Community Coordinator, TiLA!
At Aalto University, science and art meet technology and economics. We build a sustainable future by achieving breakthroughs in our key areas and at their intersections. At the same time, we inspire future changemakers and create solutions to the world's great challenges.
Our university community includes 16,000 students, 446 professors, and over 5,000 employees, representing a total of over 120 nationalities. Our campus is located in Espoo, Otaniemi. Diversity is part of us, and we work continuously to ensure the diversity and non-discrimination of our community. Therefore, we encourage qualified applicants from all backgrounds to join our community.
TiLA! is a joint investment by Aalto University, Aalto University Real Estate Oy (ACRE), and the City of Espoo for all creative professionals: for example, artists, designers, and architects. We offer affordable workspaces, support services, and a community where creativity and entrepreneurship can flourish. We are currently in a pilot phase. The space is located at Vuorimiehentie 2A on the Aalto campus in Otaniemi, and it is part of Aalto's creative ecosystem and Aalto Studios.
Do you get excited about bringing people together and creating a good atmosphere? Do you gain energy from making things happen, impactful events, and supporting creativity?
We are looking for
A community coordinator enthusiastic about developing new things to build the TiLA! community and strengthen the entrepreneurship ecosystem of the creative sectors.
Your role
You are the heart of our community and the first contact for new members of our community. You are present in the community daily and get creative professionals and entrepreneurs to work together. You plan and implement inspiring activities, events, and cooperation to support creative work and entrepreneurship. In this role, you have the opportunity to influence the advancement of the operating conditions of the creative sectors in a top-class entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem at Aalto University and in Espoo. Our goal is to make new openings and develop our creative sector ecosystem into an international pioneer.
Join us in building the future!
Your tasks include
Piloting and developing TiLA!, its services, and community activities in broad cooperation.
Searching for suitable creative sector actors for TiLA!, introducing the new space and service concept, and selling spaces and services.
Coordinating and managing the selection, leasing, and contract processes for actors chosen for the spaces.
Building the community and creating an inspiring and engaging atmosphere of cooperation to support creative work and entrepreneurship.
Opening up the opportunities provided by the Aalto University innovation campus and Business Espoo's business services to members of the creative community. Helping creative sector actors succeed as community members and independent entrepreneurs.
Creating development-supporting encounters with actors from the creative and other sectors, e.g., events and visits, and acting as a sparring partner on development paths.
Coordinating and implementing communication: You understand the forms of community communication and cooperate within Aalto and with Espoo.
Promoting the growth of visibility and impact of the creative sectors at Aalto University and enabling the rooting of creative sector entrepreneurs in Espoo.
We expect from you
A university degree.
Experience in the arts, culture, and creative sectors, creative work, and entrepreneurship in the creative sectors.
Experience in development work and a culture of experimentation: you thrive in a constructive, evolving, and multidisciplinary operating environment.
Solution-orientedness and a service mindset.
Teamwork and networking skills.
An active, proactive, and independent working style, as well as communication, organizational, and negotiation skills.
Fluent oral and written English skills.
Quick mastery of digital systems. For example, we use Microsoft programs extensively and diversely, we manage customers in CRM, and our website runs on Drupal.
Additionally, we value
Experience in business advisory and customer service.
Experience in service design: you know how to identify the needs of customers, Aalto, and Espoo and shape them into cooperation.
Oral and written Finnish skills.
Knowledge of the university and urban landscape (e.g., Aalto and Espoo) as a working environment and familiarity with their services.
Knowledge of the principles of sustainable development and the circular economy.
Your team and work community
You will work as part of the Aalto University creative sectors ecosystem team. In addition to yourself, the team includes 5 other people who are responsible for TiLA! as well as the Space 21 space concept and the Aalto Creatives pre-incubator operations.
The creative sectors ecosystem team is part of Aalto Studios, which offers diverse audiovisual creativity spaces and services on campus, from Aalto Fablab to augmented reality studio spaces. A total of about 30 creative professionals work at Aalto Studios.
At Aalto Studios, we succeed together: we help each other, and we are not afraid to ask each other for help when we need it.
We offer
A diverse job description as an essential part of an expert and multidisciplinary work community, a vantage point from the heart of the university's entrepreneurship activities, and the opportunity to participate in the development of operations.
Excellent multidisciplinary cooperation opportunities within the university.
A meaningful and inspiring environment. We are proud of our purpose to shape a sustainable future. We renew society with research-based knowledge, creativity, and an entrepreneurial spirit.
A culture where everyone is valued. All our work is guided by the university's values: responsibility, courage, and cooperation. We are an open community where equality and inclusivity enable curiosity, innovation, cooperation, and well-being.
Great opportunities for skill development and learning. We strive to utilize the strengths and passions of every Aaltolainen in the best possible way. We help each other succeed, focusing on the community and people, learning new things from each other. Together, we can make an impact.
You will get to work in a community of students, researchers, and other professionals, where we promote socially significant goals in the field of science and education. We will orient you to your tasks, and you will become part of a pleasant and competent team that will also support you in your work tasks in the future. We encourage and offer opportunities for continuous development of your own expertise.
We strive to combine the best aspects of remote and on-site work, and we have flexible working hours. Your on-site workplace is located in the renewed and vibrant Otaniemi campus area, which has diverse services and good transport links. The position is a fixed-term position for the period 1.11.2026–31.12.2027. The salary for the position is determined according to the university's salary system used at Aalto University. The salary is approx. 3600–3800 €/month.
Interested?
If you are excited about the position and want to join us, send your CV and motivation letter through our recruitment system no later than 4.10.2026 at 23.59 (EET).
Current employees of Aalto University should apply for the position using their own employee profile through the Workday system (internal jobs). Aalto students or visitors apply using a personal email address (not aalto.fi) through the external Open Jobs page.
For more information, contact Riikka Mäkikoskela, Manager, TiLA!, tel. no. 045 1313562, 24.9.2026 at 11–12, 29.9.2026 at 13–14, and 1.10.2026 at 11–12, and Marcus Korhonen, Director, Aalto Studios, tel. no. 040 012 9629, 29.9.2026 at 14–15 and 30.9.2026 at 9–10. For questions regarding the application, contact Saara Ahokoski, HR Partner, firstname.lastname@aalto.fi.