2026 Internships - Communications

ABOUT SALZBURG GLOBAL

Salzburg Global is where open-minded leaders from around the world gather for breakthrough conversations on pressing global issues.

Since 1947, our programs have worked to overcome barriers and open up a world of better possibilities – creating spaces where divergent voices can address the big challenges of our time.

We have gathered over 40,000 Fellows from 173 countries for more than 1,100 sessions that change the conversation on the pressing issues of our time.

That very first session brought together over 100 young Europeans and Americans – including veterans of the French resistance, survivors of Nazi concentration camps, prisoners of war, and former enemies.

They met at Schloss Leopoldskron, an Austrian palace that had been occupied by the Nazis in a country that was still under Allied military occupation. They wrestled with how diverse and fractured groups of people could come together and start creating the conditions for peace in the aftermath of World War II.

More than seventy-five years later, the challenges may be different, but our mission still carries that same founding spirit: to overcome barriers and open up a world of better possibilities.

We are supported by a combination of institutional partnerships, generous individual donations and revenue generated from our social enterprise, Schloss Leopoldskron.

We seek to be an exemplary international institution in terms of equity and environmental sustainability. We strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply and join us in our work.  

ABOUT OUR INTERNSHIPS

The internships are full-time, for a maximum period of three months.

Although the position is not paid, we will provide the successful candidate with:

• board and lodging at Schloss Leopoldskron

• a return ticket for their country of origin

• excellent networking opportunities with the international participants of our programs

Internship start dates for the Communications Internships are available in:

• mid-March

• early April

• late June

• early September

• late September

Should your application be successful, we will provide the exact dates on completion of the internship offer. Due to program scheduling and accommodation reasons, we do not accommodate internship requests outside these fixed periods.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

As an integral part of the Communications team, you will be telling compelling stories about the impact of Salzburg Global’s programs. Your work will span across our website, print publications, social media platforms, and external media partners.

The Communications team works on every Salzburg Global program. As a result, you will gain exposure to a broad range of topics and experts, which will help expand your knowledge and networks. You will also assist in other internal and external communications, providing you with experience beyond journalistic writing and across all the typical communications outputs of a non-profit organization.

Typical duties include:

• Writing both quick-turn-around and in-depth interviews and features for SalzburgGlobal.org, program reports, and external media partners’ publications

• Conducting in-person (during programs) and online (post-program) interviews with Fellows and donors

• Helping to produce multimedia content for Salzburg Global’s social media and digital platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube)

• Researching Salzburg Global Fellows after they have participated in a Salzburg Global program and tracking their work

• Maintaining the digital assets and publications libraries and assisting with worldwide mailing distribution

• Providing administrative assistance to the Communications team