Social Media Team Leader

ARIS is a student initiative based at ETH Zürich (Dübendorf) that inspires students across Switzerland to gain hands-on space-related project experience and contribute to space-related project challenges through academic and industry collaborations. As part of the business team, you will tackle the challenge of enhancing our competition systems, growing our team, and building our network.

From the technical side, ARIS is currently making progress on several exciting projects, including developing a hybrid rocket engine with a guided recovery system for the European Rocketry Challenge in Portugal. Additionally, ARIS is developing a CubeSat with the SAGE project and working on the Karman rocket project to build a rocket capable of flying up to 100 km. We are also building a biliquid engine test stand to further our research and development in this field.

On the business side, ARIS has been expanding its team in areas such as marketing, finance, and HR, and collaborating with new academic partners to provide the best possible framework for all engineering projects.

The goal of the business team is to constantly develop processes to address ongoing growth. To achieve our ambitious projects and continue our exciting growth, we require a motivated Social Media Team Leader who can contribute to the team by enhancing competition systems, growing our team, and building our network.

As the Social Media Team Leader, your main responsibilities would include:

• Developing a social media strategy: You would need to develop a comprehensive social media strategy that aligns with the ARIS’s goals and objectives. This should include a target audience, messaging, positioning, and a plan for promoting the brand across various social media platforms.
• Creating social media content: You would be responsible for creating engaging social media content, including text, images, and video. This content should align with the company’s brand messaging and be optimized for each platform.
• Managing social media accounts: You would need to manage the company’s social media accounts, including posting updates, responding to comments and messages, and monitoring analytics.
• Engaging with followers: You would need to engage with the company’s followers on social media, responding to comments and messages, and fostering a sense of community around the brand.
• Social media advertising: You would need to plan and execute social media advertising campaigns to promote the brand and drive engagement and sales.
• Analytics and reporting: You would be responsible for tracking the effectiveness of social media campaigns and reporting on key metrics such as engagement, reach, and conversion. This data would help inform future social media strategies and tactics.
• Managing the social media team: If you have a team working under you, you would be responsible for managing their work, setting goals and objectives, and providing feedback and support to ensure they are performing at their best.

Overall, your role as the Social Media Team Leader would be to create and execute a social media strategy that drives engagement, builds the brand, and supports the company’s overall goals and objectives.

Expectations

As a team member, we expect you to:

• Attend team meetings and workshops at Switzerland Innovation Park in Dübendorf, ZH
• Be proactive and take responsibility for your work
• Embrace failure, learn from it and move forward
• Take ownership of your projects and tasks
• Collaborate closely with both the business and engineering teams as well as the board.

We believe that with these expectations, you will be able to contribute effectively to the team and help ARIS achieve its goals.

What do you get?

By participating in this unique challenge, you will:

• develop and implement social media strategies that support marketing and branding goals.
• create and curate content for social media channels.
• engage with followers and build a sense of community.
• monitor and analyze social media metrics to inform future strategies.
• stay up-to-date with social media trends and technologies.
• effectively communicate and apply social media best practices.

Project start: as soon as possible

Duration: 2 semesters (autumn 2024 & spring 2025)

Working hours: 6 – 8h/week or per project

Please be informed that your work will be entirely voluntary. As we are a student project, we do not offer any paid employment. But you will be able to proof your practical experience in your CV.

Any questions? Get in touch.

We look forward to hearing from you! Please submit a complete application, including CV. If you have any questions, please reach us on Write an email.

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