Badminton Europe is the Continental Confederation administering the sport of badminton in Europe. There are currently 9 full time employees backing up an elected Board of Directors of 14 Directors and 53 Member Associations. Information on the organization can be found on www.badmintoneurope.com 

The Officer will be responsible for the news coverage and for the creation and production of engaging and innovative content for the biggest platforms for Badminton Europe. This may include attending and covering European Championships and other prestigious badminton tournaments in Europe. 

The work will include some travelling and some flexibility in working hours will be required. 

Relevant working area 

• Communication 

Overall areas of responsibility 

• Support the Communication Manager 

Communication 

• Providing content in the different areas of responsibility 

• Being responsible for specific elements of the website including writing news 

• Being responsible for specific elements of the Badminton Europe app 

• Video editing to produce for instance short highlights from events as well as other video elements 

• Online magazine and newsletters

• Live streaming production 

• Social media 

Qualifications position: 

• You are an educated journalist 

• You are fluent in written and spoken English 

• You have experience with news distribution 

• You are comfortable working with video editing 

• You are comfortable working with video camera and lights settings 

• You have experience in website maintenance 

• You have experience working with social media 

• You are familiar with the world of badminton 

• You have initiative and personal drive 

• You can work and deliver within deadlines 

Salary pending qualifications 

The successful candidate will have to re-locate to Copenhagen and should have the necessary work permission in the EU to be considered for the job. 

The preferred candidate should fit in well in a young and dynamic environment. 

Interested applicants are invited to send a written application or a video application and a detailed CV by e-mail to; 

Brian Agerbak 

General Secretary 

Badminton Europe 

Brøndbytoften 14, 2605 Brøndby, Denmark 

Tel: +45 21 68 00 82 

E-mail: brian.agerbak@badmintoneurope.com 

Please mark the application 

Communication – Journalist 

If you are applying for the position, you are requested to send two badminton related news articles in English with your application. See www.badmintoneurope.com for inspiration. 

All applications must reach the above address by Monday 16 September 2019 at 12.00 CEST.

Interviews are foreseen for Monday-Tuesday 23-24 September 2019. Only short-listed candidates will be notified. 

The selected candidates are expected to start 1 November 2019 or as soon as possible.