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Stagiaire / Trainee - for the leading EU policy media

EurActiv - 10 November 2009

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Job Description

Fondation EurActiv 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 are for a minimum of six months and can be extended twice, in which case there are opportunities to serve in a different unit.
 
EurActiv publishes in 10 languages through its own and a network of franchise offices: see Editorial Mission. 
 
We are now looking for a commercial intern to work with the Advertising and Blogactiv unit; a dynamic team player seeking to help create new media content that will lead in an influential market. In this position, you will help us expand into the emerging worlds of blogging and online video.
 
The role is split between moderation and community management of our multi-user and multi-lingual blog platform (www.blogactiv.eu) and the operation of our advertising server, ensuring that our client’s promotional campaigns are published in an effective and efficient manner.
 
Your key strengths will be reliability and consistency. Both tasks are critical to the smooth running of our web sites.  The successful candidate will be familiar with the Web 2.0 world and already have some online skills. 
 
 
Profile

• Fast, entrepreneurial, team-player, hard-working, “hands-on” approach
• Basic HTML skills
• Knowledge of Web 2.0, including the blogosphere
• Understanding of online video and multimedia
• Basic level of EU policy knowledge and understanding (please note that this is not a position for policy experts)
• Ideally resident in Brussels, native or near-native English + French oral skills, knowledge of German would be a plus
• Good phone, inter-personal skills and knowledge of MS Office 
• Experience in a busy international environment (e.g. ‘Stage’ with EU institution, advertising, consultancy, law firm, federation or company).
• Good references 

 
Responsibilities include

• An 8.30am start to publish blog posts on Blogactiv.eu 
• Uploading advertising banners, campaigns
• Community management (reading and moderation of blog posts and comments)
• Assisting with the recruitment of new bloggers
• Managing Blogactiv’s support email 
• Uploading video and other multimedia

 
This internship will be for an initial period of six months. Regular coaching and evaluation will determine whether an extension for a further period is offered.
A financial contribution is provided; favourable consideration will be given to applicants who are eligible for funding via Erasmus or other programmes.
 
CONTACT: send relevant CVs with short covering letter, in confidence, to: selection@euractiv.com
 
 
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