About Handshake

Handshake is building the career network for the AI economy, backed by the largest and most trusted job network on the internet. As the only three-sided job marketplace connecting 18 million knowledge workers, 1,500 educational institutions, and 1 million employers, Handshake powers career discovery, hiring, and upskilling—from first internships to full-time roles, freelance work to gig work, and beyond.

Founded in 2014, we’ve built the most trusted platform for early talent—owning the college-to-career market and powering nearly every career center. Today we’re building on that foundation to help students and early professionals upskill or reskill for the future.

Now’s a great time to join Handshake. Here’s why:

• Category Leader: Over 92% coverage across US universities & 77% of total US university student population.

• Proven Market Demand: Deep employer partnerships across Fortune 500s and the world’s leading AI research labs.

• World-Class Team: Leadership from Scale AI, Open AI, xAI, Notion, Coinbase, and Palantir, just to name a few.

Capitalized & Scaling: $434M raised with a $175M+ run rate

About the Role

We’re looking for a motivated and creative Marketing Working Student (Werkstudent*in) to support our growing team in Europe. In this role, you’ll contribute to marketing campaigns, social media, events, and content creation that help us build awareness, engage students and universities, and strengthen Handshake’s brand in the European market.

This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on marketing experience in a fast-growing international startup while making a real impact on the future of career development.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning and execution of marketing campaigns across digital and offline channels
  

• Support with product launches and communicating feature updates to our partners
  

• Help drive engagement with our brand new feature launch, the Handshake feed, amongst our Gen Z audience
  

• Assist with content creation (social media posts, blogs, email newsletters, and presentations)
  

• Help grow our social media presence (LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok)
  

• Conduct market and competitor research to support marketing strategy
  

• Assist with the organisation and promotion of events (virtual and in-person)
  

• Coordinate with the European Handshake marketing team to localize content and campaigns for the German market
  

Desired Capabilities

• Enrolled as a student at a university in Germany (Bachelor’s or Master’s program)
  

• Strong interest in marketing, communications, or related fields
  

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in German and English
  

• Creative mindset with attention to detail
  

• Hands-on mentality and willingness to take initiative
  

• Familiarity with social media platforms and digital marketing trends
  

• Previous internship, working student experience, or relevant project work in marketing is a plus
  

What We Offer

• A dynamic and international work environment with a mission-driven company
  

• Flexible working hours (15–20 hours per week) to fit around your studies
  

• Berlin office in Mitte with flexibility to work hybrid
  

• Opportunity to gain practical marketing experience in a fast-growing tech company
  

• Flat hierarchies and a supportive team that values your ideas and contributions
  

• Competitive working student compensation
  

• Urban Sports Club membership
  

• Lunch in the Berlin office on Tuesdays and Thursdays