The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) is a non-profit organisation founded in Leipzig, Germany, in 2015. It operates on the basis of the European Charter on Freedom of the Press and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. The vision of the Centre is a society where media freedom enables open discourse and everyone can seek, receive and impart information. ECPMF's mission is to promote, preserve and defend media freedom by monitoring violations, providing practical support and engaging diverse stakeholders across Europe.
This part-time internship includes active involvement in the activities of the Journalists-in-Residence Programme, as well as regular cooperation with the communications team.
Responsibilities:
- Assisting the Journalists-in-Residence programme team
- Helping organise language courses and professional workshops for the Journalists-in-Residence
- Contributing to the production of interviews with Journalists-in-Residence and feature articles on media freedom violations
- Contributing to other communications tasks
Your profile:
- Interest in journalism, media freedom and human rights
- Studying in a field such as journalism, human rights studies, political sciences or European studies, law, communications and media studies, or history
- Fluent in English with a working knowledge of German; other languages including Russian and Turkish are an advantage
- A creative writer with keen language skills
- Well-organised, curious, a fast learner and proactive team player
- Able to show appropriate sensitivity and consideration while working with potentially traumatised people
- Currently enrolled at a German University or University of Applied Sciences, or in between Bachelor and/or Master studies; based in Leipzig during the internship
What you can expect: a chance to be part of an international team that stands up for media freedom every day, insight into and active involvement in ECPMF's different working fields including protection, advocacy and communications, and hands-on experience in a small, dynamic NGO operating across Europe.
Start of the internship: 01.10.2026. Length: 3 months, part-time (30h/week). Allowance: 442 Euro.
Closing date: 23.08.2026
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online via the ECPMF Personio careers portal: https://ecpmf-sce-mbh.jobs.personio.de/job/1433706/apply?language=en. Application deadline: 23.08.2026.