Social Media Intern
Organizational Context
The United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva serves as the voice of the UN Office at Geneva, informing the world about its role in multilateralism and diplomacy. UNIS engages key audiences, particularly youth, through outreach activities and conveys the UN's official positions via various media channels, including social media.
Job Purpose
This six-month, unpaid internship within the Press and External Relations Section of UNIS Geneva aims to support the organization's communication efforts. The intern will assist in planning, creating, and curating social media content across multiple platforms, monitor news and trends, and contribute to the overall dissemination of information about the UN's activities and positions. This role is crucial for enhancing UNIS's online presence and engaging with diverse audiences, particularly youth, through innovative digital content and outreach.
Responsibilities
The Social Media Intern will be responsible for daily content planning, creation, and curation using UNIS Trello Boards and maintaining editorial calendars. This includes drafting posts for platforms like X, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, and monitoring various sources for relevant news and information. The intern will also edit and subtitle news videos using Adobe Premiere Pro, create visual assets with tools like Canva or Adobe Photoshop, and attend press conferences and events to gather multimedia content. Additionally, responsibilities include researching trends, monitoring social media engagement, analyzing performance metrics, summarizing press briefings, and contributing to daily media monitoring of Swiss newspapers.
Work Experience
No prior work experience is required for this internship. However, applicants should list any relevant training, education, advanced coursework, or practical skills, particularly in communication, social media campaigns, and photo/video editing software.
Skills
Social media content creation and curation, editorial calendar management, multimedia content collection, drafting posts for X, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, video editing (Adobe Premiere Pro), visual creation (Canva, Adobe Photoshop), event coverage (photography, videography), trend research, social media monitoring and analysis, press briefing summarization, media monitoring.