Intern Sustainability and External Communications

Internship Opportunity in Sustainability and External Communications at FrieslandCampina

Are you ready to dive into the dynamic world of corporate storytelling, strategy, and sustainability?

As our External Communications Intern, you’ll help bring FrieslandCampina’s voice to life. Based at our central office in Amersfoort, you'll work closely with colleagues across the globe to deliver clear, consistent, and engaging communications. This internship offers hands-on experience in external corporate communications, from content creation and social media to supporting our corporate website and sustainability-related messaging. If you're a creative, proactive, and independent student with a passion for communication and sustainability, we’d love to hear from you!

What we ask

As an External Communications Intern at FrieslandCampina, you’ll have the opportunity to learn all about external communications and gain valuable work experience in an international environment. You recognise yourself in the following:

• You’re a bachelor’s student (HBO/University) in Communication, Marketing, Journalism, Branding, PR, or a related field.
• You have a passion for writing texts and possess excellent verbal and written skills in both Dutch and English.
• You demonstrate creativity, attention to detail, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to prioritise tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• You have experience with tools like Canva and social media platforms.
• Familiarity with website management and social media is a plus.
• You’re available for 32–40 hours a week for 5–6 months.

What we offer

A challenging internship of 5-6 months where you can further develop your skills in an environment that values your ideas. Here’s what you can expect from us:

• Become part of our supportive and ambitious communications team: work alongside passionate colleagues focusing on internal, farmer, and external communications.
• A dynamic, international work environment where you’ll collaborate with colleagues from around the world and discover how stories come to life in different cultures.
• Hands-on experience across a variety of communication projects.
• Real-world learning and personal development opportunities.
• Flexibility to work both remotely and on-site, with office days on Tuesday and Friday at our Central Office in Amersfoort.
• An internship remuneration.

Your responsibilities

During your internship, you will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Managing content and analysing the performance of our social media channels.
• Assisting in maintaining and improving our corporate website.
• Collaborating with colleagues to create compelling content and working with external agencies to transform creative concepts into eye-catching stories.
• Ensuring our communication stays on point and our messaging is consistent across all platforms.
• Taking the lead in managing our corporate communication mailbox.

Bij FrieslandCampina geloven we in een werkomgeving waar iedereen zich hun volledige en authentieke zelf kan voelen en in hun kracht wordt gezet om het beste uit zichzelf te halen. We omarmen elkaars verschillen en ontvangen graag je sollicitatie, ongeacht je geslacht, geloof, afkomst, seksuele voorkeur, leeftijd, beperking, of nationaliteit. Als wie wij zijn bij jou past, moedigen we je aan om te solliciteren, ook als je niet zeker weet of je aan alle eisen voldoet.

About FrieslandCampina

For thousands of people every day, we are more than just a dairy company. To our farmers, our employees, the communities we serve, the businesses we work with and the people to whom we bring happiness, FrieslandCampina means something more. For them it's not just about what we do, but who we are.

At FrieslandCampina, we’re driven by our purpose of nourishing the world’s growing population with better and affordable nutrition, realising a better living for farmers, now and in the future. Owned by 14,000 dairy farmers across the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany, we’re committed to producing high quality nutrition in balance with the planet. The External & Sustainability Communication team is part of the Global Corporate Communication department.