Innovation Consultant with Creative Industry Focus

From: Bax & Company
Location: Barcelona, Spain with regular travel to North West Europe particularly Netherlands
Open position: Innovation consultant with specific focus on innovating with and in the Creative Industries

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The company

Bax & Company is a **strategy** **consultancy** firm specialized
in **innovation management**, supporting clients across
**Europe** in leveraging innovative technologies and
concepts into real value and societal transitions. We work
for the **three types of innovation actors**, including
industry (large corporations, high-tech smaller
companies), academia (universities, RTos) as well as
public authorities. We support our clients by combining
our knowledge, experience, methodology, and network
with a powerful drive to turn vision into tangible
strategies and projects in the complex world of
partnering, emerging technologies, new market
opportunities, and shifting policy frameworks.

We are **specialized** in a variety of **focus areas** allowing us
to support our clients by leveraging deep content
knowledge and specific sector networks. Within those
focus areas, we deliver a **broad portfolio of consulting**
**services** spanning all stages of the innovation cycle, from
mobilizing resources to develop (collaborative) R&D
activities, to supporting the widespread adoption of
innovative solutions and maximizing their impact.

The position

We are currently offering **a position** as an **innovation**
**consultant** with a focus on **Creative Industries. **This
sector is both undergoing deep innovation and re
- invention, while also increasingly being leveraged to
catalyze change and new ideas in interaction with other
sectors of the economy and society**. **You will be **working**
**at our Barcelona** **headquarters** with fellow team
members taking responsibility for the execution and
management of consultancy assignments. You will be
working in 2-3 small teams for several clients in parallel.
Given the substantial demand for our services in this area
in North-West Europe (especially The Netherlands,
Belgium, and Germany) the position will involve regular
travel to and short-term stays in these countries.

**The main tasks** you will work on are related to the
**services** we deliver, potentially including:

- Conceptualization and implementation of large

scale innovation and transition initiatives (projects,
networks, programs), often supported under EC
innovation programmes (typically Horizon Europe
and Interreg)
- Assessment of economic, environmental and

societal impact of innovative pilots, defining future

data collection and analysis
- Business modeling and definition of exploitation

strategies to support the implementation of new
solutions and services.
We offer a compensation level that is fully competitive
which includes a fixed and a variable component. Our
team furthermore enjoys a very positive and
entrepreneurial company culture and respect for work
- life balance.

that have an **affinity for technology, business, and**
**innovation** and that specifically see the benefits of
intense and rewarding work in a small and highly
specialized consultancy firm.
- Background and profile: a Master’s degree in

Industrial Design or similar dedicated postgraduate
education on a relevant topic (Creative business,
Design Engineering, CCSI policy studies). We look
for profiles reflecting specific interests in the mix
between business and technology, ideally with
additional education in business and innovation
management.
- Languages: truly fluent English, both written and

oral, is essential (almost all of our assignments are
performed in English). Additionally, for this specific
position, we highly value fluency in some client’s
native languages such as Dutch or German.
- Writing skills: good writing skills are essential; we

need you to enjoy and be good at creating
convincing argumentations, and easily translating
complex technical concepts into clear and
compelling business language.
- Soft skills: we expect a great deal of autonomy and

pro-activity, being able to communicate
professionally with partners and clients, managing
and leading discussions and public presentations.
- Relevant experience and additional expertise: we

**3-5 years of**

**relevant professional experience** in the domain of
Creative Industries innovation; it will be a strong
plus for
strategy consultancy or other innovation positions.
Please notice that your activities will include occasional
meetings at different client locations around Europe.
Therefore, **you should be fully available to travel** once or
twice a month for a couple of days.

Life at Bax & Company

Bax & Company is built to give our people the freedom to
shape where their careers in Bax take them. Our

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hierarchy is flat, and our consultants are encouraged to
develop work in topics that inspire them. Every new
joiner is paired with an experienced consultant men