SAP Intern - Integrated Communications APJ - Computer Science

The Programme

SAP’s Global Communications (GC) team positions SAP and its leaders as innovators with influential audiences on select, highly relevant topics. Our strategy is to disrupt the information environment with relentless curiosity, compelling content, and rapid execution.

This is an SAP global, strategic, paid internship placement that provides students with opportunities to find purpose in their careers.  
 
This internship will be supporting the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) GC team.  
 
As a member of this team, you will be exposed to different aspects of SAP’s corporate communications functions such as media relations; industry analyst relations; content creation; executive and employee communications. 
  
The goal of this internship is to provide the successful candidate with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience from working on integrated communications projects for the Asia Pacific Japan region, comprising Southeast Asia, Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and India, as key markets. 
 
EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS

The successful candidate will play an active role in the planning and execution of external and internal communications activities across APJ.  
 
You will participate in the implementation of communication campaigns – including employee, executive, and partner communications, content creation, from conceptualization to execution and designing the best storytelling strategies across traditional and social media channels, and in the process, gain insights to the global communications field of work in a fast-paced, multinational organization. 
  
Examples of your day-to-day responsibilities may include but not limited to the following:

• Creating and distributing content including media pitches, press releases, by-line articles, blogs, etc. 
• Creating infographics, videos (filming and editing), internal announcements, social media posts, and executive briefing documents.   
• Taking the lead on our APJ ONE Newsletter, which is sent out monthly to all APJ employees. Activities may include content collation, creating newsletter layout, sending out the newsletter and updating relevant APJ SharePoint site as well as strategizing to ensure constant relevance and improvements. 
• Monitor competitors’ news, flag issues and opportunities. 
• Assist with organizing internal events including town halls, coffee corners, and/or webinars. 
• Staffing internal and external communication events. 
• Assisting with reporting and documentation of media activities and coverage. 
• Coordinating regional guidance and reporting with local market unit (MU) communications leaders, from APJ Communications hub.

Required Skills and Abilities

We are looking for candidates who dare to challenge conventional wisdom, offer unique perspectives, and conceive innovative solutions to effectively bridge the communication gap with influential audiences. 

• Currently pursuing a diploma, degree, or masters in: Digital Media, Mass Communications, Marketing, Computer Science, Political Science, Business, English Language/Literature, or related fields. 
• Strong oral and written English skills. 
• Critical thinker with attention to detail. 
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills. 
• Tech savvy self-starter with a proactive approach and keenness to learn and share. 
• Team player eager to partner with other colleagues and contribute to the team’s success 
• Prior experience in communications, marketing, content editing, multi-media design or video production (filming and editing) will be an advantage. 
• Able to start ASAP or as early as June 2024 and willing to commit for 6-12 months internship duration for preferably full time (5days/week) or minimum 3 days/week commitment.

We build breakthroughs together: 
 
SAP innovations help more than 400,000 customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively.  
 
Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management.  
 
As a cloud company with 200 million users and more than 100,000 employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves.  
 
At SAP, we build breakthroughs, together. 
 
About Us: 
 
SAP started in 1972 as a team of five colleagues with a desire to do something new. Together, they changed enterprise software and reinvented how business was done.  
 
Today, as a market leader in enterprise application software, we remain true to our roots. That’s why we engineer solutions to fuel innovation, foster equality and spread opportunity for our employees and customers across borders and cultures. 
 
SAP values the entrepreneurial spirit, fostering creativity and building lasting relationships with our employees.