About the Role
We are looking for a working student for our social media editorial team to support a successful social media format commissioned by funk (ARD/ZDF). You have a knack for identifying trending topics on platforms like TikTok before they become mainstream and a good sense for what engages young audiences.
Responsibilities
- Support the editorial team in finding and developing topics relevant to young people that spark conversations on social media.
- Research current trends on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, and other social media platforms.
- Select relevant topics with legal relevance and added value for the daily lives of the target audience (16-20 years old).
- Research backgrounds, sources, and interesting individual aspects for journalistic contributions.
- Continuously monitor platforms and contribute new topic ideas.
- Research interesting protagonists and experts.
- Initiate initial contact with potential interview partners.
- Support the preparation of editorial discussions.
- Spar with the editorial team on topic finding and storytelling.
- Support the development of platform-appropriate content for TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube.
- Support community management.
- Provide creative input for new formats and narrative styles.
Requirements
- You are at home on TikTok and YouTube with a trained eye for why content works.
- You know which creators and formats are currently relevant.
- You have a good sense for what topics engage young people and what will be talked about tomorrow.
- You are interested in social issues and current debates.
- You are a true research nerd and find information that others overlook.
- You love to delve into topics and sometimes disappear down a rabbit hole for hours.
- You enjoy contributing your ideas and actively shaping content.
- You work independently, structured, and with curiosity.
Skills
- Social Media
- Content Creation
- Storytelling
- Trend Research
- Community Management
- Journalism
- Research
- TikTok
- YouTube
Location
- Amsterdam
- Antwerp
- Berlin
- Cologne
- Münster
- Paris
- Milan
- Stockholm
Work Type
- Working Student
- Mobile Office Options
Benefits
- Work on a successful journalistic social media format commissioned by funk (ARD/ZDF).
- Freedom to contribute your own ideas and actively participate in topic development.
- A great team of colleagues with diverse backgrounds.
- Flat hierarchies and the chance to make a real difference.
- Centralized knowledge documentation and modern digital workflows.
- Work with AI-powered tools and a ChatGPT Enterprise license.
- Regular team and company events, as well as after-work drinks.
- Flexible working hours.
- Dog-friendly office.
- Support for sports and leisure activities with Urban Sports Club or a job ticket.
About the Company
- We Are Era is a European community economy company focused on community-driven relevance.
- We use data to decipher what moves people and translate these insights into culturally relevant stories across platforms, formats, and markets.
- With locations in Amsterdam, Antwerp, Berlin, Cologne, Münster, Paris, Milan, and Stockholm, our international team creates stories with impact and relevance, developed for communities across all platforms.
- We Are Era sees itself as the shortest path to any community and subculture.
- Our projects range from TV productions and fictional series to branded formats on platforms like YouTube, Instagram, Twitch, or TikTok.
- We develop and support creators on their journey to building their own personal brand.
- Our international team of 400 speaks all languages – from mainstream to subculture, from the Fridays For Future movement to K-Pop culture.
Equal Opportunity
- Equal opportunity and diversity are core values of We Are Era. For this reason, we expressly encourage applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds.
