Content creator & press internship

Are you a passionate content creator & networker looking for an internship with a major social impact? Come join our team as the content creator & press intern at Justice & Peace!

Justice & Peace is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from people who can bring diversity to our team and applicants with a migration/refugee background.

To support our communications team, we are looking for a:

Content creator & press intern

32 hours a week Start date: 1 September 2022 Period: +/- 6 months

Justice & Peace Netherlands is a non-profit organisation in The Hague that is committed to promoting human rights and social justice worldwide and in the Netherlands. To achieve this, we focus on innovative, positive and impactful approaches at the local level. With our projects and initiatives such as Shelter City and Samen Hier, we create new ways to bring local change makers together and empower them to contribute to sustainable, just and welcoming societies.

Activities:

• You will be responsible for creating new content for the Justice & Peace channels about Justice & Peace and its programmes;
• You will support the team in the implementation of our press plan. Examples of your work are: you prepare the PR planning and the press releases; you update the press list; you collect and evaluate the press releases about Justice & Peace, Shelter City and Samen Hier and share the results and recommendations with the communication team;
• You will support with the organisation of events and campaigns to recruit new participants or funds;
• You will support with the organisation of the annual Martin Luther King Lecture;
• You will tailor the content to the objectives and various target groups of Justice & Peace, and ensure that all content is created within the framework of our brand and brand guidelines;
• You will monitor the performance of the Justice & Peace website and social media channels and identify opportunities for Justice & Peace;
• You are involved in communication meetings of Justice & Peace and its programmes, to ensure consistency in communication through the different channels;
• You are involved in the entire organisation and think along with the communication team about possible improvements.

We are looking for candidates with the following competencies and background:

• You love media! And you are a student or graduate in an HBO or university education, focused on communication, media or journalism – or (international) human rights;
• You have affinity and demonstrable experience with content creation;
• You are interested in the work of Justice & Peace and its Shelter City and Samen Hier programmes;
• You have excellent English language skills (spoken and written), and preferably Dutch (spoken and written);
• You know how to convert complex messages into understandable and convincing texts for a wider audience via various (online) channels. You quickly master the tone of voice of Justice & Peace and you are creative;
• You are a networker and dare to take initiative;
• You are visually strong and have experience in Canva, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator or Premier Pro or similar programmes. Experience with filming and editing videos is a plus;
• You bring energy, you are flexible, you are a team player, but you can also work independently, and dealing with different deadlines is not a problem for you.

We offer you:

• Internship allowance of €355.56 gross per month (based on 32 hours);
• Full reimbursement of travel allowance (2nd class);
• A part-time workplace at our great office in The Hague city center;
• Excellent working atmosphere in a small team where hard work and fun go hand-in-hand;
• Opportunity to get acquainted with the many organizations and people who are committed to human rights.

Candidates must be able to come to the office in-person at least three days a week, and have a suitable remote working arrangement.