Communications, media and design internships at the UN are open right now: five of them, at UN OSAA, UNDP, UNRISD, the IFRC and the UN Economic Commission for Africa. If you are a comms, design or media student trying to break into the international sector, this is exactly the kind of portfolio-building experience that opens doors, the sort of first step an internship abroad is meant to be. You could be producing graphics and video for UN campaigns in New York, running communications for UNDP in Brasília, telling social-development stories on social media for UNRISD in Geneva, supporting the protection of humanitarian workers with the IFRC, or covering events and drafting press releases for the UN in Rabat. Whether your strength is design, video, writing or social media, one of these puts your creative skills to work on a global stage.
Whatever your comms angle, there is a fit here. A designer or video creator? UN OSAA in New York wants your graphics, video and data visualization. A well-rounded comms all-rounder who speaks Portuguese? UNDP Brazil covers writing, social media, design and video. A social media storyteller? UNRISD in Geneva is your place. Drawn to humanitarian policy alongside comms? The IFRC role blends both. Fluent in French and interested in Africa? The UN ECA internship in Rabat is built for you. A clear note on pay: none of these list a stipend, and the UN ECA role is explicitly unpaid, so treat them as experience-first, portfolio-building roles. The deadlines are the pressure point, all falling between 25 and 28 August, so if one speaks to you, apply today.
In This Batch
- 🇺🇸 New York · UN OSAA · Graphic Design, Videography & Social Media Intern · 📅 25 Aug
- 🇧🇷 Brasília · UNDP Brazil · Communications Intern · 📅 25 Aug
- 🇨🇭 Geneva · UNRISD · Social Media Intern · 📅 27 Aug
- 🇨🇭 Geneva · IFRC · Communications & Policy Intern · 📅 27 Aug
- 🇲🇦 Rabat · UN Economic Commission for Africa · Communications Intern · 📅 28 Aug
5 UN Communications, Media & Design Internships · 4 Countries
📣 Internship Opportunities
1. 🇺🇸 Graphic Design, Videography and Social Media Intern 🎨 UN OSAA Internship in New York, United States 📱
📅 Deadline: 25 August 2026
Are you a designer or video creator who wants to work with the UN? The Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) in New York is offering an internship in graphic design, video production, social media and data visualization for its publications and campaigns. Apply here →
2. 🇧🇷 Communications Intern 🎬 UNDP Brazil Internship in Brasília, Brazil 📣
📅 Deadline: 25 August 2026
Are you a communications student who speaks Portuguese and English? UNDP Brazil is offering a 6-month communications internship in Brasília (office-based or home-based), covering everything from writing and social media to graphic design, video production and event coverage. Apply here →
3. 🇨🇭 Social Media Intern 📱 UNRISD Internship in Geneva, Switzerland 🌍
📅 Deadline: 27 August 2026
Love creating content and telling stories that matter? UNRISD, a UN research institute in Geneva, is offering a social media internship, publishing content, developing multimedia, drafting newsletters and reporting on engagement for social development research. Apply here →
4. 🇨🇭 Communications and Policy Intern 🕊️ IFRC Group of Friends Secretariat Internship in Geneva, Switzerland 🤝
📅 Deadline: 27 August 2026
Care about protecting humanitarian workers? The IFRC in Geneva is offering an internship with the Secretariat of the Group of Friends for the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel, covering communications, policy analysis and coordination. Apply here →
5. 🇲🇦 Internship in Morocco 📣 Communications Intern at the UN Economic Commission for Africa 🌍
📅 Deadline: 28 August 2026
Interested in communications and development in Africa? The UN Economic Commission for Africa's Office for North Africa in Rabat is looking for a Communications intern to support media research and event coverage, draft press releases and social media, design visuals and video, and handle media inquiries. A 3-month internship (in person in Rabat, with possible partial remote), fluency in French required. ⚠️ Note it is unpaid. Apply here →
Five UN communications internships, four countries, and a real chance to build a global comms portfolio. If you scrolled this far, one already fits: graphics and video at UN OSAA, all-round comms at UNDP Brazil, social media at UNRISD, comms and policy at the IFRC, or media work in French at the UN ECA. Two things should shape your shortlist: your skill focus and logistics. These span design, video, writing, social media and policy, and sit in New York, Brasília, Geneva and Rabat, with a couple offering home-based options, so factor in where you can be based, and be clear-eyed that these are experience-first, unpaid roles. On timing, this list is ordered soonest-first for a reason: every deadline falls between 25 and 28 August, so waiting is not an option. Do one concrete thing today: pick the role that fits you, open its link, check the requirements, and start your application. And if you want opportunities like these to reach you the moment they open, join our broadcast channel through the link in our bio, where we share every new batch first.
