Communications & Events Intern

Short Intro and About the Job

As a communication intern, you will work with the senior strategic communications and events lead at the Research Center in Utrecht, The Netherlands. You will support efforts to enhance the visibility and impact of the Research Center among external and internal stakeholders by helping to implement the external communications strategy and creating communication campaigns and materials.

Our main tasks will be:

• Support in fine tuning and implementing the external communications strategy.
• Collaborating with different stakeholders on our strategic communication plan.
• Create and design visual communication for events and projects.
• Support the development and implementation of different campaigns, exploring new creative ways to communicate and increase engagement.
• Coordinate and organize events.

Your manager will be Marieke Schlager
, Strategic Communications & Events Leader.

You are a Bachelor/Master student in Communication, Marketing, Journalism, Psychology, Business Administration, Public Relations or HR. You have a strong affinity for communication, graphic designing and digital tools, storytelling. You have strong visual and video‑editing skills, and you’re confident working with tools like PowerPoint and Canva. You’re also well‑organized, proactive, and a team player who isn’t afraid to speak up and take the lead.

• Enrolled as a Bachelors/Master’s student during the whole internship period (if you are a non‑EU citizen, you need to be enrolled at a Dutch university and provide a Nuffic Agreement).
• Available to start in August, September; the start and end dates are flexible.
• Available for a minimum of 5–6 months, 4–5 days per week (hybrid).
• Fluent in English – oral and written.
• Can travel to the office in Utrecht at least 2 times a week.
• Required to relocate to the Netherlands (if abroad) for this internship and acquire a BSN.

Danone is a B‑Corp certified company and is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.

• A competitive gross internship allowance of 650 euros per month (based on a full‑time internship).
• Home working allowance of 2.45 euros per day.
• A public transport travel card covering all office‑related travel.
• Hybrid working environment allowing for desired flexibility.
• Career advice opportunities such as workshops, seminars, networking events.
• International environment with 140 different nationalities in Danone NL.
• Active internship community with 100+ interns across the Netherlands.

All applications will be considered for a vacancy without discrimination based on ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, disability, or any other protected status.