VeraContent is a multilingual content agency specialized in creating and localizing content for global brands. We offer content creation, marketing translation, social media localization and design services to companies operating worldwide, with a focus on European markets. 

We are looking for a post-graduate to join our team for a 6-month paid internship to learn the ropes of project management. As an Assistant Project Management Intern at VeraContent, you will support the Project Management team to make sure projects meet client expectations, deadlines and budgets.

You will also assist in coordinating and supporting an international team of freelance and in-house writers, translators, community managers and designers. This role reports to the Head of Project Management, who leads the project management team.

Key Responsibilities

Assisting Project Managers in the day-to-day management of their accounts. This includes:

• Assisting PMs with ensuring efficient internal workflows, including making sure deadlines are met, quality checks are completed and hours are allocated correctly.
• Documenting the details of each project and its status via our internal project management software
• Creating easy-to-understand assignment briefs that accurately reflect client expectations and requirements.
• Assisting with client communication to help PMs build strong client relationships. 
• Assisting with budgets, resource management and internal reporting.

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and a high level of Spanish, for internal and external communication.
• Interest in content or social media marketing.
• Great writing style and editing ability in at least one of our core languages (English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German or Dutch) is an asset.
• A strong interest in growing as a project and people manager.  
• A motivated self-starter who is always looking to grow, learn and improve.
• A recent graduate of a relevant undergraduate program in the field of communication, marketing, language or social sciences.

Skills, Traits & Competencies

• Organization: Able to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively. Able to multitask and maintain a global perspective of all ongoing projects you are responsible for. 
• Communication: An effective communicator, able to provide clear, coherent instructions for different projects. You’re passionate about communication and a motivated team player. 
• Critical thinking & creative problem solving: Able to consider an issue from multiple perspectives in order to find the solution best suited to the situation at hand. 
• Proactivity: Able to anticipate potential complications or problems, and going above and beyond to make creative suggestions and propose solutions before being asked. 
• Attention to detail: Always double checks work, whether that’s editing, emailing or inputting data into our project management system.
• Curiosity: Taking a genuine interest in every new project or challenge. Going the extra mile to fully understand the topic or issue at hand, especially before creating a brief or making an assignment. 

We offer:

• The chance to sharpen your communication, collaborative and problem-solving skills, as you’ll be working with a range of clients and team members from around the world.
• Flexibility to work from our network of coworking spaces or from home. Business hours 9 a.m. to 18 p.m. CET, Monday to Friday, although we could also consider a part-time schedule.
• The chance to learn from our tight-knit, international team of 10 that is passionate about culture, language and communication, and are experts in their fields 
• A stipend to help with living costs, and the possibility of joining our team full time upon successful completion of the internship. 

To apply:

Please apply on our website choosing ”Internship: Assistant Project Management Intern” as the “desired position.” If you would like to contact us with any additional information, you can send an email to jobs@veracontent.com. Only applications made through the website will be considered, and we’ll only contact candidates that are chosen to continue the selection process.