About the Role
Support the Communications Team (Media Relations) in the communicative preparation, execution, and follow-up of the Munich Security Conference 2027. This includes assisting with journalist accreditation, preparing and organizing media appointments, facilitating interviews and press briefings, and coordinating media partnerships.
Responsibilities
- Assist with the accreditation of international journalists.
- Support the content preparation and organization of media appointments for MSC leadership.
- Assist with the preparation and execution of interviews, press conferences, and press briefings at MSC 2027.
- Coordinate (inter)national media partnerships.
- Support the team in the communicative accompaniment of further MSC events and publications in autumn and winter 2026.
Requirements
- Very good organizational and improvisation skills.
- Above-average teamwork, stress resistance, and reliability.
- Very good written and spoken German and English skills.
- Very good MS Office skills (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint).
- High resilience, hands-on mentality, and precise, detail-oriented work under time pressure.
- Interest in foreign and security policy.
- Very good knowledge of current world events is also advantageous.
- Previous experience in press and media work (preparation of media appointments, text creation, stakeholder management, etc.) is beneficial.
- Previous experience in organizing (international) events is beneficial.
- Previous experience in journalistic work is beneficial.
Skills
- MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
- Press and media work
- Event organization
- Journalistic work
Location
- Munich
- Berlin
Work Type
- Full-time (40h/week)
Benefits
- Varied and diverse tasks in a modern, non-profit organization with high international reputation.
- Open, friendly, and fast communication with flat hierarchies.
- Young and highly motivated team with a 'du' culture and strong cohesion.
- Modern office equipment.
- Offices in the heart of Munich or Berlin.
- Free fruit and a wide selection of free drinks.
- Regular team events.
- Discounted Urban Sports Club membership.
- Exciting insights behind the scenes of the Munich Security Conference.
- Opportunity to attend the Munich Security Conference.
About the Company
- The Munich Security Conference (MSC) has developed into the central global forum for debating security policy issues over the past six decades.
- Every year in February, over 800 high-ranking decision-makers from around the world gather to discuss current and future security policy challenges.
- In addition to the annual main conference in Munich, the MSC regularly organizes other high-profile events on selected topics and regions.
- The MSC publishes the annual Munich Security Report (MSR) and a growing number of other publications on specific security policy issues.
