Internship in Strategy & Communication starting January 2024

In the development of Mercedes-Benz into a connected mobility provider, digital transformation has top priority.

The IT Marketing/Sales & Home of Tech unit is a digital unit. For the customer dialog of tomorrow, we implement innovative and tangible digital products, with which we support global marketing and sales activities. This includes, for example, personalized online sales and aftersales offers as well as the implementation of apps to create a holistic mobility and service offering.

In your internship, you will support the Vice President ITS Mercedes-Benz Cars communication team. The team orchestrates, creates and is responsible for the global, integrated communication for the division. This ranges from classic, internal communication to modern communication campaigns. You make an active contribution to the execution of targeted communications. At the same time, you will create content that is effective for the target group and actively accompany communication activities and the internal change process of the division.

These are the challenges you will face:

• Pre- and post-processing of workshops for the management team
• Collaboration in internal communication management for the Vice President ITS Mercedes-Benz Cars
• Preparation of content and graphic design of documents and presentations
• Preliminary content planning and preparation of decisions, conferences and meetings for top management
• Cross-functional cooperation with cross-functional departments and external partners (e.g. agencies)
• Support in operational day-to-day business

• Degree in communications or media studies, business administration, economics with a specialization in communications, marketing or a comparable course of study
• Excellent written and spoken German and English, copywriting skills are a plus
• Confident use of MS Office, basic experience in Adobe Cloud Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and video editing programs as well as in modern communication media (social media, moving images)
• Commitment
• Ability to work in a team
• Analytical mindset and strategic way of working
• Conceptual and creative thinking skills
• High performance motivation and flexibility
• Initiative and ability to work under pressure
• Intercultural understanding, enjoyment of teamwork and organizational skills
• Driving license class B desirable

Additional information:

Of course, we cannot do without formalities. Therefore, we ask you to apply online only and to attach to your application a curriculum vitae, current certificate of enrollment with details of the semester in which you studied, current grades, relevant certificates, proof of mandatory internship if applicable, and proof of the standard period of study (max. total size of attachments 5 MB), and to mark your application documents as "relevant to this application" in the online form.

Further information on the recruitment criteria can be found"here".

Nationals of countries outside the European Economic Area may be required to send their residence/work permit.

We are particularly pleased to receive online applications from severely disabled persons and persons with equivalent disabilities. If you have any questions, you can also contact the site’s representative for severely disabled persons at SBV-Zentrale@mercedes-benz.com, who will be happy to support you in the further application process once you have submitted your application.

Please understand that we no longer accept paper applications and there is no entitlement to return postage.

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact HR Services by e-mail at hrservices@mercedes-benz.com or use the "chat bot" on our careers page via the speech bubbles at the bottom right.