Student Communications Assistant with Young Helsingborg

Helsingborgs kommun · Freie Mitarbeit

Stortorget 17, Helsingborg, Schweden

About the Workplace This job posting is for you who are a student at vocational school, university, or college in the field of communications. Future welfare is our great challenge. To meet it, we at the employment administration have a very important mission: we need to enable residents receiving financial assistance to become self-supporting as quickly as possible, while also helping employers find the right competencies. The Youth Unit works with planning and activities for young people aged 18–29 years. The unit works with UVAS (young people who neither work nor study) within Young Helsingborg. During 2026, the unit started an outreach program to strengthen the administration's preventive efforts. Learn more about Helsingborg and the youth unit's work at helsingborg.se/arbete/for-dig-som-ung/ Job Duties We are now seeking a student communications assistant to the communications team who will work on communications activities for the youth unit. This is a chance to put your studies into practice. Your job duties include planning and developing communications for current projects and implementing communications activities together with the youth unit, directed at young people who neither work nor study. To reach and help more young people in vulnerable situations, the unit has started an outreach program. A key task is to develop and strengthen the unit's presence on social media together with the operations team and communications team. The position involves creating content aimed at young people by writing texts, taking photographs, editing images, designing layouts, filming, editing videos, and updating social media and web platforms. You will work closely with the operations team and your communications colleagues to identify communications needs and contribute ideas on how we can reach our target audience in a relevant and engaging way. You also need to monitor developments regarding young people as a target group as a natural part of your work. Qualifications We are seeking someone with ongoing studies at vocational school, university, or college in communications, media, marketing, or an equivalent field. For you to thrive and succeed in this role, we see that you: have an interest in content creation on digital channels and social media and knowledge of current trends on social media express yourself well in Swedish both verbally and in writing have basic knowledge of photography, video, image editing, or graphic design have good digital literacy and easily learn new tools and work methods It is advantageous if you: have experience creating content for social media through studies, internships, volunteer work, or employment have knowledge of target audience-adapted communications for young people have experience with web publishing or work in publishing tools have basic knowledge of accessible communications, copyright, and GDPR have experience photographing or producing simple videos for digital channels Personal Qualities We are seeking someone who is curious, creative, and engaged. You enjoy testing new ideas and are driven by creating communications that reach your target audience. You take responsibility for your tasks but don't hesitate to ask for support or ask questions when needed. You have an easy time collaborating and building good relationships. Since this role involves close contact with both the operations team and the target audience, you need to be responsive and have a genuine interest in young people's perspectives and life situations. We value that you are proactive, flexible, and able to adapt when circumstances change. At the same time, you are well-organized and can plan and carry out tasks independently with support from your team. Working for the City of Helsingborg Do you want to be part of creating a better city together with the people of Helsingborg? Then you should work for the City of Helsingborg. Here you can use your creativity and drive to make life easier and safer for our residents, visitors, and business community. Together with curious and helpful colleagues, you make a difference in people's lives, both today and in the future. A good job today, a better city tomorrow. You can read more about what it's like to work in the city here: https://helsingborg.se/arbete/sa-ar-det-att-jobba-i-staden/ Other Information Application Deadline: 2026-09-20, interviews will be held on an ongoing basis Employment Form: student assistant fall term with possibility of extension Scope: up to 15 hours per week according to schedule Start Date: By agreement, as soon as possible Number of Positions: 1 Contact Persons Louise Arndt Communications Manager mailto:[email protected] Katarina Lindkvist HR Consultant [email protected] To quality assure the recruitment process in the City of Helsingborg, we use the recruitment tool ReachMee. Therefore, we ask you to submit your application via ReachMee by clicking the application link in the posting. 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