Communication Support to the French Astronaut Mission (Aerospace)

Location: Cologne, Germany; onsite work with frequent travel required. Candidates must be eligible to work in the EU.

Company

hirify.global provides consultant workforce management and employs the selected candidate directly or through one of its subsidiaries.

What you will do

• Deliver daily writing, editorial, social media, and mission communication support in English and French.
• Coordinate and administer astronaut public appearances in line with HRE policy.
• Monitor and moderate mission-dedicated social media channels, including support for mission-related events.
• Write and review recorded message scripts and edit or translate short French texts.
• Support HRE content and flagship communication activities, including daily editorial and social media work.
• Participate in weekly coordination meetings and collaborate with astronauts and communication officers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Outreach, or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience.
• Proven ability to create and adapt communication materials in English and French, including articles, scripts, social media content, infographics, captions, print products, and multimedia content covering text, video, audio, and images.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and French.
• Strong writing, editing, proofreading, and content management skills, including publishing across websites, blogs, and social media platforms.
• Experience creating and editing content for LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and X.
• High proficiency with modern office automation tools, particularly Microsoft Office and electronic mailing applications.
• Ability to communicate effectively with industry counterparts on project-specific tasks; identify priorities, manage multiple tasks, and perform under high workloads.
• Strong interpersonal skills, autonomy, flexibility, initiative, team spirit, rigor, commitment, and reliability.
• Eligibility to work in the EU.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with an international working environment in a similar position.

Culture & Benefits

• Initial one-year engagement, with duration subject to extension or adjustment based on the astronaut’s mission timeline.
• Equal opportunity and commitment to diversity and inclusion.
• Regular travel as required by the mission and related activities.
• Employment is subject to general security screening by an external provider.

Hiring process

• Applications must be submitted in English.
• Security screening information will be provided at the interview stage.