As a Internal Communications Assistant (40%) at MDPI you will support the development and implementation of communication activities that create employee engagement connecting them with the company’s operations and practices. The role focuses on helping to create clear, consistent, and engaging internal communications across different channels, including the intranet (SharePoint). This position provides hands-on experience in corporate communications, writing, and digital content management.

As part of our commitment to fostering a collaborative team environment, this role requires working fully on-site.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Draft and edit internal communication in the form of employee spotlights, project updates, department stories, and office news) to be released via articles, guidelines, and newsletters;
• Support content updates (uploading material to the Sharepoint intranet);
• Assist in developing and maintaining communication guidelines and templates;
• Coordinating internal stakeholders to gather content and information update for internal communications.

Requirements:

• At least in the second year of a Bachelor’s or early Master’s studies in Communications, Journalism, PR, Marketing, or Business Administration;
• Experience within the field is welcome, but not necessary;
• Excellent command of English (C1–C2, mandatory); additional languages are a plus;
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft O360;
• Advanced writing and editing skills in English;
• Ability to create clear, concise, and engaging content across different formats (e.g., guidelines, articles, intranet posts);
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on quality;
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously;
• Proactive, eager to learn, and adaptable;
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative communication skills.

What we offer:

• The opportunity to contribute to the academic/scientific community;
• Flexible working hours;
• Team bond strengthening through team-building events;
• Professional growth opportunities with our global training system;
• Working in a collaborative and socially responsible team;
• Company retreat facility;
• Full-coverage insurance for accidents/daily sickness;
• Prime location near Basel train station and city center;
• And more

If you are interested in this position, we look forward to receiving:

• A motivational letter (EN) that briefly describes your motivations for joining MDPI
• A resume (EN) including personal information, past & current education,
• Copy of ID and Diplomas
• If available: reference letters and certificates.

About MDPI

A pioneer in scholarly open access publishing, MDPI has supported academic communities since 1996. Our mission is to foster open scientific exchange in all forms, across all disciplines. We operate more than 400 diverse, peer-reviewed, open access journals supported by over 66,000 academic editors. We serve scholars from around the world to ensure the latest research is openly and broadly available.

MDPI is headquartered in Switzerland with additional offices in Europe, Asia and North America. We are committed to ensuring that high quality research is made available as quickly as possible. We also support sustainability projects, with sustainability as a key theme in many journals and through the MDPI Sustainability Foundation.

Initiatives

At MDPI, we develop and maintain various platforms in order to better serve the scientific community. Please find here-below a list of our main platforms:

https://www.mdpi.com
https://www.mdpi.com/books/
https://sciprofiles.com
https://sciforum.net
https://www.scilit.net
https://www.preprints.org
https://encyclopedia.pub

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