Traineeship in media monitoring, Newsroom Division

Communications

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General Information
Type of contract: Traineeship

Who can apply? EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme

Grant: The trainee grant is €1,170 per month plus an accommodation allowance (see further information section)

Working time: Full time

Place of work: Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date: 07.05.2025

Your team: You will be part of the Internal Communications team in the Newsroom Division of the Directorate General Communications. The Newsroom Division is responsible for all media activities at the ECB, including social media and internal communications.

• Our team of around 10 members of staff is responsible for keeping ECB colleagues up to date on various internal and ECB-related topics, encouraging open dialogue. We do so by writing, editing and producing content in various formats (e.g. intranet articles, vlogs, infographics, presentations), organising events and providing communications advice to colleagues across the institution.
• One of the tasks of the team is media monitoring. We monitor media coverage of the ECB and analyse reactions to the ECB’s own media activities. We also act as the ECB’s news desk, following the daily news on ECB-related topics, identifying relevant news reports and sharing them with colleagues across the institution, either as written text or in live presentations. In our work, we aim to single out issues raised in the media and spot communications challenges.

The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.

Your role: As a trainee in media monitoring you will:

• continuously monitor and analyse economic and other news from various media sources across Europe and share key items with ECB management and staff;
• regularly prepare and present ECB-related and economic news in the daily meetings of the Directorate General;
• analyse media coverage of the ECB’s media activities and write media coverage reports for the ECB’s management.

You will also take part in other tasks of the Internal Communications team, depending on the team’s current needs and your particular skill set. For example, you might:

• write, edit and produce content, including intranet articles;
• contribute to the regular collection and analysis of measurement data;
• produce audiovisual material (e.g. vlogs, infographics, images, presentations);
• help to design, prepare and deliver small and large-scale internal events, liaising with other ECB colleagues.

When performing these tasks, you will work closely with other members of the team.

The position offers you an excellent opportunity to work with a diverse, supportive team in a fast-paced environment. It will enable you to deepen your knowledge of a broad range of topics, from monetary policy, macroeconomics and banking supervision to European politics and institutions, and allow you to learn more about the ECB’s activities. You will also gain experience of working with various media monitoring tools and media sources. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills:

Essential:

• a bachelor’s degree or higher in economics, finance, international relations, politics, journalism or another relevant field;
• a solid understanding of macroeconomics gained at some point during your studies;
• a basic understanding of monetary policy, the ECB, and its main tasks and tools;
• strong presentation (public speaking) skills and writing skills, with the ability to make complex concepts easy to understand for the target audience;
• a good working knowledge of the MS Office package;
• an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:

• the ability to read complex texts in one or more of the following languages: French, German, Italian, Spanish;
• an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages;
• the ability to produce visual content;
• experience with data analytics.

You are curious and eager to learn, and want to further develop your ability to analyse complex information. You are keen to collaborate with others, pursue team goals and learn from other people’s diverse perspectives. You strive to know and anticipate stakeholder needs, and will signal any need for change and propose alternative solutions.

You are motivated to contribute to the ECB’s mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe. You are keen to be part of our team and to use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.

Further information: Initial traineeship of 6 months, with a possible extension to up to 12 months in total. The position is expected to start around 1 September 2025.

Other details on the conditions applicable to traineeships at the ECB can be found on our website.

For additional information on this specific vacancy, you can speak to Tajana Tomasic Steck, on +49 1522 8549304, between 14:00 and 18:00 on Tuesday 22 April and Tuesday 29 April, or on Monday 5 May 2025 from 16:00-18:00.

Application and selection process: The recruitment process for this position will include a pre-recorded video interview in the pre-selection phase and – if you are invited to participate in the subsequent selection phase – an online interview and written exercise.

Further information on how to apply is available on our website.

If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list for 12 months from the closing date for applications, from which you might be considered for other traineeship positions within the ECB.