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Traineeship in strategic communications

Standort Frankfurt
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  • Veröffentlicht am 23.02.2026
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Your role

As a trainee in strategic communications you will:
  • help draft and update presentations, articles and speeches for senior management in the Directorate General for internal and external audiences;
  • keep the ECB communication toolkit up to date, including speaking lines on key aspects of monetary policy, the current economic environment and other key topics of relevance to the ECB;
  • contribute to strategic communication activities, such as the review of our content planning, collaboration with social media content creators, and communication on the ECB and climate change;
  • experiment with the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in strategic communications, such as research on target audiences and tracking messaging and communication trends.
  • This traineeship offers you excellent opportunities to learn how to create communications deliverables for top executives in a European institution, manage stakeholders in an international setting and strategically plan communication campaigns to achieve the greatest impact. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

    Qualifications, experience and skills

    Essential: 
  • a bachelor’s degree or higher in communications, economics, international relations, business administration, political science, public relations or another relevant field;
  • a clear understanding of the ECB’s mission, tasks and responsibilities and the ability to describe them in clear and simple terms;
  • experience in producing effective, targeted communication deliverables;
  • a basic understanding of the underlying economic concepts of Economic and Monetary Union and the euro;
  • a proven interest in European current affairs;
  • a good understanding of the communications landscape, in particular media and social media trends;
  • a good knowledge of the MS Office package, in particular PowerPoint;
  • an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the .
  • Desired: 
  • experience of using AI in the production of innovative content.
  • You are curious and eager to learn, and want to further develop your ability to analyse complex information. You are keen to collaborate with others, pursue team goals and learn from other people’s diverse perspectives. You strive to know and anticipate stakeholder needs, and will signal any need for change and propose alternative solutions.You are motivated to contribute to the ECB’s mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe. You are keen to be part of our team and to use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.

    Standort

    European Central Bank, Frankfurt