DW Traineeship 2026-2027 – DW

The application phase for the 2026-2027 DW traineeship has begun. Aspiring journalists can apply for the bilingual program until November 18.
The application period for the 2026 international traineeship is open from 14 October 2024, 12 noon (12 p.m. UTC+2) to 18 November 2024, 12 noon (12 p.m. UTC+1). Applications must be made online only within the given timeframe, using the application link on our website.
The application link will only be activated during this period! The link will not be available outside this period. Please note that we will only consider complete applications submitted online through our career portal. Please do not send us any application documents by e-mail! These will not be processed.
The exact procedure for the online application process is clearly described on our website, as well as the additional time-consuming tasks that need to be completed after registering on the career portal. Plan ahead and don’t wait until the last minute!
Please read all the useful information to better prepare your application and find out more about the application process in our FAQs.
The DW Traineeship will start in January 2026 and end in June 2027.
“Intense, exhausting, competitive… and totally worth it!”
We are looking for young people from all over the world interested in a comprehensive, exceptional quality journalism program with an international broadcaster. Candidates should have journalism experience or be passionate about switching to journalism from law, economics, the sciences or technology/IT. We are looking for open-minded people full of creative ideas. Specifically, we are looking for experts from diverse disciplines. You should also be able to think independently and develop own ideas.
The program covers the range of skills a journalist of the future needs: TV moderation, multimedia storytelling, data journalism, social media and virtual reality – in seminars, workshops and of course the DW editorial offices and our correspondent bureaux in Washington and Brussels. DW trainees are involved in long-term innovative, international projects and have been honored in past years with the CNN Journalism Award and the Grimme Prize. After the traineeship, the trainees usually continue to work for DW. 

For the bilingual DW traineeship we are looking for:
Candidates must also have completed a university or college degree or apprenticeship.
We promote diversity and equal opportunities. We welcome your application, regardless of your nationality, your cultural, ethnic or social background, any disability you might have, your sexual orientation, your gender or your age. We aim for gender parity in all departments and across all levels of the organization.
Head of Journalistic Training

T: +49.228.429-2242
The best way to reach us is via mail!
E: volontariat@dw.com
Journalistic Training

T: +49.228.429-2242
The best way to reach us is via mail!
E: volontariat@dw.com
• 18 months
• trainee salary
• international broadcaster in 32 languages
• crossmedia: TV, online and radio
• six months of seminars
• internships in Berlin and Bonn
• placements with DW foreign bureaus
• international multimedia projects
• well-known media trainers
DW’s traineeship is one of the most prestigious journalism training programs in Europe, giving young journalists from all over the world the chance to learn all the skills needed to work successfully as a multimedia reporter and editor.
Here they are: This month, DW welcomes its new international journalism trainees. They introduce themselves here. 
In cooperation with the Berlinale Talents program, DW journalism trainees and aspiring media designers produced video portraits of young filmmakers from around the world.  
No year passes without a new group of DW Trainees. In 2023, like in previous years, we have 12 new trainees who have started their journey through the DW galaxy. It’s a group that exceeds the idea of diversity.  
Every year, Ramón García-Ziemsen, head of Journalism Training, is spoiled for choice as his team selects trainees for the next traineeship. Jenny Pahlke, a former trainee herself, asked him about the selection process. 
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