Date: 12 Mar 2025
Department: External Relations Office
Full-time/Part-time: Full-time
Location:Vienna, AT, 1100
Application Deadline: Open until filled
Central European University (CEU) is seeking an experienced External Relations professional to join our Public Affairs and Media Relations team.
The primary role of the External Relations Officer is to lead efforts to increase the presence of CEU, its faculty, students, alumni and events/conferences in the media. This may include seeking out newsworthy stories about faculty, students and alums, and develop and launch stories to appropriate media for publication. In cooperation with the Public Affairs and Media Relations Manager, manage CEU’s interests externally where required. This may include active stakeholder management to ensure trustful, sustainable relations.
CEU’s Public Affairs and Media Relations unit is responsible for building and maintaining the university’s reputation as a highly ranked, uniquely international, research-intensive institution dedicated to the principles of an open society.
The successful candidate will report to the Public Affairs and Media Relations Manager and collaborate closely with other team members.

QUALIFICATIONS

We are looking for a person who:

• Is passionate about communication, public affairs, and higher education
• Motivated about inspiring and influencing people
• Has minimum three to five years of experience in a relevant field
• Is driven by education or similar social impact topics
• Able to follow instructions and carefully review work for accuracy
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment
• A true team player
• At German native speaker level
• Has advanced English-language writing and editing skills (C1 or higher)

• Execute CEU’s media and public affairs strategy
• Conduct desk research and prepare media pitches based on CEU activities
• Assist with producing presentations, speeches and press releases to advance public awareness of the University
• Prepare talking points and facebooks for meetings of the Pro-Rector for External Relations
• Optimize stakeholder management and VIP contact management internally, via shared and updated contact databases and guidelines and processes on how to use these contacts
• Surveillance of policy developments and keeping abreast of activities of interest groups of the academic sector
• Collaborate with academic departments, senior leadership team, the Rector’s office
• Closely cooperate with Senior Events Coordinator on certain CEU events
• Issue a regular media monitoring
• Provide input to the conceptualization and development of best practices for stakeholder management and media outreach
• Prepare presentations for meetings with stakeholders
• Other duties as assigned