Working Student Communication & Public Relations (m/f/d)

Location: Düsseldorf (HQ-Office) Size: 20 hours/week salary range: 17-20€ / hour (depending on experience and qualification) About Alphawave Alphawave is an independent, systematic proprietary trading boutique in Düsseldorf. We develop, test and scale algorithmic trading strategies completely in-house – from research to back testing to fully automated execution. We act on our own account and use only our own models, systems and risk structures. This means that our work measures real results and real responsibility every day. Our Purpose is clear: we are building technologies that understand markets and create structures that carry this technology to the outside.

About us Alphawave is in a decisive scaling phase. After years of scientific validation, we are now entering the capital market with institutional products. In this phase, content is a strategic asset. Your task is to bridge complex quantitative research and first-class digital visibility. You help us position Alphawave as an intellectual entity in the DACH area and internationally – with substance, clarity and SEO precision. As a working student Content & Public Relations (m/w/d), you support the Communications team in shaping the external perception of Alphawave from scratch. You not only write texts, but also shape the digital reputation of an emerging quantitative investment platform.

Own the Narratives: You are the first to receive technical contributions, interviews and press releases that reflect our technological depth. Architect of Reach: You identify content wigs, optimize our ''Owned Media' (website/host) and build sustainable authority through strategic backlink management.

Search Intelligence: By means of keyword analyses and monitoring (Google/Bing), you make sure that our expertise appears where decision-makers are looking.

Reputation Management: You analyze online reporting and develop formats that sharpen our trust profile in the market.

Network & Relationship Building: You identify actively relevant media partners, specialist journalists and industry influencers. Your goal: building long-term cooperation so that Alphawave regularly takes place as an expert.

Academic background: studies in communication, economy, journalism or technology management. Analytical spelling: The ability to bring complex facts to the point precisely, structuredly.

Digital Mindset: First experiences with SEO, content structuring or digital PR are a massive plus point.

Affinity for Finance: You have a real interest in capital markets and the interface to technology/AI.

Ownership: An independent way of working and the claim to deliver results that breathe 'Institutional Excellence'.

Steile Learning curve: You work directly on the strategic positioning of a FinTech player and learn PR at the highest level. True Responsibility: No 'Ghost-Writing' for the drawer – your content is released and moves the market.

Flexibility & Momentum: A highly ambitious environment with short decision-making paths and the option to a long-term perspective after studying.

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