Mitarbeiter*in visuelle Kommunikation & Social Media, Teilzeit 60%

Circular Berlin is a non-profit organization that drives the transformation of Berlin into a circular city. We connect knowledge, project work, and community activities – and make our experiences globally accessible.

We are looking for an enthusiastic employee in the fields of visual communication and social media with passion for graphic storytelling.

The focus of the role is to translate Circular Economy concepts into strong visual formats and clear messages. The position supports our communication team in the areas of graphic design, social media content, and text work. The position is positioned as an entry point and addresses both graduates and applicants with initial professional experience. The position offers you space to grow step by step, but requires curiosity, motivation, and a desire for further development.

We are looking for someone who enjoys diverse tasks and is fluent in German and English (at least C2 level in one of the two languages and B2 level in the other). The position is initially limited to 12 months with possible extension.

Aufgaben

Your main tasks at Circular Berlin:

Grafikdesign (50% of your working time)
Implementation of all graphic formats for all communication channels, especially for Instagram, LinkedIn, and our website. The concept for these formats is developed in collaboration with the communication team.

• You design posts, reels, and stories for various platforms, mainly for Instagram, LinkedIn, and our website. The concept for these formats is developed in collaboration with the communication team.
• You create short videos, reels, and simple animations and edit the content to fit our channels.
• You support the design of graphic materials for digital and analog campaigns for different target groups.
• In consultation with the communication team and project managers, you develop marketing materials like flyers, posters, and roll-ups for our appearances at trade fairs, conferences, campaign events, and for our own projects.
• You take over layout and image selection and create infographics for publications and for our website.
• You maintain, optimize, and further develop design templates, e.g. slides, presentations, CI elements.
• You prepare final print data and digital publications and ensure good quality.
• You come with us to events and appearances to capture these important moments with a camera and smartphone.

Kreative schriftliche Kommunikation (30% of your working time)
Support in copywriting for projects, promotion of our community, educational activities, to increase our visibility (In these tasks you can grow step by step):

• In consultation with the communication team, you support the writing of texts for social media (Instagram & LinkedIn).
• You research and prepare content for our monthly newsletter.
• You research topics, create and optimize SEO-relevant content, especially for blog posts that you write and publish with the support of the communication team.
• You support the further development of our website by improving texts on German and English, as well as maintaining all contents and conducting updates.

Extra-Aufgaben zum Reinwachsen (20% of your working time)

• You analyze reach and interactions and lead together with the communication team learnings for future content.
• You bring in your own ideas, trends, and tools and shape editorial workflows actively with.
• You support the further development of existing communication formats and the establishment of new channels.
• You research trends, topics, and new story ideas.

Qualifikation

Your profile:

• You have a completed degree in the field of communication, media, design or a comparable field and/or initial practical experience (ca. 2+ years) in a graphic design role, e.g. in an enterprise or NGO environment.
• You possess very good graphic and design knowledge and have experience in creating appealing visual communication materials.
• You work safely with Canva and Figma and already use Google Slides for presentations. Knowledge of other tools (e.g. Adobe Creative Suite) is advantageous.
• You have experience in simple video production and editing and know how to prepare content platform-specifically (e.g. with subtitles or overlays).
• You write well and can formulate content clearly, lively, and target-group-oriented (In this task you can grow step by step – what's important is that you enjoy learning new things and want to get involved).
• You are fluent in German and English (at least C2 level in one of the two languages and B2 level in the other).
• You work reliably and structured and find yourself quickly in new tools and working methods.
• You share our motivation and are enthusiastic about sustainability and Circular Economy.
• You have your residence in Berlin or surrounding area and are willing to spend at least one day per week in the office.
• Advantageous: Experience in fundraising communication, especially for climate or sustainability initiatives.

Benefits

What we offer:

• Effective work with real impact for a sustainable future.
• A part-time position (60%, 24 hours/week) with flexible working hours.
• A starting salary of approximately €1,700 gross (60% position, 24 hours/week).
• A contract initially limited to February 28, 2027, with option for extension.
• 30 vacation days per year (based on a 5-day week).
• Opportunity to work from home and in our office in Berlin-Friedrichshain.
• Access to our community & network, internal resources for deeper insights into the circular economy.

Bewerbungsprozess:

Can you identify with the above-mentioned skills & tasks and want to fill a job with purpose at Circular Berlin?
Then we look forward to your application via join or LinkedIn with:

1. Cv
2. Brief motivation letter
3. Your work samples: Send us gern Arbeitsproben, which show what you can do – for example, social media posts or channels that you have designed. A short description of your role and idea behind it helps us to place it.

Please upload your CV and the other documents as a single PDF document labeled