Donkey Republic is expanding its fast-growing team and is looking for Digital Marketing Trainees to learn and develop skills across the scope of digital marketing and help fulfil our vision of becoming a leading bike-share platform. The traineeship is designed to give participants a comprehensive education and practical experience across distinct areas of digital marketing, with the goal of finding an expertise area for a full time position with Donkey Republic.

A traineeship with Donkey Republic is a 4 month position designed for soon-to-graduate or recently graduated people who want to fast develop their knowledge and skills in digital marketing. The program entails a series of intensive hands-on modules in digital marketing areas:

• Performance marketing (Search and social media advertising)
• Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
• Acquisition analytics (Google analytics, Mixpanel, Periscope, App analytics)
• Affiliate marketing
• Content and email marketing
• Social media management
• Public relations

The initial training through these modules takes 6-8 weeks divided between theoretical and practical learning. Following this, the trainee will continue with deeper specialist training and mentorship on specific projects in one or two areas. If you are hungry to try out new ideas and learn through a strategic and creative mindset then you could be the perfect addition to the Donkey Squad.

We are an extremely dedicated team growing our bike-share concept at a fast-pace around Europe and the world. We are passionate about spreading the bike love to create better cities and build a meaningful business. We’re constantly trying new digital marketing initiatives and the trainee can play a key role in structuring these experiments and getting hands-on experience with a mentor. 

Who you are:

• You are in touch with what makes people tick in the online world. You are a digital-native who naturally leverages technology in your day-to-day life.
• You have a creative, problem-solving mindset, confident to experiment with new ideas and execute them.
• You’re also analytical and able dig into the numbers to evaluate your work in relation to clicks, conversion, engagement and retention.
• You hold a Bachelor degree or higher in marketing, media, entrepreneurship etc.
• You speak, read and write fluently in English (Spanish, German, French, Dutch, Swedish, Danish and Hungarian are also great).
• You have some examples of previous jobs/ internships/ school projects etc. where you took responsibility for relevant work in digital marketing.
• You believe wholeheartedly in promoting biking transport around the world.

We can offer:

• Diversity! No two days will be the same and you will get valuable experience developing skills across a wide range of marketing activities.
• Diversity x2! The Donkey Squad contains a very tight group of talented people to learn from in marketing, technology, business development, and operations, with 14 different nationalities.
• Be part of our growth. We’re investor-backed and expanding our business fast. Successful trainees have the opportunity to grow into a full time position.
• The traineeship is paid a modest stipend, but learning and experience should be your primary motivation here.
• Company lunch, cool office in Startup Village, Friday bars, team adventures (on bikes), company retreat twice yearly.