Editorial and AI Communications Intern

Supports UNCTAD’s Office of the Secretary-General with editorial and digital-communications work on trade and development. The intern drafts and adapts web stories, explainers, newsletters and social-media copy, improves clarity and search discoverability, and researches approved generative-AI practices. The work helps UNCTAD publish accesssible content for AI-mediated discovery.

• Draft and adapt web stories, explainers, newsletters and social-media copy
• Improve content clarity, structure, headlines and reader navigation
• Prepare structured content for search and AI answer systems
• Research generative AI and content-provenance practices
• Test approved AI tools and prompts with human review
• Document effective editorial workflows, limitations and safeguards

• Be enrolled in or have completed a graduate programme, or be in the final academic year of a first university degree
• Fluency in written and spoken English

• Studies in communications, journalism, digital media, linguistics, international relations or economics
• Knowledge of generative AI in editorial or communications work
• Understanding of source quality and structured content

• Editorial Writing
• Copy Editing
• Content Strategy
• Social Media
• Search Optimisation
• Generative AI
• Fact Checking
• Digital Discoverability

• Unpaid full-time internship for an initial 3 months starting 1 December 2026
• Travel, accommodation, medical insurance and living expenses are the intern’s responsibility