engineer, you will be tightly involved with the development and
improvement of the three core components of our Bubble Barrier system: Curtain, Catchment
and Compressor. These components have their own individual technical challenges which
you will be working on. This may involve conceptual phases as well as optimising existing
systems. You will use your technical engineering skills to critically assess design choices,
come up with recommendations and solutions, work on the realisation of these systems in
contact with partners, suppliers, and clients.

A workday will consist of project work or product development, which will include:

• Hydrodynamic analyses, calculations, and simulations to validate design choices
• Execution of basin tests and operational tests of concepts, scaled models and prototypes
• Hydrodynamic modelling of floating structures and mooring systems
• Cooperation and communication with the engineering and sales department, as well as partners and suppliers
• Supporting project engineers with the implementation of new Bubble Barrier systems

Skills & requirements

Essential:

• Intrinsic motivation to combat plastic pollution
• Academic degree or equivalent, in a relevant subject such as Offshore-, Mechanical-,
  Civil or Maritime engineering or similar. Specialisation in or affinity with
  hydrodynamics required.
• Proficiency with CAD programs (preferably with Autodesk)
• Experience with CFD programs
• Experience with engineering programming languages such as Matlab, Python, C++,
  etc.
• Ability to work independently and to prioritise when needed
• Valid driving licence (B)
• Fluent in English, reading and writing

Desirable:

• Experience with different manufacturing processes and methods
• Able to understand Dutch and communicate with Dutch suppliers
• Able to speak an additional language

What we offer

We are a young social enterprise dedicated to improving our rivers and oceans’ health. You’ll
be joining us in our mission, working in a team of passionate people. We offer flexible work
hours, a work laptop, 20 holidays (based on 40h/week) + 5 standard days off, employee
discounts, free lunch and social drinks at the office (including rooftop terrace) when COVID
restrictions allow, and home-work travel cost compensation within the Netherlands.

Salary indication:
€3.000,- to €3.400,- gross, excluding holiday allowance of 8%, depending on experience.
As a social enterprise, our profits are directly invested back into our mission and the salary
offered may not reflect those of 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

Sounds like 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