Follow the Gradient is a fast-growing media platform by Melanie Gabriel and Christian Woese for European founders and operators who want to build big and ambitious companies and stay sane while doing so.
Every week, our podcast and newsletters go deep with people who have actually built companies: no fluff, no superficial conversations, just hard-won and practical insights from people who have “been there, done that.”
So far, we’ve done this with a very lean setup. As we grow, we want to invest heavily in distribution, quality and reach. That’s where you come in.
We’re looking for a working student or part-time team member who is hungry to build something from the inside, not just “support tasks”. You’ll be part of a small team where your ideas move from concept to live within days – and where using tools and automation to scale your impact is a core part of the job. You will have direct ownership over a wide range of topics and a large degree of freedom to execute against your ideas.
What is the job about?
If you’re curious about how media brands scale from thousands to tens of thousands, this is where you experiment.
You will:
Cut, edit and package video clips and short reels.
Own the social calendar end-to-end – ideation, writing, scheduling, iteration.
Analyse what performs and run fast cycles to double down.
Help build the growth engine that turns Follow the Gradient into one of the go-to voices for founders and operators in Europe in 2026
Build distribution loops, partnership ideas and content experiments.
Use tools like automation platforms, AI models and scheduling systems to make our workflows smarter, not heavier – always in service of better content, not shortcuts for its own sake.
This track is for you if:
You know (or are hungry enough to figure out) what makes a clip go viral and grow exponentially, you enjoy tinkering with algorithms, and you get energy from trying ten things to find one that works.
Who you are
Enrolled student and/or person with time and drive
Creator mindset: you take ideas from zero to something real fast
Hands-on problem solver: you live by our motto “done is better than perfect”
Strong curiosity for tools and automation – things like Make, n8n, ChatGPT, Gemini or Nano Banana make you think “how could I use this to work smarter”
An eye for design and brand consistency across formats
Clear communicator with strong taste and attention to detail
Comfortable with editing tools or willing to learn at speed
Curious about founders, operators and how great companies get built
Energised by experimentation and hungry to build something that scales fast
You care deeply about the quality and usefulness of what we put into the world, even when you use heavy automation behind the scenes
What you’ll get
Impact: you help shape the content and the brand
Creative freedom and very short feedback loops
A front seat to Europe’s most interesting founder conversations
A portfolio that demonstrates real impact, not theoretical projects
A chance to join a growing media brand at an early moment
How to apply
Send us a short selfie video how you will make impact in week one after we started together to [email protected] with the following additional information:
A few lines about what excites you (we expect you to use AI tools in your work but please not for your motivation letter)
Any clips, posts, research, writing or edits you’ve already created
One idea for how we could grow faster or make our setup more scalable
In the meantime: Follow the Gradient and stay tuned!
Follow the Gradient is a weekly newsletter and podcast by the serial founders Melanie Gabriel & Christian Woese about how to build a business from Europe while staying sane.
