Media & Digital Communications Assistant – Amnesty International, European Institutions Office – Brussels, Belgium

MAIN ROLES

The successful candidate will report to and support the Head of Media & Communications, and work with the EIO campaigns teams and IT & Communications officer in their functions. Main responsibilities include:

I Digital & social media

  • Updating the Amnesty website with regular content, using EIO’s content management system. This includes managing the blog space (drafting and editing blog content), and supporting the Head of Media & Communications and the campaigns teams in drafting other content
  • Working with the EIO’s IT & Communications officer and external provider on technically maintaining the website
  • Updating the EIO’s social media outlets (Twitter and Facebook). This includes supporting the Head of Media & Communications and the campaigns teams in drafting content, digital stakeholder mapping and engagement, and updating the layouts of the EIO’s social media outlets
  • The successful applicant will have the opportunity to take on increased responsibility for identifying, commissioning and drafting digital content, and drafting social media strategies over the course of the traineeship in line with their development

II Working with the media

  • Supporting the Head of Media & Communications in arranging interviews with the Brussels press corps (researching and preparing material for the EIO’s spokesperson, preparing media packs, and leading on logistical arrangements)
  • Editing media material including op-eds, press releases, letters, reports and briefings. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to take on increased responsibility for drafting press releases and other material over the course of the traineeship in line with their development
  • Updating and maintaining a database of media contacts (including taking the initiative to suggest new contacts based on the media monitoring role)

III Media monitoring

  • Tracking and reporting on daily news relevant to EIO colleagues’ EU human rights work. This includes producing a daily morning news summary, ad hoc reporting (breaking news), and supporting the Head of Media & Communications in building profiles and networks of media contacts
  • Identifying and distributing relevant media material from Amnesty International’s International Secretariat (in London) and country offices to colleagues in the EIO

IV Planning, organisational, and administrative support

  • Producing and circulating a weekly forward look of the Media & Communications team’s output
  • Supporting the wider office in organising digital actions and protests in Brussels, and additional office tasks as necessary
  • Supporting the Head of Media & Communications with meeting arrangements, in taking and drafting minutes, arranging and delivering in-house training, and any other business
  • Updating and maintaining files, databases and mailing lists

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Fluent written and spoken English, with an eye for detail
  • Passionate about protecting human rights
  • Demonstrated interest in and understanding of traditional and digital communications (personal or professional experience, and/or education)
  • Motivated and creative with a strong sense of professionalism and initiative
  • Excellent at communicating and working with a range of audiences
  • Excellent prioritisation and planning skills with the ability to work to strict and competing deadlines
  • Ability to show flexibility and calmness in the face of competing deadlines and pressure
  • A team player with a willingness to contribute to various office tasks
  • Strong IT skills (Windows, Word, Internet Explorer)

Desirable

  • Knowledge of the EU’s institutional structures and procedures
  • Familiarity of the EU’s media environment
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills

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