Preparing and providing information and photos for journalists

Press Coordinator (m/f/d) The documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH in Kassel is looking for the next possible date for documenta 16 for a Coordinator Press (m/f/d) documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH is a non-profit organization supported by the City of Kassel and the State of Hesse as shareholders. It is responsible for the documenta exhibition, which takes place every five years, the Fridericianum, the documenta archiv, the documenta Institute and the documenta Halle. documenta und Museum Fridericianum gGmbH is looking for an innovative and responsible personality with a passion for contemporary art, sound knowledge of communication and practical and methodological skills. Your activities will include Supporting and assisting the head of the press department Coordination of all press and material enquiries Preparing and providing information and photos for journalists Editing target group-specific texts such as press releases, statements and wordings Initiating press contacts Supporting the preparation and implementation of press conferences/events Coordination of interviews and other press appointments Coordination of TV shoots Your profile: University degree or completed training in a relevant subject area Several years of professional experience in the press sector, ideally in a cultural organization Knowledge of the German press and media landscape and its representatives Interest in and knowledge of the contemporary art and culture scene A keen interest in cultural policy debates and a keen sense for politically sensitive topics and their appropriate, differentiated linguistic communication Confident handling of common Microsoft Office applications and CMS careful, reliable, independent and team-oriented way of working very good written and spoken German and English skills social, communicative and intercultural skills, creativity, resilience and perseverance We offer: We offer you an interesting and responsible job in an internationally active team in the arts and culture sector. You will receive an appropriate salary commensurate with your qualifications. Your weekly working hours will be 40 hours. The place of work is Kassel. This is a temporary position until 31.12.2027. We subsidize the employee\’s JobTicket subscription for the purchase of public transport season tickets in the amount of so-called Deutschlandtickets. Please send your application with the usual documents, stating your salary expectations and earliest possible starting date, exclusively in electronic form by e-mail (one coherent PDF, max. 5 MB) to: bewerbungen@documenta.de Your contact for questions about the job: Head of Communications, Silke Müller, T +49 561 70727-2520 Questions about the application process: Head of Human Resources, Geert Frieler, bewerbungen@documenta.de, T +49 561 70727-2518