Who are we?

Sherlocked is the award-winning experience design studio behind a wide range of both live and online adventures. 

Our mission: to make the world more magical.

We’re looking for a marketing & social media intern to work with our creative director, graphic artist, game designers and the rest of our studio team starting summer or fall '23 (start date flexible). 

We've currently got a number of different productions in the works, some of which are set to launch during this internship:

1. Our new flagship adventure The Alchemist
2. The Kickstarter to the sequel of The Vandermist Dossier
3. An online game showcasing the principles of open science

While we can't say much about them yet, here's a sample from some of our recent work:

• A 6-week puzzle contest played by thousands across the world
• A mysterious adventure in the Rijksmuseum
• A massive immersive experience to get kids interested in tech
• An online escape game on a tropical island and the moon
• A hotel escape room in collaboration with Zoku
  
• A collaboration with Armin van Buuren for ADE

We also have our two immersive escape rooms in the heart of Amsterdam. Of those, our heist adventure The Vault actually reached the top 10 of best escape rooms in the world. Our third, The Alchemist, which is about to launch, will be our attempt at reaching nr 1 ;) Here's a 3D render of what we're currently building in real life:

Are you:

• Self-determined. You don’t wait for people to give you tasks, you invent your own and take initiative. You ask for help where needed.
• Excited about marketing. Communication comes naturally to you, and you’re excited to find the best fit between message and audience.
• Able to iterate. We are a design-led organization and we often go through multiple versions to get things right, and that's an environment you thrive in.
• Eager to learn. The tricks of the trade are constantly changing, and you are eager to develop your skills.

And are you interested in..

..at least 3 of the following:

• Crowdfunding campains What makes a campaign successful? What prep does it take, how do you engage a community?
• Creative marketing How do we present the wide variety of our projects to their respective audiences? What's the Sherlocked way of saying "give this a try"?
• Social media - When to post what where? Keep it short. Show don’t tell. Repeat, repeat, repeat. Learn the tricks of the trade and master them.
• Copywriting "How does this sound? Hmm, that's confident, but boasty to the Dutch, let's go humble instead and throw in some cheek." Stuff like that.
• Graphic design What makes something look yummy?
• Developing partnerships Which companies match our DNA, and how can we work together to provide value to each other's audiences?
• Social & Adwords advertising If we stop all our Google ads, do we still get the same visitors? (we tried this, the answer was yes!) How about visual ads, like with Insta Stories? Which visuals work best? 
• Google Analytics & Hotjar Where do our website's visitors spend the most time? Where do they drop off? Where do they come from? 
  
• UX optimisation what happens if we add a few buttons here and there? Or if we remove some text, or change a visual? 

🇬🇧 Fluency in English is required. Dutch is a nice-to-have.

What do we offer?

• A friggin awesome internship and rich variety of projects (we can't promise you'll get to help stage a 3-day immersive Hogwarts adventure in a 13th century castle, but it wouldn't be the first time) 
• Work you can be proud of, guaranteed (we only hire you if we believe we can guarantee this)
• A team of driven, creative and can-do colleagues
• €400 internship compensation per month, plus travel cost
• Many opt-in team events like escape rooms, game nights and other surprise experiences
• A royal workplace in the heart of Amsterdam, combined with the freedom to work partly remote

Our office is located in the former French Consulate in the heart of town, with a wild garden at its core that's perfect for summer meetings, lunches and drinks