About this role
Responsibilities: 1. Content Creation & Editorial Expertise - Draft corporate press releases, media statements and press contributions - Draft strategy messaging documents, leadership talking points and Q&As - Translate Evotec’s strategy, science and financials into clear public language - Coordinate the editorial plan for the strategic communications pipeline 2. Technical & Regulatory Coordination - Coordinate the internal press release review and approval process - Coordinate the press release distribution and technical publication process - Coordinate with IR on required notifications to regulatory authorities - Coordinate with Marketing on web and social media updates 3. Media Relations Operations - Manage media requests and draft responses - Handle journalist outreach and follow-ups - Prepare interview briefings and backgrounders - Monitor media activity and share relevant coverage with internal stakeholders 4. Governance & Qualiy Control - Ensure consistent messaging across all communication assets - Safeguard comms templates, corporate design and guidelines 5. Project & Campaign Execution - Build strong internal network to facilitate and catalyze access to news flow - Coordinate and collaborate with communication agencies - Liaise with design and video agencies for visual and multimedia assets Qualifications: - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, or a related field - Several years of experience in a comparable position - Strong communicator and networker - Self-starter, high level of self-initiative, strong hands-on mentality - Independent, self-organized, pro-active, high‑output - Highly resilient, calm under pressure - Able to work closely with / challenge senior stakeholders - Professional with PR / media / content background - Exceptional writing skills (English + German) - Experience with media work and ideally press office operations - Strong project manager, organized, reliable - Science background or high learning ability to navigate science context - Comfortable translating science into accessible content FR : Dans le cadre de sa politique Diversité, Evotec étudie, à compétences égales, toutes les candidatures dont celles des personnes en situation de handicap. ENG : In the frame of our Diversity policy, Evotec considers, with equal competences, all applications including people with disabilities.