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Joining the illuminem team means embracing a mission larger than ourselves, a commitment to our planet. We're not just filling positions. We're inviting passionate individuals to contribute to a high-potential venture from its early days. Our team is defined by its diversity, inclusiveness, perseverance, resilience, and relentless pursuit of excellence, ensuring that we don't just count the hours—we make every hour count. If you're ready to work alongside top professionals and be guided by industry leaders, while making a tangible impact, illuminem is already where you belong.
Join a dynamic team that tangibly empowers the sustainable transition, develops each member's potential, and takes pride in redefining the limits of what's possible.
Please note that illuminem operates from our offices in Venice and London (where you are welcome to visit us!), maintains a commercial desk in Paris, and also works remotely.
As illuminem continues to grow, our current open positions include:
• Climate Fellow (6 months flexible internship)
• Full Stack Developer
• Media Operations Intern (minimum 6 months internship)
• Social Media Jr. Manager
Our recently closed positions (for which we always welcome self-nominations) also include:
• Business Development Representative
• Chief Operating Officer
• Data Entry Specialist (6 months internship)
• Data Scientist
• Head of Data
• Head of Editorial
• Head of Product
• Media Account Manager
• Sales Manager
• Sustainability Writer
Please review the descriptions below.
Why should you apply?
• Have a story you will tell for life: be part of the success of a high-potential venture from its beginning
• Join a valued network: join a team composed of top professionals and advised by C-level executives, gaining access to unparalleled networking, career and mentoring opportunities
• Invest in yourself, not only on your CV: learn how to launch a successful business not by reading a biography but by taking the challenge, turning everyday problems into solutions
• Work for a company worth your name: do not compromise on your ideals, but be proud every day to achieve impact for a real Mission, and simply work in an environment grounded in its values
How to apply?
• LinkedIn: Follow our LinkedIn page and apply for our open positions directly, or
• Email: Let us know why you’re passionate about joining illuminem.
We’re eager to meet candidates who are ready to make a meaningful impact with us!
Please read our Values, and all details on our positions:
1. Business Development Representative
Create and execute compelling email marketing campaigns, collaborating with content teams to craft engaging designs. Manage email segmentation, conduct performance analyses, and optimize engagement
What will you do?
• Marketing campaigns: develop and execute engaging email marketing campaigns that resonate with our audience and drive conversion
• Collaboration: Collaborate with the content teams to create compelling copy, design, and layouts for email campaigns
• Strategizing: segment and personalize email lists to target specific audiences, optimizing open and click-through rates
• Campaign management: manage email schedules, ensuring timely delivery of campaigns while maintaining consistency with broader marketing strategies
• Campaign analysis: monitor campaign performance, analyze key metrics, and implement improvements to enhance results
What are we looking for?
• Experienced professional - at least 1–2 years of hands-on experience in email marketing or a related field
• Detail-oriented - a creative and detail-oriented marketer with experience in crafting engaging email campaigns
• Organizational skills and multitasking - excellent organizational skills, capable of juggling multiple email campaigns and deadlines while ensuring high-quality execution
• Data-driven mindset - a proven track record of effectively managing email marketing tools and platforms, specializing in audience segmentation, personalized content, and performance tracking to drive optimized results
• Team player - a collaborative team player with a passion for sustainability, able to incorporate sustainability messaging into email content aligned with broader marketing strategies and business goals
• Language requirement - excellent written and spoken English skills
Where? Either remote or London-based
2. Climate Fellow (6 months flexible internship)
A unique opportunity to gain first-hand experience in sustainability at the heart of an organization globally renowned for its impact and green tech solutions. Work in sustainability information, data analysis, and specific projects, collaborating with diverse teams for a comprehensive learning experience. Contribute to a more sustainable future while expanding your expertise across multiple facets of our industry
What will you do?
• Dream and achieve big: engage with the best sustainability professionals, experts, and activists in relevant fields. Foster their involvement in our projects, enriching our content with diverse perspectives and insights
• Understand what matters: identify the key trends of the sector to guarantee top-notch content quality for our readers
• Empower our newsletters: curate and deliver cutting-edge sustainability and energy insights, ensuring our readers stay well-informed and engaged
• Data collection and acquisition: gather data from various sources including databases, spreadsheets, APIs, and other data repositories, and develop processes or scripts for automated data collection where applicable
• Data cleaning and quality assurance: clean and process data to make it suitable for analysis. Establish and enforce data quality standards and best practices. Monitor data quality metrics and perform periodic audits to ensure compliance
• Unlock insights: analyze and visualize sustainability data to come up with unique insights on the sustainability performance of companies
What are we looking for?
• A passion for the challenge - how will you take Illuminem to 500,000 readers?
• An entrepreneurial spirit - you will see no hierarchy, but a common drive to impact
• Reliability/track record of getting things done - you will be given key responsibilities from Day 1. Be output-driven and turn cool ideas into reality
• Flexibility - you will be leading action across fronts, from daily/recurrent operations to long-term projects
• Enthusiasm - your enthusiasm will be pivotal to dream and achieve big together
• A strong academic record - you have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent
Where? London-based
3. Chief Operating Officer
As Chief Operating Officer (COO), you will translate our bold vision into execution: processes and results. You will both drive long term strategic initiatives and oversee day-to-day operations, to ensure teams are structured, effective, and aligned for success. You will own cross-functional collaboration, track key milestones against the roadmap, lead team discussion and appraisal, and optimize internal processes to maximize efficiency and growth. Your role is pivotal in scaling the company, enabling the CEO to focus on external engagements while you build and refine the internal engine that drives illuminem forward
What will you do?
• Build & scale operations: structure and improve key business functions, ensuring seamless execution across Product, Data, and Tech teams
• Drive execution & accountability: track priorities, manage deliverables, report results, and enforce deadlines to keep the company on course
• Lead cross-functional collaboration: ensure smooth workflows and alignment between teams to maximize efficiency and innovation
• Optimize organizational effectiveness: improve internal processes, refine structures, and implement best practices for scalable growth
• Engage key stakeholders: work closely with investors, board members, and leadership to align operations with strategic goals
What are we looking for?
• Execution-driven mindset – ability to translate vision and strategy into results, by navigating constraints, adapting to shifting priorities, and driving execution with resilience and focus
• Operational excellence – highly detail-oriented and structured, with a track record of driving complex projects to completion with minimal oversight
• Built, led & scaled teams – at least 5 years in a senior execution role (ideally in tech), with proven experience in building, structuring, training and managing teams
• Strategic prioritization – sharp ability to assess and act on the highest-impact tasks, ensuring efficiency, focus and attention to detail
• Entrepreneurial resilience – ambitious, proactive, resilient, resourceful, and thrives in fast-moving environments where adaptability is key
What do you get for all your hard work?
• Competitive compensation: attractive base salary + equity package (0.5% or more stock options)
• High-growth trajectory: leadership role with clear progression and exposure to top stakeholders, internal and external to the firm, scaling from Series A to IPO
• Unparalleled network & events: invitations to Davos, NY Climate Week, and more
• Dynamic work environment: join one of the fastest-growing and world’s most respected sustainability startups, backed by leading VCs (Blackwood, Fortino, Techstars) and industry personalities (Executives of BCG, Southpole, S&P, Vestas, Tikehau Capital)
• Mission-driven impact: be part of a company driving systemic change in the sustainable transition
Where? London-based (with business trips)
4. Data Entry Specialist (6 months internship)
Research sustainability performance by evaluating metrics across industries. Gather data from diverse sources and automate collection processes. Clean and process data, ensure quality standards and analyze data to unlock unique insights into company sustainability
What will you do?
• Data collection and acquisition: gather data from various sources including databases, spreadsheets, APIs, and other data repositories, and develop processes or scripts for automated data collection where applicable
• Data cleaning and quality assurance: clean and process data to make it suitable for analysis. Establish and enforce data quality standards and best practices. monitor data quality metrics and perform periodic audits to ensure compliance
• Research sustainability performance: research performance metrics across various sustainability dimensions for companies across certain industries
What are we looking for?
• Skills - experience with data entry and the use of Excel
• Diligence - you will be doing an analysis that will require attention to detail and accuracy
• Enthusiasm - your enthusiasm will be pivotal to dreaming and disrupt the ESG information industry forever!
• Reliability - you will be trusted and given key responsibilities from Day 1
Note: interest in and knowledge of sustainability concepts is nice to have
Where? Remote
5. Data Scientist
Design and implement AI models for extracting information, create and manage data pipelines, collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI solutions into existing systems, and continuously optimize and enhance AI models for enhanced performance and accuracy
What will you do?
• Model deployment: develop and deploy AI models for information retrieval from unstructured PDF files, using Python, LangChain, Hugging Face, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) techniques
• Data pipeline development: build and maintain data pipelines using Python
• Collaboration: collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI solutions into existing systems
• Model optimization: continuously optimize and enhance AI models for performance and accuracy
What are we looking for?
• Python expertise - strong proficiency in Python
• Information Retrieval - experience in information retrieval from unstructured sources
• AI library experience - hands-on experience with LangChain and Hugging Face libraries
• RAG knowledge - familiarity with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) methods
• Flexibility - ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Reliability - immediately assume key responsibilities from Day 1, evidencing your dependability and capability in essential roles
• English skills - Strong English speaking and writing skills
Where? Either remote or London-based
6. Full Stack Developer
Build and integrate new pages and functionalities, maintain and improve current products, develop and deploy backend microservices, and contribute to the architecture design for new product releases
What will you do?
Front end
• Web development: develop new pages and features with Next.js, React.js, and any other technology you find appropriate
• Maintenance and support: develop enhancements and solve problems in existing products
Back end
• Microservices backend development: design and implement backend microservices in mainly Node.js
Architecture
• Architecture design: support the architecture development for a new product release (login, user engagement, customization, content ranking, platformization, etc.)
Must-Have Skills
• Proficiency in Node.js, React.js, Next.js, Git
• Experience in creating and managing APIs
• Dedication to clean, efficient, and well-documented code
• Positive "can-do" attitude and excellent English communication skills
Nice-to-have skills
• Familiarity with Cloud AWS, Docker, PostgreSQL and MongoDB
NB: we don’t expect you to do all of them! We have positions for each point on the list, but if you rock in more than one thing it’s even better!
What are we looking for?
• Experience - a minimum of 3 years of work experience in relevant fields
• An entrepreneurial spirit - you will see no hierarchy, but a common drive to impact
• Reliability - you will be trusted and given key responsibilities from Day 1
• Flexibility - you will be leading action across fronts, from daily/recurrent operations to long-term projects
• Enthusiasm - your enthusiasm will be pivotal to dream and achieve big together
Where? Either remote or London-based
7. Head of Data
Develop and implement a scalable data strategy aligned with business goals. Lead and mentor a data team, fostering a data-driven culture. Oversee data infrastructure, ensuring real-time data availability and reliability. Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver key metrics and insights for optimization. Establish protocols to maintain data quality and security. Stay updated on industry trends to implement innovative technologies
What will you do?
• Data strategy development: develop and implement a comprehensive data strategy aligned with the business goals and objectives
• Data entry team management: build and manage a team of data entry specialists, and lead them to complete technical projects on time
• Data quality management: ensure the accuracy, completeness and reliability of data. Oversee initiatives to improve data quality, including data cleansing, validation and enrichment processes
• Data governance and compliance: establish and enforce policies, procedures and controls to ensure the integrity, security and privacy of data assets. Work closely with our lawyers to ensure our data practices adhere to regulatory requirements
• Data architecture and infrastructure: design and maintain the organization’s data architecture and infrastructure. Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, platforms and tools to support data storage, processing and analysis needs
•Algorithm development: develop an algorithm to monitor when individuals from a predefined list of contacts have changed jobs, leveraging Google and other resources to ensure timely updates
What are we looking for?
• Experience - 3+ years in as a data leader in another organization
• Technical skills - proficiency in data scraping and data analysis script languages (e.g. SQL, Python). Understanding of data management concepts (incl. data modeling, data warehousing and governance)
• Team management - ability to lead and manage a large scale data entry and cleaning process
• Reliability - immediately assume key responsibilities from Day 1, evidencing your dependability and capability in essential roles
• English skills - Strong English speaking and writing skills
Where? Either remote or London-based
8. Head of Editorial
Spot and cover key sustainability topics, staying attuned to emerging issues and trends. Build and nurture an expert network, identifying and collaborating with leading voices. Oversee editorial operations, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and quality. Foster a dynamic community of experts. Contribute to team initiatives, and stay updated on sustainability trends to create relevant, thought-provoking content
What will you do?
• Spot and cover today’s key sustainability topics: stay attuned to the latest in sustainability, identifying emerging issues and themes to keep illuminem at the forefront with relevant, thought-provoking, and impactful content
• Develop an expert network: identify, engage, and collaborate with the leading voices in sustainability to expand our illuminem Voices section
• Oversee editorial operations: manage the publication process end-to-end, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and quality across all articles and insights
• Build a dynamic community: foster an environment where experts contribute regularly, establishing illuminem Voices as the go-to resource for sustainability insights
• Contribute across the team: lay a vital role in new initiatives, supporting both editorial and product development to expand our reach and impact
NB: this role is all about elevating the conversation on sustainability, turning today’s news and insights into tomorrow’s must-read content!
What are we looking for?
• Subject matter expertise - deep knowledge of sustainability issues, including circular economy, ESG, energy, and climate change. You’ll need to keep pace with industry developments to ensure our content remains sharp and relevant
• Editing and writing experience - at least 3 years’ experience in editing and writing, with a proven ability to refine complex pieces and provide constructive feedback. You should be comfortable making suggestions that elevate the quality and impact of our content
• Editorial and community building experience - experience in editorial strategy, marketing, or community engagement. We want someone who can produce content that not only informs but also builds an engaged community of readers
• Native/Bilingual English proficiency - exceptional command of English to produce and edit high-quality, polished content
• Strong communication skills - a clear, concise communicator able to tackle complex topics in an accessible way. You’ll work closely with both the team and external contributors to maintain high editorial standards
• Flexible and entrepreneurial mindset - comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. You’ll lead projects, oversee daily operations, and push for long-term impact, addressing challenges with a solutions-focused approach
Where? Either remote or London-based
9. Head of Product
Drive our sustainability data solutions to market, obsessively pursuing product-market fit by conducting market and customer research, tracking product performance, and collaborating with design, data, and tech teams to create outstanding business customer experiences in the fast-paced sustainability industry.
What will you do?
• Develop product strategies: lead the go-to-market strategy development process for our newest products, and launch our products into the market
• Market and customer research: analyze our competitors and speak to our customers to understand their needs, identify ways we can differentiate and achieve Product Market Fit
• Monitor product performance: perform customer analysis, find ways to improve performance, generate reports and presentations on results findings
• Lead design and tech development: translate customer and market inputs into actionable designs and tech sprint plans, coordinating with the engineering team to build winning customer experiences
illuminem just raised funds to replicate its information success and become a leader in B2B sustainability data. You will be responsible for (1) achieving PMF for our new product, the first sales tool for sustainability solutions (data.illuminem.com), and (2) developing the buy-side interface of our data platform to help corporations choose sustainability products/services.
What are we looking for?
• Reliability - you will be trusted with key responsibilities from Day 1
• Experience - minimum of 4+ years experience in a product-related role
• Interpersonal skills - solid communication skills to engage with customers, stakeholders, tech, data, and design, as well as directly with the C-Suite
• Product analysis - experience with data analytics techniques and tools to analyze large datasets and derive insights
• Coding - sufficient coding to coordinate the tech team and manage sprint planning and workload
• Enthusiasm and hunger to succeed - your enthusiasm will be pivotal to dreaming and disrupting the sustainability data and information space forever!
What do you get for all your hard work?
• Competitive compensation: attractive base salary + equity package (0.5% or more stock options)
• Top leadership role: most important executive role in the new company organization, with clear progression opportunities as the team expands, and direct exposure to key internal and external stakeholders (including C-levels at S&P500 clients, industry leaders, etc.)
• High-growth trajectory and dynamic work environment: join one of the fastest-growing and world’s most respected sustainability startups, backed by leading VCs (Blackwood, Fortino, Techstars) and industry personalities (executives of BCG, Southpole, S&P, Vestas, Tikehau Capital) - from Series A to IPO
• Mission-driven impact: drive systemic change in the sustainable transition
Where? Remote/ Preferable London-based
10. Media Account Manager
Partner with clients to create impactful sustainability media content and manage all aspects of content delivery and client relations. Coordinate and oversee webinar logistics, ensuring a smooth client experience from start to finish
What will you do?
• Partnership: partner with clients to achieve their strategic goals by creating relevant media content in sustainability and climate-related issues (e.g., webinars, thought leadership articles, etc.)
• Liaison: act as the key point of contact for clients, ensuring the flawless execution of deliverables, maintaining and expanding existing relationships
• Content management: collaborate with internal teams to manage content, media distribution and optimize the client delivery process
• Client support: ensure a seamless client experience, addressing any questions or concerns before, during, and after webinars
• Coordination: coordinate all logistics for webinars, from scheduling to technical setup and post-event follow-up
What are we looking for?
• Client-focused experience - a proven track record in client-facing roles, ideally within media, events, or digital services
• Efficient multitasker - a detail-oriented multitasker who excels at juggling multiple projects and tight deadlines
• English and communication skills - excellent English speaking and writing skills, and exceptional communication skills with the ability to build and nurture strong client relationships
• Proactivity and adaptation - a proactive problem solver who thrives in fast-paced environments and can adapt on the fly, with knowledge and a genuine interest in climate, sustainability, and environmental issues
• Education qualifications - bachelor's degree
Where? Either remote or London-based
11. Media Operations Intern (minimum 6 months internship)
Streamline our publishing workflow and enhance our content strategy with data-driven insights. Boost editorial efficiency, support content curation, enhance SEO, and leverage automation to maximize the reach and impact of illuminem’s sustainability content
What will you do?
• Optimize publishing workflows: audit and refine our current processes—curation, formatting, CMS integration—proposing automation (AI summaries, bulk uploads, templates) to speed things up
• Support editorial operations: collaborate with the editorial team to ensure quality and consistency, upload and format articles, apply style guidelines, and tag metadata
• Drive automation & efficiency: research and implement smart tools (e.g., summarizers, CMS plugins), and create guides to support team adoption
• Shape content strategy: analyze engagement metrics to identify high-performing topics, formats, and publishing times, and deliver reports with actionable insights
• Boost audience engagement: use analytics, A/B testing, and feedback to understand reader behavior, and suggest personalization and interactive formats to increase retention
• Improve SEO & discoverability: apply SEO best practices—keywords, metadata, linking—to drive organic growth, monitor results, and iterate using SEO tools
• Enhance CMS & data structure: extract and structure key article data (e.g., quotes, stats, topics) in our CMS to improve searchability and internal references—automating wherever possible
Note: This role is all about increasing efficiency, improving editorial workflows, and aligning content strategy with audience engagement while leveraging SEO and data-driven insights to maximize illuminem's impact
What are we looking for?
• Content-savvy & SEO-aware - you’re passionate about digital media and optimizing content for reach and relevance
• Analytical mindset - you thrive in environments where data informs decisions, and you have strong analytical skills and a curious approach to understanding user behavior, content performance, and traffic patterns
• Process improvement and automation - you have an interest in streamlining workflows and optimizing processes, and you are proactive in exploring tools and technologies that help automate repetitive tasks (such as content summarization, tagging, or bulk uploads)
• Interest in data integration and content analysis - you’re eager to extract insights from content performance data and integrate them into our CMS through tagging, categorization, and improved content structure for better searchability
• Proactive and collaborative - you work independently but understand the value of collaboration within a team, and are comfortable contributing ideas to the content strategy and supporting colleagues with editorial tasks and process optimization
Where? Either remote or London-based
12. Sales Manager
Lead sales for our data SaaS platform by targeting potential clients through strategic marketing and networking at industry events. Manage the entire sales cycle from prospect engagement to deal closure, working with clear sales KPIs, as compensation will be largely influenced by meeting and exceeding these targets. Collaborate with internal teams to align strategies with company goals
What will you do?
• Sales lead: lead the sales efforts for our data SaaS platform, identifying and targeting potential clients through strategic marketing campaigns via email, phone, and direct messages
• Business development: source new business opportunities by networking at industry conferences and events
• Product demonstration: conduct informational calls with prospects, showcasing the platform's features, and running product demos to illustrate its value
• Manage sales: manage the entire sales cycle, from initial engagement to closing deals, ensuring a smooth and effective process
• Collaboration: collaborate closely with internal teams to align sales strategies with broader company goals and market demands
What are we looking for?
• Sales specialist - a results-driven sales professional with a minimum of 1-year experience in SaaS, who is passionate about building strong client relationships and driving business growth
• Campaign strategist - proven ability to develop and execute successful marketing campaigns targeting potential clients through various channels
• Communication skills - strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively run product demos and explain technical solutions in a clear, compelling manner
• Networking specialist - exceptional networking and negotiation skills with experience in sourcing opportunities at conferences and industry events
• Sustainability sales: team player with an interest in sustainability, capable of integrating sustainability values into sales conversations, aligning with our company’s mission and market position
• Willingness to be co-located in our London HQ at least 80% of the time
• Legal work eligibility in the UK - hold a valid UK Working Permit to proceed with this position
Where? Either remote or London-based
13. Social Media Jr Manager
Develop and implement illuminem’s social media strategy, including content creation and trend analysis to ensure high-quality, relevant output. Support growth management by analyzing metrics and collaborating with operations teams on sustainability-focused content like illuminem Voices and newsletters
What will you do?
• Design and execute illuminem’s social media strategy: support the strategy development for platforms such as Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter and aid in the creation of engaging and relevant content
• Understand what matters: identify the key trends of the sector to guarantee top-notch content quality for our readers
• Contribute to growth management: play an important role in analyzing and monitoring our growth metrics, ensuring we meet ambitious targets
• Facilitate inter-team operations: work closely with our Operations teams, contributing to the creation of impactful illuminem Voices, illuminem Briefings, and newsletters centered around sustainability
What are we looking for?
• Reliability - immediately assume key responsibilities from Day 1, evidencing your dependability and capability in essential roles
• Flexibility - lead actions across various fronts, from daily and recurrent operations to long-term strategic projects
• Education qualifications - a recent graduate from a bachelor’s or master’s with a media, sustainability, or business background
• Professional experience - possess experience in a fast-paced high-intensity environment
• Sustainability knowledge - demonstrate an understanding and passion for sustainability in your professional approach
• Sustainability Knowledge - demonstrate a deep understanding and passion for sustainability in your professional approach
• Excellent verbal and written English skills - clearly and concisely communicate, distilling insights from documents and discussions with proficiency
Where? Either remote or London-based
14. Sustainability Writer
Lead content marketing by crafting storytelling pieces from proprietary data insights and producing high-quality content on sustainability and green technologies. Collaborate with clients and internal teams for information gathering, assist with marketing collateral, and stay updated on industry trends to enhance content quality
What will you do?
• Content strategizing: lead content-based marketing efforts by creating story-telling pieces based on the insights generated by our proprietary data
• Content creation: produce high-quality content on sustainability and green technologies across sectors (energy, transportation, industry, etc) and topics (innovation, regulation, ESG, etc.)
• Collaboration: collaborate closely with our clients and internal teams to gather necessary information and insights for review and report development
• Market collateral development: assist in creating and editing marketing collateral such as newsletters, website content, and social media posts
Trend monitoring: stay updated on industry trends and best practices to continuously improve content quality and relevance
What are we looking for?
• Experience - minimum 2 years in a role of a copywriter or similar, preferably with a focus on sustainability, tech, or startups
• Writing skills - strong writing and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate complex business and technological concepts into clear and engaging content
• Research skills - excellent research skills and a keen interest in staying up-to-date with industry trends across sectors such as energy, transportation, and industry
• Detail oriented - a detail-oriented editor with an eye for refining content, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and alignment with brand voice across all platforms, from newsletters to social media
• Adaptability - the ability to work independently and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Education qualifications: bachelor's degree
• Language requirement: excellent written and spoken English skills
* Knowledge of SEO principles and experience optimizing content for search engines is a plus
* Portfolio demonstrating past work in writing is highly desirable
Where? Either remote or London-based
Do you have any questions? Connect with our team!
