Social Media Intern (Brussels)

Company: POLITICO

POLITICO is seeking a social media intern to join our global audience team for a minimum of three months, starting in March 2025. This is a hands-on opportunity to help shape how we engage with our audience off-platform, and to develop a baseline set of audience development skills in a newsroom.

POLITICO is a pioneering and growing media company that covers the politics, policy and personalities of the European Union, with journalists in Brussels, London, Paris and Berlin.

What You'll Do:

• Write and schedule social posts to amplify the reach and impact of our journalism
• Work with the audience and wider editorial teams to help plan and implement social media coverage
• Create visuals to promote our journalism on social media
• Write SEO-friendly headlines, eye-catching podcast titles and engaging social-specific content (IG Stories, threads etc.)
• Analyze data to deliver insights on our social media coverage
  
  

What You'll Need:

• Excellent writing skills and impeccable attention to detail
• Strong understanding of major social platforms (X, LinkedIn, Instagram)
• A strong visual eye and knowledge of the Adobe suite (namely Photoshop)
• Solid news judgement and a keen interest in political journalism and digital storytelling
• Ability to craft social copy in POLITICO’s signature voice
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• An interest in or experience analyzing data to draw insights (relevant tools: Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics or analytics tools offered by social platforms)
• An interest or experience with SEO and reading Google Trends
  
  

Application Instructions & Further Details

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send a CV and motivation letter in English outlining why you’re right for this role.

Questions? Contact recruitment@politico.eu with the subject line: "Social Media Intern (Brussels)". Please apply, however, via the online form.

This position is only available for student training as part of university or graduate coursework. Please note that as per Belgian regulations, internships that are part of university or graduate coursework cannot be paid, compensation toward lunch and transport to the office is provided.

Location: Brussels

Employment level: Full-time

Type of role: Internship

Updated: 17/02/2025

Job ID: 00612