New internship opening at EUNIC – Communications Assistant based in Brussels

Hoza Nicoleta Valeria iulie 16, 2013

Communications Assistant – Internship

EUNIC – European Union National Institutes for Culture is a network founded in 2006. EUNIC Global office in Brussels coordinates the work of over 80 EUNIC clusters around the world. EUNIC Global office in Brussels is recruiting a Communications Assistant for a six-month period, starting from September 2013 until February 2013. The main activities of the intern will be to assist in EUNIC Global communications activities including re-development of EUNIC website and maintenance of social media profiles and the Poliglotti4.eu project website on multilingualism.

Main responsibilities of the Communications Assistant

• Assist in re-development of EUNIC website

• Assist management and maintenance of the EUNIC websites and social media

profiles

• Assist in production of the EUNIC monthly newsletter

• Assist in all aspects of external and internal communication

• Contribute to production of promotional material

• Assist in minutes taking

• Proofreading of web, press and informational material

• Take a lead in developing a database of experts and journalists

• Assist in maintaining Poliglotti4.eu website and social media profiles

Profile and Skills required

• Advanced studies or university degree in Communications, Journalism, Languages, Language Policy, Translation, Multilingual Communication or similar

• Keen interest in Intercultural Dialogue, Multilingualism and its role in the European and national context

• Excellent writing and editing skills

• Native speaker level of English, working knowledge of French, any additional languages are a plus (part of the activities require multilingual skills)

• Attention to detail in order to ensure outstanding quality and consistency

• Knowledge of and interest in Social Media and Social Media Marketing (Facebook and Twitter)

• Preferably previous experience with website management and maintenance

• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office and familiarity with MAC OS

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills