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The European Stu dent Think Tank is estab lish ing a vast com munity of stu dents who are con trib ut ing to a more elab or ate insight into the European Union.  The EST Net work will con sist of all those con trib ut ing to the con tent of their web site, policy pro pos als, events and future projects.

They are working on facil it at ing an online net work for their members; reg u lar con trib ut ors will receive a ‘pro file page’ on which their fields of know ledge, exper i ence and interests are pub lished. Mem bers of the EST Net work will be able to look into each other’s inform a tion in order to find pre vi ous pro jects of an author they find inter est ing or to work together on a piece.

The EST Net work will become a vital part of the Think Tank as it is mov ing to more advanced pro jects of cre at ing policy ideas. In each step of the Think Tank’s pro gress inter dis cip lin ary cooperation between stu dents will be neces sary. The Net work func tion of the web site will help to mod er ate this process.

EST is currently expanding the EDITORIAL TEAM with

• Freelance Bloggers (text, audio, video): have your say on EU politics
• Editors: gain editorial skills
• Graphic designer: make it simple – a graphic says more than 1000 words
• Networker: build a network of EU politicians and experts around EST and you

About the positions and how to apply

Freelance bloggers (text, audio, video)

Do you shake your head about the latest decision in EU polit ics? Are you itch ing to tell the part of a story that was not told so far? Do you want to make a valu able con tri bu tion to our web site but do you lack the time to write blogs reg u larly? EST offers you the pos sib il ity to hand in art icles on a freel ance basis.

You have a lot of free dom to organ ize the con tent of your writ ing, audio or video file, as long as your topic relates to EU-policy.

How to get star ted – just as easy as this:

Con tact the Editor in Chief  bettina@studentthinktank.eu, tell about your topic and shortly out line your idea and choice of medium. If your topic is of interest, you will be sent guid lines – and you can become journ al ist ic ally act ive. Please also attach your CV, telling about your aca demic back ground and pre vi ous rel ev ant experiences.

EST Editor – Graphic Designer

Are you a European stu dent, inter ested in European news and policy-making and would you like to journ­al ist ic ally con trib ute to a young youth organ iz a tion? Do you enjoy play ing around with the numer ous pos­sib il it ies of graph ical design?

The European Stu dent Think Tank (EST) is look ing for EDITORS with the spe cial task of GRAPHIC DESIGNER. EST gives stu dents a plat form to engage in the polit ical and policy-making pro cess of the European Union.The edit or ial team focuses on the EST blog.

The job pos i tion of editor involves:

• Edit ing art icles (in style, gram mar, spelling, but also con tent) and later on other journ al istic products (also audio and video)
• Giv ing feed back to the authors
• Con trib ut ing to an idea pool for top ics to feature

Are you addi tion ally inter ested in making the EST graph ical ideas become real ity? Each editor pos i tion has a dif fer ent spe cial task attached to it. The spe cial ism of graphic designer involves work ing on the graph­ical part of our journ al istic products with which the EST blog will be expanded.

Expectations from the applicant:

• Good work ing know ledge of English
• Interest in (EU) polit ical topics
• Know ledge and exper i ence in graphic design
• Reli ab il ity and able to man age work ing with deadlines

Is that you? Then send a short (!) applic a tion let ter and CV telling about your study back ground, exper i­ences (not only but of course with emphasis on graphic design) and motiv a tion to Editor in Chief Bettina@studentthinktank.eu Applications are accepted on an ongo ing basis. If you have any ques­tions or com ments please do not hes it ate to contact the person under the above named mail address.

EST Editors – Networker/ Contactor

The European Stu dent Think Tank (EST) is look ing for EDITORS with the spe cial task of NETWORKER/ CONTACTOR.

The job pos i tion of editor involves:

• Edit ing art icles (in style, gram mar, spelling, but also con tent) and later on other journ al istic products (also audio and video)
• Giv ing feed back to the authors
• Con trib ut ing to an idea pool for top ics to feature

Are you addi tion ally inter ested in get ting in con tact with European politi cians? Each editor pos i tion has a dif fer ent spe cial task attached to it. The spe cial ism of networker/ inter viewer involves get ting in con tact with European politi cians for inter views, expert opin ions etc. for the web site. Do you have fur ther ideas? Your con tri bu tion is welcome!

Expectations form the applicant:

• Good work ing know ledge of English
• Know ledge in (EU) polit ical topics
• Reli ab il ity and able to man age work ing with deadlines
• Con tacts to European politicians/experts or the abil ity to eas ily get into con tact with people is an asset

Is that you? Then send a short (!) applic a tion let ter and CV telling about your study back ground, exper i­ences and motiv a tion to Editor in Chief Bettina@studentthinktank.eu Applications are accepted on ongoing basis.  If you have any ques tions or com ments please do not hes it ate to contact the person under the above named mail address.