Communications Assistant (m/f/d)
Communications Assistant (m/f/d)
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Job Description
Job Purpose
The Communications Assistant at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) plays a key role in driving the planning execution and evaluation of ECFRs flagship campaigns. This role requires a strong sense of initiative and the ability to contribute across multiple areas including media engagement press office operations social media strategy content publishing multimedia production newsletter development administrative coordination and stakeholder database maintenance.
Main Responsibilities
- Contribute to the strategic planning implementation monitoring and evaluation of ECFRs highimpact campaigns and communication projects.
- Engage with team members to deliver robust and effective media communications and press outreach.
- Manage press office tasks including handling interview requests tracking media coverage maintaining the press contact database and preparing outreach and impact reports.
- Operate ECFRs social media channels by promoting research multimedia content events and job opportunities with a dynamic and analytical approach.
- Publish commentaries and research outputs on ECFR platforms ensuring visual and editorial quality.
- Develop and distribute ECFRs general newsletter drafting compelling editorial content and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.
- Collaborate on the production of multimedia materials including podcasts and videos liaising with internal experts and external contributors.
- Ensure ECFRs media stakeholder database is accurate wellmaintained and supports strategic outreach.
- Provide administrative coordination as required including taking clear and actionoriented notes during meetings overseeing expense tracking streamlining internal communications and improving access to core resources (i.e. Intranet).
- Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed to support overall ECFR organizational priorities.
Person Specification
Education
- Bachelors degree or higher in communications media studies international relations or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated success in campaign planning media engagement and social media operations.
- Previous handson experience in communications journalism or public affairs is desirable.
Skills and Abilities
- Excellent writing and editing skills highly skilled in draftingpress releasesmedia noteseditorial content andsocial media copy
- Proficiency in design software (e.g.Canva Adobe InDesign Photoshop) and experience with shortform video/audio editing is strongly preferred.
- Fluent English(with excellent editing and proofreading skills)
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and constructively in a team.
- Ability to work under pressure manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills comfortable engaging with stakeholders partners and media.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multinational crossfunctional team.
- A strategic mindset with attention to detail and a proactive solutionoriented approach.
- Flexibility and adaptability to evolving project needs and priorities.
What we offer
- Fulltime permanent contract with a salary package amounting to 36000 EUR/year and 30 days of holiday/year.
- Convenience of an office location in the heart of Berlin.
- Stimulating work environment at an innovative panEuropean think tank with partly hybrid work opportunities that allow flexibility while maintaining productivity and collaboration.
- Opportunity to collaborate with highly motivated and committed colleagues from diverse backgrounds across Europe at an entity with a distinguished position and wide recognition within the think tank world.
- Open and appreciative work culture where employee achievements are valued and recognized.
- Exciting and fastmoving environment at an innovative and renowned panEuropean think tank which is at the forefront of cuttingedge research and policy development shaping the future of European foreign policy.
To Apply and Next steps
If this is of interest we look forward to receiving your application!
Closing Date: 25th May 2025
Please use the apply button to submit your cover letter and CV (max. 2 pg. and pdf format)
Candidates must be eligible to work in the EU
Due to the volume of applications we receive we will only be able to respond to candidates after the application deadline has passed. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
We care about your data privacy. If you are interested to know more about how we manage your personal data you can find more information in this link: is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we do not discriminate against applicants due to race ethnicity gender veteran status or on the basis of disability or any other federal state or local protected class.
STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Closing Date: 25th May 2025
Please use the apply button to submit your cover letter and CV (max. 2 pg. and pdf format)
Candidates must be eligible to work in the EU
Due to the volume of applications we receive we will only be able to respond to candidates after the application deadline has passed. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
We care about your data privacy. If you are interested to know more about how we manage your personal data you can find more information in this link: is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we do not discriminate against applicants due to race ethnicity gender veteran status or on the basis of disability or any other federal state or local protected class.
STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE
About us
The European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) is an awardwinning international thinktank that aims to conduct cuttingedge independent research on European foreign and security policy and to provide a safe meeting space for decisionmakers activists and influencers to share ideas. We build coalitions for change at the European level and promote informed debate about Europes role in the world.
In 2007 ECFRs founders set about creating a panEuropean institution that could combine establishment credibility with intellectual insurgency. Today ECFR remains uniquely placed to continue providing a panEuropean perspective on some of the biggest strategic challenges and choices Europeans need to confront with a network of offices in seven European capitals over 90 staff from more than 25 different countries and a team of associated researchers in the EU 27 member states. For more information check our website:
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