Audiovisual unit - Post C: Audiovisual archivist

As the voice of citizens, the European Parliament stands for European democracy. The Directorate-General for Communication (DG COMM) amplifies its message of the Parliament to reach every corner of Europe. We help connect Members of Parliament to the people they represent, and we communicate what the Parliament is, what it does, and what it stands for. When Parliament speaks, we make sure it’s heard.

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. Among many other services, we broadcast and stream the special events, the plenary sessions and the committee meetings and make all the necessary video and photo material available on the Multimedia Centre for journalists and producers. 

The Media Library archives and stores audiovisual content produced in the European Parliament. We provide access to broadcast-quality video footage of a wide range of EP activities to journalists, citizens, NGOs, as well as internal services. We offer thousands of hours’ worth of video footage, audio recordings, documenting the history of Europe from the first steps of the Common Market to the present day.

The Audiovisual Unit also provides video, audio and photo services to the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and offers audiovisual facilities such as TV studios, radio studios or camera crews to broadcast and webcast media undertakings.

As part of Parliament's commitment to honoring 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.

As a trainee at the Audiovisual Unit, you will have the opportunity to get a wider view of different activities in the Parliament from the EP committees through the plenary sessions and other special events that take place on Parliament premises. 

At the Media Library, you will be involved in the workflow of the archiving of the daily work of the audiovisual unit (news, infoclips, plenary sessions). Our work involves the use of various IT tools, and training is provided on a daily basis in the unit.

• Your typical work activities include organising, managing and using the footage produced by our unit;
• You will also be involved in using specific documentary databases to index and describe new sequences for inclusion in the archives database and publication on the Internet;
• You will have the opportunity to be in contact with television, multimedia and radio professionals (producers, journalists, documentalists, etc.) to provide the images best suited to their needs and providing production teams with archive images;
• Your tasks also include the publication of content on the Multimedia Centre of the European Parliament;
• Your work with us also includes challenging interpersonal contacts with official representatives, EP Members and their assistants, businesspersons and other organisations alike;
• You might also assist other service(s) in the unit.

• You have obtained/will obtain a university degree (level 6 of EQF or higher) at least three months before the starting date of the traineeship;
• You have experience in audiovisual material archiving and an understanding of AV file formats and the ability to encode, export, transfer and store such files;
• You have practical knowledge of techniques for written and audiovisual documentation;
• You have a love of researching and finding solutions; 
• You have a good knowledge of IT tools and you are open to work in a modern technology environment, ready to deal with unexpected technical issues;
• You have a very good command of French and English;
• You are familiar with real-time TV analytics and TV-synced ads solution;
• You have a strong interest and understanding of European Union matters, policies, agenda and some knowledge on how the EU institutions work;
• You are a good team player with good time management skills and flexible with regard to working hours;
• You enjoy working in a versatile, multi-tasking environment.

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.

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.