Marketing and Communications Manager (maternity leave cover) (Space Ventures Denmark) - DTU Space

Lift off your business. Do you want to tell the story of how Danish startups and companies take their place in the commercial space industry? Then perhaps you are the person we are looking for.

Space Ventures Denmark is seeking a marketing and communications lead as a maternity leave replacement through September 2027. The space economy is expected to grow to 1.8 trillion dollars by 2035, and Denmark has a real opportunity to position itself in it. Over five years we have incubated 50+ space startups that have raised over DKK 300 million in external capital, and we help companies from agriculture and maritime to fintech, health, and defense find their space connection.

Our visibility is essential for the right startups, companies, partners and investors to find us. You will take full responsibility for our channels, content, brand, and events, while our permanent marketing and communications lead is on maternity leave, and you will lead our marketing team of two student assistants.

You will work closely with our portfolio manager, the two program managers, and the center director for DTU Space Ventures and become part of a dedicated team where no day is the same, and where you get real ownership from day one.

What you will be working on

• Own and continue our communications plan and ensure one cohesive narrative of Space Ventures Denmark across ESA BIC Denmark, ESA Technology Broker Denmark, and our regional hubs at DTU, AU, AAU, and SDU.
• Lead and prioritize the work for our two marketing student assistants, including our content production and AI-supported workflows.
• Drive spaceventures.dk, LinkedIn and our newsletter and produce news, cases, articles, graphics and video – especially stories from our portfolio of 50+ startups and the companies we help enter the space sector.
• Market our programs and offerings to the right audiences: ESA BIC incubation for startups and Prepare for Space, Kick-Start, SPARK and technology brokerage for established companies across industries.
• Plan, market, and run events, including recruitment campaigns for ESA BIC Denmark, workshops, networking events, and our participation in conferences and trade shows (some travel activity will occur).
• Maintain our visual identity and ensure correct use of ESA’s, DTU’s and partner brands guidelines
• Handle press and media relations in collaboration with DTU’s communications department. Conceptualize and plan targeted PR activities.
• Coordinate marketing efforts with hub partners, ESA’s communications network and partners such as FORCE Technology, Copenhagen Fintech, CenSec and Open Entrepreneurship, and contribute to the communications portion of our reporting to ESA, the Ministry of Education and Research, and the Danish Industry Foundation.
• Manage the marketing budget and collaborate with external suppliers (graphic designers, photographers, video producers).

Our expectations of you

You have a relevant education in communications, marketing, journalism or similar. You have a few years of experience in marketing and communications – the most important is that you can take responsibility and deliver.

• You write sharply and engagingly in both Danish and English and can translate technically complex material – satellite data, space technology, deep tech – into clear messages for a broad business audience.
• You are a strong content producer and comfortable with LinkedIn, CMS systems and newsletter tools, and have basic knowledge of graphic production (Figma, Adobe, Canva or similar). You are curious about using AI tools in daily work.
• You have experience planning and executing events from idea to implementation.
• You are proactive, structured and good at prioritizing, and you are comfortable taking over a responsibility area, leading a small team and running it independently.
• You easily build relationships and thrive collaborating with colleagues, hubs, startups and external partners.
• Experience from the space sector, another deep-tech domain or an innovation and startup environment is a plus – the same goes for experience with communications in ESA, EU or university settings.

What we offer

• A full-time maternity leave replacement through September 2027 with base at our office on DTU Lyngby Campus.
• A front-row seat in the Danish space ecosystem and the opportunity to shape the narrative of Denmark’s position in the growing commercial space industry.
• Real ownership, a small team to lead, a flexible, international working environment and plenty of room to turn your own ideas into reality.
• A fun, passionate team that works with space but keeps both feet on the ground.

Salary and employment terms

Employment is in accordance with the agreement between AC (Academics) and the Ministry of Finance. You will be employed as a position of civil servant. In addition, there can be negotiated supplements in accordance with DTU’s salary structure for academic staff in technical-administrative positions (AC-TAP): https://www.inside.dtu.dk/da/human-resources/under-ansaettelsen/loen/loenstrukturer

The position is a fixed-term maternity leave replacement on a full-time basis through September 2027. Start as soon as possible (or as agreed), to ensure a smooth handover. Workplace is DTU Lyngby Campus.

Application and contract

We must receive your online application no later than October 22, 2026 . Open the link "Apply now" where you fill out the application form and attach a motivated application, CV and certificates.

You can read more about Space Ventures Denmark at https://www.spaceventures.dk/

If you want to know more about the position, you are welcome to contact Managing Director for Space Ventures Denmark, Sune Nordentoft Lauritsen, at [email protected]

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic origin, are encouraged to apply for the position. As DTU conducts research in critical technology, there are special rules for security and export control, and there may be open-source background checks of qualified candidates for the position.

About Space Ventures

Space Ventures Denmark is a national initiative that helps Danish startups and companies across industries gain access to the rapidly growing commercial space sector. The initiative is anchored at DTU Space Ventures and is run in collaboration with the European Space Agency, Industriens Fond, the Danish Ministry of Education and Research and four universities with hubs at DTU (Lyngby), Aarhus University, Aalborg University and SDU (Odense).

We run two programs: ESA BIC Denmark, where we incubate early space-tech startups with non-equity funding, mentorship, technical expertise, and access to ESA’s international network – the ESA BIC network has been named one of Europe’s leading startup hubs (Financial Times 2024); and ESA Technology Broker Denmark, anchored at DTU Space, which through free advisory services, matchmaking and funding schemes like Kick-Start and SPARK helps established Danish companies develop new products or transfer their technology to the space sector.

In five years we have incubated 50+ startups, which together have raised over DKK 300 million and employ 200+ people.

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DTU is one of Europe’s leading technical elite universities. With research and education of international top quality, we create solutions to the major societal challenges of our time and contribute to securing Europe’s global leading position in sustainable technology development. Since H.C. Ørsted founded DTU almost 200 years ago, our mission has been the same: We develop and apply natural science and technical science for the benefit of society. DTU has 13,800 students, 1,600 PhD students and 6,500 staff.

We work in an international environment and have an inclusive, developing and informal workplace culture. DTU has campuses across Denmark and in Greenland and collaborates with the best universities around the world.