Traineeship in strategic communications

The European Central Bank has launched: Traineeship in strategic communications

As a trainee in strategic communications you will:

• help draft and update presentations, articles and speeches for senior management in the Directorate General for internal and external audiences;
• keep the ECB communication toolkit up to date, including speaking lines on key aspects of monetary policy, the current economic environment and other key topics of relevance to the ECB;
• contribute to strategic communication activities, such as the review of our content planning, collaboration with social media content creators, and communication on the ECB and climate change;
• experiment with the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in strategic communications, such as research on target audiences and tracking messaging and communication trends.

Initial traineeship of six months, starting ideally in the third quarter of 2026

Type of contract: Traineeship

Who can apply? EU nationals eligible for our traineeship programme

Grant: The trainee grant is €1,170 per month plus an accommodation allowance (see further information section)

Working time: Full time

Place of work: Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date: 13-03-2026

More information and applications here.