Media Intelligence Unit

The European Parliament stands for European democracy. We help connect it to people.  

This entails providing complete and impartial information to citizens and media about the European Parliament (EP), and assisting Members in their communication activities. The Directorate-General for Communication (DG COMM) strives to reach and engage the right audience with the right message at the right time and in doing so, deliver world-class communication. We are committed communication professionals coming from various professional and academic backgrounds.

As part of Parliament's commitment to honouring journalists who were killed while carrying out their work, the Directorate for Media offers its Schuman traineeships in memory of Ján Kuciak, the Slovakian investigative journalist who was murdered in February 2018.

Media Intelligence Unit

The Media Intelligence Unit (MIU) is responsible for the monitoring of print, audiovisual and online media in the Member States and the quantitative and qualitative analysis of media coverage on the EP, its President and Members of the European Parliament (MEPs).

It provides press reviews, analyses on media coverage and assesses the media potential of EP-related topics. MIU’s products are addressed to MEPs and EP officials.

The unit is also responsible for the long-term editorial planning within the Directorate for Media and provides insights into media evaluation and trends in the Member States.

As part of the Media Intelligence Unit, you will be involved in the daily tasks of the unit, participate in internal meetings, etc. You will also have the opportunity of travelling to Strasbourg once for a plenary session.

• Media monitoring: using the European Parliament Media Monitoring platform, you will monitor the main news sources from each Member State in print, online, television and radio formats to get a better understanding of how the European Parliament is perceived. Daily newsletters are provided to EP staff and MEPs;
• Media analysis: for specific topics covered in plenary as well as on an ad-hoc basis on Committee votes and other EP related events with regards to how the EP is perceived in the media in the EU Member States;
• Media intelligence input: based on media coverage, you will identify the issues and angles with communication potential. You will also contribute to the trends analysis and media landscape studies to help understand how different media types evolve; identification of new relevant media sources; update of information related to already identified media sources. You will also contribute to the visualisation of indicators, based on dealing with large amounts of data and assist in the graphical design and development for our various publications and presentations. You will also have the opportunity to bring effective visual ideas from concept through to completion;
• Other: the Media Intelligence Unit also works closely with the Media Services Unit, which organizes different seminars and conferences throughout the year. When necessary, your help will be needed for logistical and practical purposes.

• Interested in European politics and policies, as well as in media coverage and media trends;
• Have an analytical mind,used to analysing and presenting data;
• Experience or education in media related fields or in research related activities will be taken into account;
• Able to communicate well, both orally and in writing, particularly in English; knowledge of other languages is a plus;
• Familiar with standard Microsoft Office tools (in particular Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook): including ability to use formulas and produce graphs in Excel;
• Able to dive into challenging tasks, motivated to learn and have a pro-active creative thinking;
• Detail-oriented and organised, can deal with short deadlines;
• Able to exercise good judgment when interpreting instructions and to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions;
• Willing to work as within a team, but can also take initiative on your own when necessary.

Following skills are not required but would be an added value:

• University level diploma in mass-media, graphic design, communication, statistics;
• Professional experienced in graphic design and proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign.