Comms Intern Winter 2026 | Paris

European Alternatives; Paris; Hybrid; Full time

Job summary

An international cultural organization in Paris is looking for a Communications Intern to support its active communications projects and engage with a diverse audience. The intern will create content for social media, manage creative projects using tools like InDesign, and work with a collaborative team. Ideal candidates are fluent in French and English, skilled in social media, and eager to innovate in communications. This is a 6-month internship with a deadline for applications on December 12.

Qualifications

• Fluency in both French and English is required.
• Comfortable using multiple social media platforms.
• Basic skills in graphic and video editing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage social media content.
• Develop graphics while adhering to branding guidelines.
• Write and edit texts for different audiences.

Skills

Fluency in French

Fluency in English

Social media skills

Graphic design basics

Video editing skills

Teamwork

Creative communication

Tools

InDesign

Mailchimp

Job description

WE ARE HIRING! Communications Intern 2026 | Paris

We are looking for a Communications intern to join our team!

European Alternatives is looking for an intern that can work with us supporting our communications activities, learning how to work transnationally with a multidisciplinary team.

Our projects are carried out across Europe often in partnership with other organisations and our members in Europe and the rest of the world.

This is a 6-month internship, taking place in Paris, with occasional travel. Internships are usually open to students who are still registered students in an educational institution. Ideally there will be the possibility to have an Internship Agreement signed with your University. (ie. signed by you, European Alternatives and your university).

Key projects which you will have the opportunity to be involved in are:

• General European Alternatives Communications
• On the job training developing and implementing website, newsletter and social media schedules and content
• Opportunity to contribute to our varied multimedia content including journal articles and web posts
• Opportunities for travel and networking across civil society, activist and cultural organisations around Europe
• Insight into the development and implementation of communications strategy
• Insight into planning and production of various multimedia outputs including promotional videos, documentaries, podcasts, journals and more
• Insight into analytics and reporting

Main tasks include:

• Social media content creation and calendaring (Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, Mastodon)
• Creating and updating engaging content on website and social media platforms using creative communications skills, with guidance
• Developing graphic designs on InDesign, respecting the branding guidelines
• Writing, editing and translating texts to different audiences (Mailchimp management)
• Creating presentations and reports
• Supporting logistics tasks and internal communications tasks
• Working in team with comms officer, comms director and project managers
• Attending key stakeholder meetings

Tasks can evolve depending on the opportunities that arise and the skills you would like to develop

HOW TO APPLY?

Please send us in one single document: a one-page CV and a one-page maximum motivation letter to [e-mail] using the heading: Comms Intern 2026 .
Deadline for applications: 12 December .
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
We will contact shortlisted candidates before the end of the year.
Interviews will be held during the first two weeks of January.
The internship will start immediately afterwards.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOU IF YOU

• are fluent in French and English (working proficiency: writing, reading, speaking)
• are comfortable using social media (Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, Mastodon) and have basic graphic and video editing skills, especially for creating engaging TikTok content
• are a strong team player and creative communicator who takes initiative and wants to bring in new ideas
• have a strong interest in engaging new and young audiences from diverse backgrounds
• want to stand up against all forms of discrimination and share our belief in participatory democracy, equality, and cross-border culture

We are particularly committed to hiring people from racial and ethnic minorities, people from LGBTQI+ communities, people with disabilities and people who identify with disadvantaged economic classes. If you don’t identify as one of these groups, we still want you to apply – but if you know of an awesome person who does, encourage them to apply as well! We look forward to reading your application!