Social Media Intern
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Job description
Trading 212 published this listing. We've added our own working-student context below — what this role means for your weekly hours, take-home pay and student visa as a student in Berlin, Germany.
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Description provided by Trading 212
We reinvent how trading and investing work by creating exceptional products people love.
Fostering a culture of excellence and high velocity is the key to our success.
Today, we serve over 5 million clients, with more than €30 billion in assets under management - a testament to the scale and trust we’ve built in just a few years.
We are looking for a Social Media Marketing Intern to support the growth and day-to-day management of our German-language social media presence.
The role is suited to a native German speaker with strong social media taste, an understanding of current platform trends, and practical experience managing corporate social media accounts.
The person will help to create platform-native content, draft and schedule posts, support short-form video production, and coordinate Legal and Compliance review by preparing and submitting content approval tickets.
What You'll Do
- Manage and grow Trading 212's German-language social media accounts.
- Drive growth through creation of social media posts, captions, short-form videos.
- Analyze social media trends and competitor activity in the fintech space.
- Engage in video content creation for Instagram and TikTok.
- Improve account performance, engagement, audience growth, and content learnings.
- Contribute ideas for organic growth campaigns and community engagement.
- Native German speaker with excellent communication skills.
- Strong interest in social media, content trends, creator formats, and storytelling.
- Previous experience in managing (corporate) social media accounts.
- Good understanding of Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and short-form video formats.
- Ability to write posts with the right tone for a regulated financial brand.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to manage deadlines, review cycles, and multiple content pieces at once.
- Experience scaling an Instagram account.
- Experience creating or supporting "talking head" content for Instagram and TikTok.
- Experience using social media scheduling, analytics, or project management tools.
- A unique opportunity to be part of the team that builds our presence in Germany from the ground up.
- Challenging projects with high impact on our international growth.
- Collaboration with a team of smart, driven, and supportive high-performers.
- A flexible, idea-friendly culture that values ownership and initiative.
- Competitive Remuneration package.
We process applicant data confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection laws. We may use AI-powered tools to help review applications, but all hiring decisions are made by our human recruitment team. Where required by law, we rely on your consent to use these tools.
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Working student essentials
What this Marketing internship in Berlin means for you — pay rules, social contributions, and what international students should check before applying.
Weekly hours
Internships have no 20-hour cap, but a voluntary internship longer than three months generally has to pay at least the German minimum wage. Mandatory internships in your study programme are exempt.
Working student rulesSocial contributions
Mandatory internships are largely exempt from social contributions. Voluntary internships are treated like regular employment once they run long enough, so contributions usually apply.
Check your insuranceInternational students
Non-EU students can work 140 full or 280 half days per year (raised from 120/240 in March 2024). A working student contract usually fits within this — confirm the exact limits printed on your residence permit.
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