Press Unit - Post D: Press officer, French 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 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 Press Unit, part of the Directorate for Media within DG COMM 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.

• Offering 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;
• Preparing/translating press releases and newsletters and other media products into French;
• Liaising with French speaking journalists and the European Parliament's office in France.

• A perfect (native-speaker equivalent) command of French;
• An academic or professional background and/or qualification in journalism/communication;
• Fluent in English;
• An interest and knowledge of European affairs would be an asset.

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.