Funded traineeship for young graduates at the EU Delegation to El Salvador

About the role

The EU Delegation to El Salvador offers a funded traineeship of up to six months in the Political, Press & Information Section. The role focuses on supporting communication and public diplomacy activities, creating digital content, and enhancing the visibility of the European Union in El Salvador.

Key responsibilities

• Support communication and public diplomacy initiatives, producing engaging digital content for social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and X.
• Create high‑quality photo and video coverage of official meetings, field visits, cultural events, and public activities.
• Assist in planning, organising, and promoting public diplomacy events, including festivals, conferences, Europe Month, and Europe Day celebrations.
• Develop creative formats to reach younger audiences, such as podcasts, radio collaborations, interactive content, and strategic partnerships.
• Draft communication materials, social media captions, newsletters, press releases, and promotional texts.
• Support relations with media, universities, civil society, sponsors, cultural partners, and private‑sector stakeholders.
• Monitor social‑media trends and engagement metrics to propose new initiatives and improve the Delegation’s online presence.

Required profile

• University degree in communications, journalism, audiovisual production, marketing, graphic design, public relations, international relations or a related field.
• Excellent written and spoken English and Spanish.
• Less than one year of professional experience after graduation.
• Strong interest in digital communication, storytelling, public diplomacy and European affairs.

Required skills

• Photography and video editing.
• Social‑media content creation.
• Graphic‑design tools such as Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, CapCut or similar.

What we offer

• A monthly grant to cover living expenses during the traineeship.