Communications Intern

Siemens Energy; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 78,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global team

Mentorship

Learn@Siemens-Energy platform

Flexible work

Medical benefits

Paid holidays

Job summary

Siemens Energy is seeking a dynamic Communications Intern to join the Middle East & Africa team in Midrand. This fixed-term internship offers hands-on experience in corporate communications, content creation, and event support across local, regional and global teams.

You will help shape stories, coordinate campaigns, and contribute to employer branding while developing practical skills in a global energy company.

Qualifications

• Degree in Communications or related field.
• Strong written and oral communication.
• Creative thinker with attention to detail.
• Ability to tell stories through video.

Responsibilities

• Support MEA branding rollout with updated assets and guidelines.
• Assist planning and execution of regional internal communications campaigns.
• Create content for newsletters, intranet articles, and leadership communications.
• Coordinate events, conferences, and stakeholder engagements.
• Draft social media content and maintain content calendars.
• Support employer branding and Energy4Good initiatives.

Skills

Communications

Writing

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Time management

Microsoft Office

Social media

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications, PR, Journalism, Marketing

Tools

Video editing software

Job description

Communications Intern at Siemens Energy

We’re looking for a dynamic and creative Communications Intern to join our Middle East & Africa team. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands‑on experience in corporate communications, content creation, and event support. You’ll collaborate with local, regional, and global teams to help shape and share impactful stories that elevate our brand.

About The Role

Location: Midrand

Mode of Employment: Fixed term

Position Title: Communications Intern

A Snapshot of Your Day

Communications Intern at Siemens Energy

We’re looking for a dynamic and creative Communications Intern to join our Middle East & Africa team. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands‑on experience in corporate communications, content creation, and event support. You’ll collaborate with local, regional, and global teams to help shape and share impactful stories that elevate our brand.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• Support the MEA rebranding rollout by coordinating communications activities, updating brand assets, and ensuring alignment with corporate brand guidelines across the region.
• Support the planning and execution of regional internal communication campaigns and employee engagement initiatives.
• Assist with content creation for newsletters, my Energy Hub articles, Viva Engage, emails, presentations, and leadership communications.
• Help coordinate communications activities around strategic events, conferences, stakeholder engagements, and community initiatives.
• Support social media and digital communication efforts by drafting content, monitoring engagement, and maintaining content calendars.
• Support the promotion of employer branding and Energy4Good initiatives across the region.
• Coordinate with country communications leads and cross‑functional teams to gather success stories, project updates, and employee features.
• Maintain communication assets, databases, photo libraries, and distribution lists.
• Provide administrative and logistical support for communications projects and events.
• Conduct research on industry trends, stakeholders, competitors, and best practices to support communications planning.
• Work closely with cross‑functional teams to ensure consistent messaging and alignment with communication strategies.
• Help manage communication‑related challenges and elevate issues to management when necessary.

What You Bring

• Have completed a degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, Marketing, or a related field
• Strong understanding of the industry and its challenges.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Creative thinker with attention to detail
• Ability to creatively tell a story through videos
• Familiarity with project management software and video/photo editing.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Willingness to learn and ask for guidance in relations to communications topics and corporate processes
• Trusted and excellent Team player
• Good time management and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and social media platforms

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 92,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we’re also using our technology to help protect people and the environment.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150‑year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Rewards

• Working with a global team
• Opportunities to work on and lead a variety of innovative projects
• Possibility to take over further tasks within the company
• Supportive work culture
• Medical benefits
• Remote/Flexible work
• Time off/Paid holidays
• Parental leave
• Continual learning through the Learn@Siemens-Energy platform
• e-Learning
• Mentorship
• Coaching
• Open feedback culture

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.