Employer Branding Social Media Intern (w/m/d)

Employer Branding Social Media Intern (w/m/d)

For more than 90 years, PALFINGER has set benchmarks with innovative crane and lifting solutions worldwide. As a leading technology and mechanical engineering company, we transform customer needs into seamlessly integrated solutions while providing opportunities for our people to grow, collaborate, and push beyond limits. We foster an environment where we reach up, reach out, and reach beyond. Become part of our team and let’s lift each other to create what’s next.

As PALFINGER continues to strengthen and elevate its global employer brand, social media plays a critical role in how we tell our people and culture story to talent worldwide. Dedicated support is required. This role enables the development and activation of employer branding content at scale, in close alignment with HR, Talent Acquisition and Marketing, while supporting PALFINGER's ambition to position itself as an employer of choice globally.

The Employer Branding Social Media Intern will support the Global Employer Brand function by creating, coordinating, and publishing employer branding content across social media channels. The role focuses on transforming internal stories, people experiences, and business insights into engaging employer branding content, while ensuring alignment with PALFINGER's corporate social media strategy and guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute employer branding content by supporting the social media content calendar and creating engaging text, images, and short‑form videos tailored to employer branding audiences
• Prepare and optimize visual content by editing, cropping, and formatting images and videos to ensure they are social‑media‑ready and aligned with brand guidelines
• Source authentic employee stories globally by building relationships across regions, functions, and business units, and monitoring internal platforms for relevant content that can be repurposed
• Coordinate social media publishing by aligning with the Corporate Social Media team and using existing tools and workflows to plan, schedule, and publish content
• Support employee engagement by encouraging, monitoring, and responding to reviews on employee listening channels

Qualifications

• Strong interest in employer branding, communications, social media, or marketing
• Very good writing skills with the ability to adapt tone for different audiences; excellent English proficiency
• Basic experience with social media (especially LinkedIn) and content creation
• Confidence working with images and short videos (editing, cropping, formatting)
• Highly organized and reliable, with strong attention to detail and the ability to collaborate proactively in a global, virtual environment

We Offer

• Flexible working hours with no core time and possibility to work from home
• Further training and international career opportunities
• Corporate health management "PALfit"
• Company restaurant with freshly prepared meals and daily meal subsidy
• Job ticket for travel to and from PALFINGER
• Numerous employee discounts through Corporate Benefits

For this position, considering the collective agreement for the metal industry, a gross monthly salary of EUR 1,949.22 is paid on a full‑time basis.

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