About Cronos Europa
Cronos Europa is a leading IT and digital transformation partner dedicated exclusively to European Institutions and agencies, delivering mission‑critical solutions that shape Europe’s digital future. As part of the Cronos Group, one of the most innovative and fastest‑growing tech ecosystems in Europe, we benefit from a vast pool of expertise and cutting‑edge capabilities. With over 1,000 specialists across Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, we combine deep institutional knowledge with strong engineering excellence to support long‑term, high‑impact EU programmes requiring reliability, scalability, and innovation.
About the job
We are looking for a Senior Copywriter to support our communications work, translating scientific and technical output into content that reaches the right audiences across social and institutional channels.
The role works closely with in-house scientists to identify and tell the story behind their work and reports to a senior communications colleague. This is an individual contributor role, based on-site in Ispra.
Key responsibilities
Science Storytelling & Copywriting- Collaborate with scientists, particularly those working on sustainability and natural resource management topics, to find and shape compelling stories from published papers and findings.
- Write clear, engaging copy tailored to different target audiences and communication formats.
- Translate complex scientific and technical content into accessible, plain-language communication.
- Produce basic image edits and potentially short videos to accompany written content using tools such as Canva, Photoshop, and/or Illustrator.
- Ensure all visual outputs align with the European Commission's visual identity and communication guidelines.
- Work with external suppliers to develop print and digital communication materials, including brochures and flyers.
- Manage static pages on the institution's public science communication platform.
- Apply basic SEO techniques to improve visibility and performance.
- Draft news announcements based on scientific publications, with input from relevant in-house scientists.
- Regularly create and publish short news articles for the institution's intranet.
- Develop LinkedIn content to promote the directorate's activities, strengths, events, studies, and key developments in the field.
- Write compelling social media copy, often paired with internally produced graphics or existing photography.
- Monitor social media and content performance on a monthly basis.
- Analyze engagement data and recommend improvements to content, format, or communication approaches.
- Draft responses to comments and queries when required.
- Demonstrated experience in copywriting, content creation, and science communication.
- Experience translating complex scientific or technical information into engaging content for non-specialist audiences.
- Experience managing digital communication channels, including websites, intranets, and social media platforms.
- Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills in English.
- Ability to adapt messaging for different audiences and communication formats.
- Strong understanding of digital content creation and social media best practices.
- Basic knowledge of visual content production and design tools such as Canva, Photoshop, or Illustrator.
- Familiarity with website content management and SEO principles.
- Ability to analyze content performance data and implement improvements.
- Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
- Proactive, autonomous, and detail-oriented working style.
- Ability to work effectively with scientific experts and multidisciplinary teams.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
If you wish to integrate a dynamic structure on a human scale while working with the latest technologies, don't wait anymore and join Cronos Europa!
Skills Required
- Demonstrated experience in copywriting, content creation, and science communication
- Experience translating complex scientific or technical information for non-specialist audiences
- Experience managing digital communication channels including websites, intranets, and social media
- Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills in English
- Ability to adapt messaging for different audiences and formats
- Strong understanding of digital content creation and social media best practices
- Basic knowledge of visual content production and design tools (Canva, Photoshop, Illustrator)
- Familiarity with website content management and SEO principles
- Ability to analyze content performance data and recommend improvements
- Strong collaboration, stakeholder management, organizational skills, and attention to detail
What We Do
Cronos Europa is an IT and digital communications company uniquely dedicated to serving the European institutions, agencies and bodies. From the European Union to EUROCONTROL, we partner with a range of supranational and interinstitutional authorities. Our mission is to arm them with the tools they need to thrive in the digital age. Every aspect of our organisation is designed to complement their capabilities - from our people to our processes and our premises. Our brand combines the expertise of former companies Cronos International and C-Dev, with the creative skills of Inspiiro and the breadth of capabilities of the Cronos Group. Today, Cronos Europa employs over 1,000 people in offices across Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, serving institutions across diverse framework contracts. Cronos Europa is part of the Cronos Group, one of the largest IT service providers in the Benelux, employing over 8,000 people across 200 competence centres. By leveraging the Group’s resources, Cronos Europa can help clients extract value from new and emerging technologies, for everything from Artificial intelligence to Zg Quantum. For spontaneous applications: https://cronoseuropa.breezy.hr/p/7a64ee973c6701-spontaneous-application?state=published
