Key Responsibilities

As a Communications Intern, you will support our team across all areas of output, including social media, analytics, website, blog, newsletter, online events and offline events (if applicable). The ideal candidate is actively engaged on social media and has basic editing/graphic design skills. 

Tasks:

• Regular monitoring and reporting on social media trends and campaigns relevant to our organization.

• Using Canva, Vimeo, or other basic editing software to produce social media content.

• Posting content on LinkedIn.

• Produce and present reports for internal teams, including analytics reports on activities.

• Keeping up to date with best practices and emerging technologies in digital campaigns. 

• Tech support for online events like our training and webinars via Zoom.

• Research and editing support for presentations, blog articles and case studies. 

• Staying up to date on relevant political events, best practices and emerging technologies in digital campaigns.

• Providing day-to-day support to the ECDA communications team.

Your profile

• Remote working: Comfortable and efficient when working remotely. 

• Progressive political interests: Interested and active in progressive politics, digital organizing, social media, or canvassing with a political party, trade union and/or NGOs.

• Social media skills: Experience on social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn as both a consumer and ideally creator of content.

• Digital skills: Experience (or ability to become familiar with) Zoom, ActionNetwork, Wix, Canva, Vimeo and Google Suite.

• Skills: Basic graphic design skills (for still and video assets), comfortable uploading and monitoring content on social media platforms. Excellent time management skills and a “self-starter” who does not require constant supervision.

• Curious: Eager to learn new skills, both soft and hard, and finding innovative solutions to challenges as they arise.

• English language: An excellent level of English, both written and spoken. This is our primary working language, both internally and for the content we produce.

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Nice-to-haves:

• Fluency in another European language is a strong advantage (particularly German, Spanish, Italian or French).

• Work or voluntary experience in communications in either a political party or an advocacy group.​

What we offer

• ​Inclusive environment: We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and origins.

• Flexibility: Possibility to work 100% remotely within a flexible and trusting team culture.

• Networking: Mentorship and supervision during your internship with the chance to build working relationships.

• Learning opportunities: 

  • Learn about the ins and outs of progressive political campaigning in contemporary politics through the activities involving our experienced global team and wider network of experts.

  • Learn how to work within an international team of professionals and contribute to various communications outputs

• Compensation: Based on location, connected to the median salary index.

How to apply

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• If this sounds like a good match for you, fill in the application here.

• Applications will be accepted until 20 September 2026 at 18:00 CET.

• Interviews will be held the week of 21 September. Interviews will be scheduled for 30 - 45min.

• The final selection will be made on 25 September.

• We hope to provide direct and personal feedback to all applicants. In the case that the volume of applications overwhelms us, the first round of rejection emails will be automated. We thank you for your understanding. 

• We are also accepting applications for an Academy Internship. If you are applying for both, please be clear which is your preference.