Communication & Marketing Specialist

We are looking for a talented writer, rigorous planner and agile user of digital content tools to lead Astraveus’ communication and marketing activities, to elevate the visibility of the Company and support the ongoing fundraising and commercialization activities.

You will own messaging, planning and execution and your central objective will be, in consideration of Astraveus’ strategy, market dynamics and competition, to develop the visibility of Astraveus, the familiarity of audiences with the company, its offerings, its differentiation and the progress made by the company.

You will closely collaborate with Astraveus’ management in the definition of communication strategy and with the administration, business and application teams for planning and execution activities.

Location: Hybrid, based in South-Paris (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre) 4 days a week

Up to 15% international travel

Main Responsibilities:

• Communication positioning and planning

  • Collaboration with management to define and update communication strategy

  • Stay updated with Astraveus’ roadmap, progresses, market and competition, and identify communication opportunities ;

  • Own the communication Roadmap of Astraveus with specific goal of supporting fundraising and commercial objectives ;

  • Own the communication positioning of Astraveus (language, key messages, brand identity…), ensure messaging resonates with investors’ expectations and conveys product capabilities facing client needs ;

  • Own visual identity and Brand Guidelines

• Communication roadmap and reactive execution

  • Anticipate and lead content, virtual and physical supports production according to the roadmap or in reaction to identified opportunities:

    • Draft, lead, review and finalize written publications

    • Create visuals and numerical drafts reinforcing brand identity, clarity and impact of all publications

    • Lead production of physical supports inc. business cards, brochures, leaflets, goodies

    • Design the booth and coordinate its production

  • Drive visibility by leading communication and marketing activities including:

    • Social network publications as LinkedIn page

    • Website updates (videos, product information, scientific content, blog articles…)

    • Press releases and publications

    • Conference participations and ROI analysis

    • Thought leadership articles, white papers, blog notes

    • Booth, posters and oral presentations

    • Webinars, application notes, product fact sheets

    • Customer & KOL testimonials

  • Ensure messaging integrity:

    • Familiarize with cell therapy state of the art, client needs and trends

    • Gain strong knowledge of Astraveus’ strategy and value proposition

  • Ensure technical integrity of Astraveus messaging through key message alignment and where needed reviews by internal experts

• Actively support communication quality

  • Ensure team access to on-brand templates and visual contents facilitating brand consistency

  • Occasionally support the elaboration of fundraising or conference attendance presentations

  • You may also occasionally coach team members in delivering presentations

Technical skills:

• 3+ years of experience in communications or marketing
• Excellent writing and storytelling skills in English, agility with technical language
• Professional proficiency with digital and AI tools for visual content creation
• Strong planning and execution abilities including stakeholder management, we expect you to be reliably able to plan, anticipate, adjust, track and ultimately own the timely delivery of communication projects that may include internal and external contributors or providers
• Ability to articulate both qualitative (vocabulary, messaging, emotions, perceptions, trends) and quantitative (audience number and composition, costs, quantitative performance metrics …) elements in all communication activities
• Interest in science, medicine and technology
• Proficiency in French or exposure to the medical, technology or pharmaceutical spaces are appreciated

Interpersonal and Leadership Skills:

• Proactivity, focus on objectives and results
• Creativity
• Clear and adaptive communicator
• Agility and resilience, ability to compromise, learn, find solutions (can-do attitude)