SAP Intern – Communication Associate (Student Position)

We help the world run better

Our company culture is focused on helping our employees enable innovation by building breakthroughs together. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from. Apply now!

General Information

Work Area: Visual Communications
Expected Travel: None
Career Status: Student
Employment Type: Intern / Working Student
Career Level: NA 
Expected start date to end date: April 1, 2024 – September 30, 2024
Location: Cairo
Additional Locations: Remote

About the SAP Internship Experience Project

The SAP Internship Experience Project is SAP’s global, paid internship program that provides university students with the opportunities to find purpose in their careers.

Three reasons to intern at SAP

  1. Culture of collaboration: Meet with mentors, make new friends across the globe, and create a thriving personal network.
  2. Project-driven experience: Gain cross-functional skills from our virtual and in-person learning sessions, diverse subject matter experts, and project deliverables. 
  3. Gain visibility: With SAP Internship Experience Project in your title, you will have a global network of SAP leaders, entrepreneurs, and career development opportunities at your fingertips.


About the team

The Digital customer segment is one of the most important growth engines for SAP – one that has consistently been growing at double-digit growth. To advance SAP’s market potential, we have standardized and expanded our Digital Hubs around the world, empowering our talent to work with the latest intelligent technologies to support SAP customers, while creating memorable experiences digitally.

As a communications associate, you will work closely with global leadership to drive outstanding visual communications for internal and external audiences that do justice to the innovative and collaborative customer and talent-focused SAP Digital motion.

The ideal candidate will require flexibility in that the workload will be split between static graphic design, user interfaces and light motion design. You will be tasked to work on a variety of projects including:

Core tasks include

  • Visually design business content and information through infographics, charts and illustrations 
  • Animated videos and GIFs for thought leadership and social media content
  • Research design trends, and industry best practices 
  • Develop interactive presentations following SAP corporate design principles
  • Regular contact cadence with key stakeholders to develop new ideas on how to present key narratives visually.
  • Regular interface with with stakeholders outside our organization to facilitate alignment and the flow of stories from SAP Digital to the wider SAP and from SAP global to SAP Digital

We are seeking a designer with a strategic mindset who is open to exploring and curious about design. Our team works closely with business leaders to ideate and develop projects. You will have the opportunity to participate in brainstorming sessions, provide critique, and collaborate with designers around the world!

Role Requirements

  • Have a degree in or be studying Graphic Design, Visual Design, Motion Graphics, Industrial Design
  • Fluency in English
  • Have a firm grasp of the Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Illustrator
  • Previous experience working with Adobe XD, Figma, InVision, or other UI tools
  • Knowledge of After Effects and or Premier Pro is a plus, experience with transitions, compositing skills, animation, motion design, and or dynamic interaction is also a plus
  • Ability to turn complex issues into simple, understandable, and well-designed visuals 
  • Must have a thorough understanding of design principles including composition, visual hierarchy, color, and balance
  • Must have a portfolio that demonstrates skills in visual design 
  • Have the discipline to work independently and remotely
  • Have a hands-on attitude and be proactive in communicating
  • Manage and prioritize multiple design projects and fast deadlines

Mandatory for your applications

  • Resume
  • Design Portfolio: (Attached as file or online portfolio)
  • Written Portfolio: at least 2 articles

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.

We win with inclusion

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com.
 

For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.