Cultural Outreach unit - Post B: Partnerships & communication

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. 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 Cultural Outreach unit manages the art collection of the European Parliament and ensures its visibility within the places of work of the European Parliament. We organise art exhibitions and cultural activities in various locations and strive to create conversations around important societal issues through these activities, in areas the European Parliament is active in as a legislator.

As a trainee in the Cultural Outreach Unit, you will become an integral member of our team and have the opportunity to participate in shaping the activities of the unit. Your exact tasks will be defined depending on the workload of the team and of your own affinity with the various activities of the unit. For example: 

• Assisting with the work on partnerships: maintaining the database of partners, expanding our contacts with new cultural organisations;
• Assisting with the communication around our activities: drafting texts, preparing articles for our website, giving ideas for new formats, identifying interesting communication channels and partners;
• Preparing presentations on our activities: art collection, exhibitions, cultural activities in the Citizens' Garden, etc.;
• Contributing to the visibility of our activities through outreach to partner organisations and artists, in collaboration with other units in DG COMM;
• Assisting with the management of the European Parliament's Art collection, such as writing artists' biographies and descriptions of new artworks in our collection, keeping the database of artists up to date, organising the archives;
• Helping with the installation and dismantling of exhibitions;
• Preparing and giving guided tours.

• A creative team-player and interested in exploring new ways of communicating politics to citizens through art;
• You ideally have a university degree in one of the following domains:
• • Communication;
  • Public relations;
  • Journalism.
• Any additional experience in public relations, communication or journalism is welcome. In addition, training or experience in European politics or in the cultural or associative sectors is appreciated;
• You speak excellent English or French. 

The European Parliament is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We welcome all candidates, regardless of their geographical, racial or ethnic origin, political or religious beliefs, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, civil status, or family situation.