Communications and digital outreach intern

The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is seeking an intern to support the Communications and Knowledge Management Section in strategic communications, digital outreach, and multimedia production to raise the visibility of ESCAP's work. The internship is full-time, unpaid, and based in Bangkok for a duration of 3 to 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Draft and edit content for public information materials such as press releases, newsletter articles, brochures, presentations and feature stories.
• Produce podcasts, social media posts, and multimedia content for ESCAP social media channels.
• Support the development and coordination of social media campaigns.
• Produce multimedia material for online and offline products, including infographics, social media cards, motion graphics, short videos and reels, publication covers, branding templates and event flyers.
• Assist with photography including coverage of events.
• Assist with video production including drafting scripts and storyboards, filming, and post-production editing.
• Assist with the management of the ESCAP multimedia database and audiovisual assets.
• Assist in the organization and execution of ESCAP public events and commemorations.
• Provide background research for public information materials.
• Explore and propose potential communications and digital outreach initiatives to raise visibility of ESCAP work.
• Perform other related work as required.

Requirements

• Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).
• Field of study closely related to communications, digital outreach, multimedia production, or public information.
• No professional work experience required for the internship programme.
• Good knowledge of standard software applications, including MS Office, social media and multimedia production applications.
• Ability to draft feature stories, news articles and/or social media posts is desirable.
• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Studio or CapCut and Canva for design and video production is desirable.
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required.
• Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an advantage.

Skills

• Digital Outreach
• Multimedia Production
• Public Information
• Feature Story Writing
• News Article Writing
• Social Media Content Creation
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Social Media Applications
• Adobe Creative Studio
• CapCut
• Canva

Languages

English, French