Digital Marketing & Partnerships Intern

Join our startup at the Start-it@KBC accelerator. We are looking for a Summer Intern to help us bridge the gap between sustainability and partnership growth. You won't just be watching; you’ll be managing live activations and building your own recycling initiative from the ground up. Enhance your skills in digital marketing, and Partnership building, while working on real-world projects with positive impact.

What you will do:

• Manage Live Campaigns: Support existing initiatives, like our 2,000-member Chiro recycling competition and brand partner product launch (e.g., SMEG, Samsung).
• Digital growth: Launch and monitor Meta campaigns (Facebook/Instagram) to drive user engagement.
• Partnership Building: Join business meetings with logistic partners in the circularity industry and help coordinate with new partners to expand our recycling network.
• Lead Your Own Recycling initiative: launch, and coordinate a recycling initiative of from 10 to 100 with the support of recycling platform and partners.

What we’re looking for:

• A student in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field.
• A "can-do" mindset, you’re comfortable with a "no week is the same" environment.
• Interested in sustainability or circular economy.
• Fluent in Dutch and English]to communicate with local partners, and large organisation.

Why join us?

• Work at the heart of the Leuven startup ecosystem.
• Real-world impact: Our previous interns have saved over 1 tonne of CO2.
• High level of autonomy and direct mentorship from the founders.

• A "Doer" with Initiative: You don't wait for a manual. You are energized by the "no week is the same" startup environment and love having the freedom to lead a partnership or initiative in the direction you believe will be the most impactful.
• Digitally Savvy: You have a gut feeling for what works on social media and are curious enough to A/B test concepts and marketing channels to see what actually sticks.
• Bilingual & Articulate: You are fluent in Dutch (to lead our local initiatives in Flanders) and English (to coordinate with our international brand partners).
• Impact-Driven: You are passionate about the circular economy and want to see your work translate into measurable, real-world impact.

Real Responsibility:You will manage actual partnerships, build and coordinate initiatives campaigns involving 1000s of people, and see the direct results of your work.

The Ultimate Startup Ecosystem: A spot at the Start-it@KBC accelerator in Leuven. You’ll be working in a vibrant hub surrounded by other ambitious startups, with access to workshops, and networking events.

Cool Activations & Networking: Access to unique events (like working on our activations at the Dranouter Festival) and the chance to build your own professional network with startups and other circular industry players.

Flexibility & Trust: A dynamic, hybrid work environment. We care about the impact you make, not about you sitting at a desk from 9 to 5.