Who we are
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, 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.
The European Parliament's Audiovisual Unit provides essential services to raise the awareness of the European Parliament and guarantee the transparency of its political activities. Audiovisual facilities such as TV studios, radio studios or camera crews are primarily made available to broadcast and webcast media undertakings and regular news coverage - video, audio and photo - are offered free of charge to the world's media.
Among many other activities, we broadcast the plenary session and make all the necessary video material available for journalists and producers. The Audiovisual Unit also provides video, audio and photo services to the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs).
The Photo Service of the Audiovisual Unit covers the main political activities of the European Parliament. The photos are published on the Multimedia Centre.
As part of Parliament's commitment to honouring journalists who were killed during the exercise of their work, the Directorate for Media offers its Schuman traineeships in memory of Jan Kuciak, the Slovak investigative journalist who was murdered in February 2018.
Your tasks
- Under the supervision of your supervisor, you will be in charge of the quality control of the photo’s publication on the Multimedia Centre (Website);
- Your experienced photographer’s eye will help us select the photographs for publication on the European Parliament Multimedia Centre;
- Your knowledge of photography software will be most useful with regard to archiving and restoration of the historical pictures of the European Parliament.
You are
- You have experience in photography and a good knowledge of tools, such as Lightroom, Photoshop or Photomechanics;
- You have a good eye and a strong interest in institutional and political photography reporting;
- You feel at ease when working in the heart of events such as EP Plenaries, press conferences, official visits or with Members of the European Parliament and their groups of visitors;
- You are a good team player with good time management skills and you are flexible with regard to working hours.
If you see yourself in the description above and you wish to join our team, you are one of the candidates we are looking for, so apply immediately.
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