What’s the story?
Editorial and Content
Discover and tell the stories shaping life around us.
You might work accross
- Research and reporting
- Writing and pitching
- Editorial products
- Culture and discovery
Applications open · 2026/27 cohortDon’t spend yourNational Service watching.Build something.
Five people. Five disciplines. One year building the participation infrastructure for the real world.
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
- Duration
- 12 months
- Starting
- 2026/27 service year
THE TRACKS
Find the problem you want to own.
Choose the track that best matches how you think, what you can already do and what you want to become exceptional at.
How do we make people care?
Media and On-Camera
Bring stories to life on camera, in the field and through sound.
You might work accross
- Interviews & hosting
- Short-form video
- Field production
- Format development
How do we make people act?
Growth and Distribution
Turn attention into measurable participation.
You might work accross
- Acquisition tests
- Community distribution
- SEO & lifecycle
- Growth analytics
How do we build this better?
Product and Engineering
Solve real product problems. Ship what works.
You might work accross
- Prototyping
- Frontend / backend
- QA and instrumentation
- Internal tools
Where is the opportunity?
Sales and Partnerships
Find commercial opportunity and get the right conversations moving
You might work accross
- Market research
- Prospecting and outreach
- Pipeline development
- Partnership research
THE EXPERIENCE
Responsibility,
from day one.
Not an internship. Real priorities, clear ownership and honest feedback.
01
REAL WORK
Work on what matters now.
02
ACCESS
Build with the people making the decisions.
03
OWNERSHIP
Move from helping to owning.
04
ACCOUNTABILITY
Measure it. Learn. Improve.
YOUR FIRST 90 DAYS
LearnOwnDeliver
- DAY 30
Learn & contribute
Understand the work. Add value to it.
- DAY 60
Own something
Take responsibility for a defined area.
- DAY 90
Show the result
What changed? What did you learn? What comes next?
SELECTION
Our selection process is practical and transparent.
Four steps. Built around evidence, not pedigree. At every stage, we look for curiosity, judgment, craft and the ability to turn an open question into thoughtful action.
Application
Choose your track, share relevant work and answer a few focused questions.
Track challenge
Shortlisted applicants receive a focused task based on a real Traaple problem.
Interview
Walk us through your choices, past work and how you learn.
Final day
Collaborate on a live Traaple brief, present your approach and meet the wider team
Build something worth pointing to.
Applications take under 4 minutes. We review every one.