Monday, 5 November 2012

Editorial Intern

Fondation EurActiv PoliTech operates a trainee scheme in Brussels for young people providing graded learning in EU policies. Interns are allocated either to editorial, commercial or technical tasks, depending on availability and abilities/experience. These internships start with a short unpaid period (possibly under Leonardo da Vinci funding).  After this initial phase, the internship can be extended twice (paid), in which case there may be opportunities to serve in a different unit.
EurActiv publishes in 15 languages through its own and a network of franchise offices (Editorial Mission
Editorial Intern 

Responsibilities include
  • Research on EU policies (experience in the EU institutions welcome) 
  • Assist with sub-editing articles
  • Validate and/or rewrite information on EU policies
  • Prepare articles for publication 
  • Accomplish various administrative tasks 
Profile
  • School of Journalism or other equivalent studies 
  • First experience in writing articles, blogs or other, but as a minimum a proven interest in journalism
  • Native or near native English as well as very good German (any other European language is a plus)
  • Fast, entrepreneurial, team-player, hard-working, “hands-on” approach 
  • Able to work independently
  • Good phone, inter-personal skills and knowledge of MS Office 
EurActiv Offers :
  • Interesting tasks in a multicultural environment (international team of 35 people)
  • Insight into EU politics 
  • Insight into the work of a Brussels based EU affairs media
  • Starting date: as soon as possible

CONTACT: Please send relevant CV with short covering letter as well as some articles to Anneli Prohaska at selection@euractiv.com.  Deadline: 30 November 2012

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