Journalist Tech

**Journalist Tech (paid internship)**

EURACTIV is an independent pan-European media network specialising in EU policies. We spark and nourish policy debates among stakeholders, including government, business, and civil society. We cover policy processes upstream of decisions, summarising the issues without taking sides.
- The EURACTIV Network provides free localized EU policy news in 13 languages. Together with our media partners, we reach over 1.7 million users across Europe and beyond, every month. With 2,5 million page views and over 1 million unique readers per month, EURACTIV is a leader among online media specialized in EU policy. We address 80% of our readers in their own language.
- EURACTIV has an original business model, based on five elements (corporate sponsoring, Euractor membership, advertising, EU projects, and content syndication). It is well funded and the content usage is free.

To strengthen our editorial team in Brussels, we are currently recruiting a:
**Journalist to cover digital and technology (intern)**

To join our dynamic team in Brussels covering a variety of topics related to mostly to technology.

**Tasks include**:

- Monitoring media and EU policy announcements
- Doing research on relevant topics
- Writing stories for a specialised audience
- Conducting interviews
- Promoting our stories on social media

**Profile**:

- Some experience in writing articles or blogs, or a proven interest in journalism. preferably with focus on digital;
- Native or near-native English (any other European language is a plus);
- Solid knowledge of EU institutions, EU policies, legislation and procedures, as well as of the media landscape in Europe;
- Interest in all media issues - from the ‘freedom and independence of the media’ to the functioning of different media outlets, particularly in the digital context.

**EURACTIV Offers**:

- Interesting tasks in a multicultural environment (international team of more than 50 people)
- Insight into EU politics
- Insight into the work of a Brussels-based media specialising in EU Affairs
- 6 months to one year contract under Belgian law (CIP). Paid internship. First 6 months, salary of 977'5€. Second 6 months, salary of 1.200€.

**How to apply**:

- Applications welcome immediately_

**Equality and diversity**

We are committed both to promoting equality and diversity within the organization and to Equal Opportunities in recruitment. We believe in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment. All hiring decisions are made entirely on merit. We encourage everyone to apply, even if you do not fit all the criteria.