The Handpicked audience at a glance.

70,380 subscriptions and follows before audience overlap. Berlin is our core audience. Handpicked Careers is expanding across Germany.

Your marketing partner for Berlin's professional community.

for B2B companies targeting decision-makers
for brands looking for a professional audience
for event and conference organisers
for companies and freelancers offering services to expats
for growing companies looking to scale their teams
for employer branding and talent attraction
for course providers, bootcamps, and educators reaching Berlin's tech professionals
for increasing brand visibility in Berlin's professional community

Reach across channels.

Channel Cadence Subscribers / followers Open rate Click-to-open Clicks per issue
Handpicked Berlin
Weekly · Monday 13,067 57% 22% 1,800
Handpicked Careers
Weekly · Thursday 11,961 54% 18% 1,300
Instagram
2–3× weekly 25,693 — — —
LinkedIn
2–3× weekly 14,468 — — —
TikTok
Ad-hoc 2,961 — — —
Luma calendar
Always-on 2,230 — — —
What do these numbers mean?

Engagement figures use the latest 20 regular editions of each newsletter. Open rate is recorded opens divided by delivered emails; click-to-open is unique clicks divided by opens. Clicks cover all links in an issue, not one ad. Apple Mail Privacy Protection and some corporate email clients can inflate or distort opens.

Who's reading.

Founders, operators, expats, VCs, and career-driven professionals across functions. Reader-profile figures come from newsletter polls run at different times. They are directional, and response groups may overlap. Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok followings skew differently.

Location
88%
in Berlin / Brandenburg
Considering a move5%
Estimated reader income
€80,000
annually
Work status
Founders39%
Freelancers10%
Age
30–3439%
35–3926%
25–2912%
40–4412%
Gender
Male55%
Female45%
German level
Native or C1–C226%
B1–B236%
Career mobility
Considering change52%
Definitely looking33%
Actively looking19%
Open to opportunities28%
Response groups overlap

Rates and availability.

Current public rates and availability. One booking means one appearance in one issue unless the product says otherwise. Availability varies, and a booking is confirmed only after the date, format and editorial fit are agreed in writing.

Public advertising rates and availability
Product What one booking buys Single Run of 2 Availability
Banner ad Berlin or Careers
One visual ad in one newsletter issue €350 €550 One shared banner-or-native ad slot per newsletter issue
Company profile Careers + job board
Your profile, a careers-page link, up to three role titles, and a 30-day board pin €500 €800 Up to four profiles per month; counts toward the eight paid Jobs placements
Luma Spotlight Events email
One featured block in a mixed Spotlight email €350 — One featured placement per Spotlight send
Partners link Footer, both newsletters
One link and up to two lines of copy across the next four Berlin and four Careers issues, eight appearances €300
per cycle
— Two active partner links per newsletter issue
Featured event Careers, Events
Pitch your event in the featured section €175 €275 Up to three per Careers issue
Job listing Job board + Careers
Pinned at the top of the job board for 30 days, plus one newsletter line €150
per listing
€250 Eight paid Jobs placements per month, combined across listings and company profiles

For a job listing or company profile, a run of two means two Careers appearances during one continuous 30-day board pin.

What every booking includes.

Limited availability Inventory is limited and varies by issue. A booking is confirmed only after the date, format, and editorial fit are agreed in writing.
Booking basis One booking means one appearance in one issue unless the product says otherwise.
Run of two Non-job placements are booked together and used within 30 days. Job products include two Careers appearances during the same continuous 30-day board pin.
Net prices All prices are net. German VAT of 19% is added where applicable; EU businesses with a valid VAT ID are invoiced under the reverse-charge procedure.
Clear disclosure Paid placements are labelled "Ad" or "Featured event". Standard paid placements are advertisements and do not imply personal endorsement.
Reporting Every placement receives a written report.
Performance Prices are fixed per placement and reflect audience fit, position, editorial work, and limited inventory. Past results are examples, not forecasts or guarantees.
Germany coverage Handpicked Careers still has a predominantly Berlin audience. Jobs and events can be listed for Berlin, Munich, and Hamburg, but city-specific reach outside Berlin is not yet proven.

Three reasons to work with us.

1

Use the channel that fits the job.

Choose from Handpicked Berlin, Handpicked Careers, Luma Spotlight, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, the job board and in-person events. We will tell you which fit your goal and which do not.

2

Help before it goes live.

We help tighten the copy, check the format and agree what will be measured. If a placement is not the right fit, we will say so.

3

Measured, reported placements.

Across the current measurement window, Handpicked Berlin averages 1,800 unique clicks per issue and Handpicked Careers averages 1,300, across all newsletter links. These are newsletter-wide figures, not promised campaign results. Every paid placement receives a written report.

“In mid-2022, I launched this newsletter to help people find the best jobs in Berlin. It has since grown into two editions: Handpicked Berlin on Monday and Handpicked Careers on Thursday, which is expanding its jobs and career coverage across Germany.

Brands often came with a goal but not a finished campaign. I now help them choose the right channel and tighten the copy.

Brands can advertise in the newsletters, job board, calendar and social channels, or sponsor a Handpicked event. If Handpicked is not the right fit, I will say so.”

Igor Ranc
Founder of Handpicked
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