Press Unit - Post A: Press Officer, English Language

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 Slovakian investigative journalist who was murdered in February 2018.

The ultimate objective of the Directorate-General for Communication (DG COMM) is to help build the reputation of the EU by showcasing its democratic legitimacy, embodied in the European Parliament. 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 strives to reach 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 Press Unit, part of the Media Directorate within Directorate General Communication in the European Parliament, mainly ensures that the legislative work of the European Parliament is communicated to the Media and in particular to the Brussels-based correspondents. It follows closely the work of all the parliamentary committees and of the plenary, and organises and coordinates press conferences and media briefings. It produces and distributes various news products each week as well as publishing press releases on parliamentary activity.

• Assistance to press officers and/or audio-visual press with media coverage of parliamentary committees and plenary agendas;
• Briefing summaries on legislative files and following press conferences, preparation of press releases and newsletters and other media products;
• Liaison with English speaking journalists and the European Parliament's Liaison offices.

• You have a perfect (native-speaker equivalent) command of English;
• You have an academic or professional background and/or qualification in journalism/communication;
• Knowledge of another EU official language;
• An interest and knowledge of European affairs would be an asset.