About the EPP Group

The Group of the European People's Party (EPP Group) is the largest and oldest group in the European Parliament. As a centre-right group, the Group is committed to creating a stronger Europe, building on its people and working towards the benefit of all Europeans. It is aiming to reach a more ambitious and a more self-assured Europe where everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed. In its day-to-day business, the Group and its Members can rely on the multinational secretariat providing high-quality political, administrative and technical support.

What do we offer?

The EPP Group’s traineeship programme offers an excellent opportunity for university graduates and undergraduate students to gain experience and practical knowledge of working in an international, multilingual and multicultural environment of the EPP Group and the European Parliament.

We offer the following types of 5-month full-time (40 hrs/week) paid traineeships for graduates in our Digital Communication Unit in the Campaigns Directorate in Brussels (Belgium):

• Digital Communication Trainee - Content Creator
• Digital Communication Trainee - Videographer
• Digital Communication Trainee - Photographer
• Digital Communication Trainee - Graphic Designer

All four roles sit at the heart of the Digital Communication team and provide a unique opportunity to work on exciting political communications tasks.

Compensation and benefits

• monthly allowance of €1,700 to cover living costs in Brussels;
• reimbursement of mission costs (travel and accommodation) to attend one plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg;
• a sickness and accident insurance.

When?

Approximate timetable

Autumn Traineeship starting in September:

⏰Deadline for the applications - 15 May, 12:00 CET.

What will you do?

This traineeship is an opportunity to obtain a unique experience in the Campaigns Directorate by assisting the Group's Digital Communication team in their everyday job and, therefore, a remarkable opportunity to work in a very dynamic, political and international environment.

✍️The Digital Communication Content Creator Trainee will carry out the following tasks:

• Write short, engaging content, script video stories, capitalise on trends, and create images and infographics that convey our vision and views clearly and persuasively;
• Support digital communication content creators in day-to-day tasks, such as research, drafting social media content, coordinating creative (audiovisual) production, arranging interviews with MEPs, and preparing weekly external and internal newsletters;
• Monitor social media accounts; support online community management;
• Prepare analytical reports on social media performance;
• Draft notes, reports, and other documents.

The successful candidate will have a passion for online communications and EU politics, possess attention to detail and a curious mind, a hands-on mentality, some interest in analytics, be willing to learn and work in a team, and contribute to developing content that makes an impact.

🎥The Digital Communication Videographer Trainee will carry out the following tasks:

• Support digital communication videographers in their day-to-day tasks in developing and editing videos based on the approved scripts;
• Edit different types of videos for social media channels;
• Support in filming and scripting short videos for online content (e.g., Instagram stories, reels);
• Participate in brainstorms and suggest new creative ideas for audiovisual products.

The successful candidate will be passionate about online communications and video production/editing work. The successful candidate must demonstrate good knowledge of Adobe Premiere (editing, subtitling, basic sound mixing), basic knowledge of After Effects (working with pre-rendered templates) and basic knowledge of Photoshop. Also, the candidate will demonstrate the ability to work individually as well as in a team. We value creativity but also attention to detail and swift delivery times.

📸The Digital Communication Photographer Trainee will carry out the following tasks:

• Contribute to creative brainstorming sessions;
• Support the Group photographers in covering press conferences, official meetings and other events;
• Assist with portrait shootings on site or in studio;
• Use photo enhancing software.

The successful candidate must have a passion for photography. The candidate must also have Adobe Photoshop and/or Lightroom skills, know how to work with a professional camera and be able to work both independently and as part of a team. We value creativity but also attention to detail and swift delivery times.

🎨The Digital Communication Graphic Designer Trainee will carry out the following tasks:

• Support graphic designers in their day-to-day tasks in developing graphic designs for online and offline products;
• Participate in brainstorms and suggest new creative ideas for digital communication graphic design;
• Support graphic designers and digital communication content creators in other creative and organisational tasks as required.

The successful candidate is a visual, creative thinker with an interest in international and EU politics, possesses Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop skills and preferably will have some knowledge of InDesign. The candidate must have the ability to work individually as well as in a team. We value creativity but also attention to detail and swift delivery times.

Copyright:

All the pictures taken during the traineeship belong to the EPP Group. In this sense, none of the pictures can be used without an agreement given by the EPP Group or can be financially rewarded in any case. Permission can be granted to use pictures taken during the traineeship in the framework of your studies. We provide all the necessary material to perform the above-mentioned tasks. However, the selected trainee can use his/her own equipment if he/she wishes so.

Who can apply? (Admission requirements)

📝The candidates who:

• are nationals of a Member State of the EU or of an associated or candidate country;
• have a very good knowledge (at least CEFR B2 level) of two official EU languages, one of which should be English, French or German (EU citizens) OR have a very good knowledge of the English language (non-EU citizens);
• have not been granted a paid traineeship in the EU institutions/MEP offices and have not already been in gainful employment after the completion of their studies;

• have a university degree or have completed at least three years of study (at least six semesters) at a university or an equivalent institute of higher education;

   

• for the Trainee Photographer position:
  • secondary education giving access to post-secondary education attested by a diploma or post-secondary education of at least 2 years attested by a diploma in the field of Photography, Communication Design, etc.
  • a very good knowledge of Lightroom and Photoshop software.

How to apply? (Admission documents)

📩The candidates must:

• complete the online application form available when clicking on the Apply button below;
• upload:
  • a Europass CV in English;
  • a letter explaining why you have chosen this traineeship and how your participation will be beneficial to the EPP Group (in English, max 500 words);
  • upload their portfolio of work;
  • the following supporting documents as a single PDF file including:
  • university studies diploma(s) OR a certificate proving that you completed at least six semesters at a university;
  • documents proving the knowledge of the languages (certificates and diplomas);

  • ID card or passport.

     

We wish specifically to encourage qualified candidates with disabilities to apply for the traineeship.

⚠️Candidates can apply for only one of the currently open Calls for Interest for trainees. In case of multiple applications, your application to the Trainee Generalist Call will be disregarded.

CANDIDATES WHO DO NOT MEET ALL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS OR FAIL TO UPLOAD ADMISSION DOCUMENTS WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE ELIMINATED FROM THE SELECTION PROCEDURE.

Only in case of technical problems can you contact the Human Resources Unit of the EPP Group by email epp-stages@europarl.europa.eu.