Marketing and Communications Student

DNV Maritime Marketing and Communications supports the Maritime business area of DNV, the world's leading classification society, in driving the industry transition towards a digital, efficient and eco-friendly future; through broadening our reputation as a thought leader and accelerating revenue generation.  

The Regional Communications Hub Americas is responsible for strategy and leadership communication, marketing communication, branding, digital communications, media relations & PR, social media as well as employee communications, in North and South America. 

We are seeking an ambitious, creative, and digitally savvy student assistant with strong organizational skills to support the Americas market unit and our Regional Hub Manager in Houston, Texas, with various communications and marketing tasks. One of your key tasks will be to support in the organization of events and exhibitions and the creation of content (text/video) to share insights from and presence at such events, as well as support on digital campaigns.
 

This is a Part-Time position, based out of our Houston, TX location.  The position offers flexible work hours each week, depending on business needs and/or student class schedule. 
 

What You'll Do

Based on your personal skills and preferences, you would be supporting in a variety of other tasks such as:

• Help organizing and promoting events and exhibitions and creating content (text/video) to share insights from these events.
• Assisting in implementing the regional communications strategy and delivering targeted campaigns using digital marketing tools.
• Enhancing the visibility of DNV people as brand ambassadors through content creation for various channels (social media posts, videos, blog, interviews, conferences as well as internal channels).
• Supporting the marketing lead qualification process and marketing automation campaigns.
• Planning and executing small multimedia marketing campaigns, including creative briefing and content creation.
• Assisting the team with ad hoc requests and innovative ideas. 

Responsibilities

DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity.
  DNV is a proud equal-opportunity employer committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, or business need, without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. DNV is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability. US applicants with a physical or mental disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact the North America Recruitment Department (hrrecruitment.northamerica@dnv.com). Information received relating to accommodations will be addressed confidentially.
 

Qualifications

What Is Required:

• Current university student, Junior/Senior level, studying communications, event management, marketing, public relations, journalism, organizational psychology or business administration.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, communicating with variety of stakeholders
• Passion for content creation, event management, digital marketing, content or customer experience enablement
• Valid Government Issued Drivers License
• Currently located in Houston, TX or close surrounding area
• We conduct a pre-employment background check and drug screening 
   

Personal Qualities:

• Easy to work with, flexible personality with sincere interest and ability to work in an international, cross-cultural setting
• Hands-on mentality
• Strong organizational skills
• Can-do attitude and a hunger to learn
• Be comfortable working on multiple initiatives at the same time, prioritizing effectively to meet tight deadlines
• Eye for detail, while keeping the focus on the big picture
   

** Immigration-related employment benefits, for example visa sponsorship, are not available for this position