Intern Marketing Communications (all genders welcome)

Join the movement and find new inspiration

We have an exciting opportunity for you as:

Intern Marketing Communications (all genders welcome)

For our Marketing Department, at the Kia Europe Headquarters in Frankfurt/Main, Germany

>> Minimum of 6 months starting from May 2024 (or later) with possible extension to 12 months

The Requirements:

For your internship at Kia Europe you need to be enrolled during the whole internship period. Furthermore you need a valid visa and an unrestricted permit to work in Germany. We recommend completing a minimum of six-month to one year internship with us, as this gives you sufficient time to learn about Kia Europe and familiarize yourself with your topic.

Your mission:

• Assist in the management of marketing operations under the supervision of the Communication and Digital teams

• Collaboration with other Kia Europe teams in the relevant tasks and projects i.e. product department, business strategy, media planning, PR and Brand experience, as well as external agencies

• Support the Communications team with the production and updates of communication content (moving images and static imagery for digital and traditional channels, product videos, photography, brochures, online- and social media etc.) for Kia line-up

• Support in the preparation of Soft launches, model year and content updates

• Support the team to oversee local communication materials as Kia Brand, Positioning and CI guard to ensure compliance and consistency across Europe

• Prepare ad-hoc campaign localization reports with support of the agencies

• Support the Digital Team with EU website content updates and social media

• Help to coordinate the daily business and timely completion (markets requests, internal presentations, analysis)

• Perform competitive analysis & benchmarking studies

Your Profile:

• Bachelor or Master student in a marketing related field 

• Interest in the Automotive Industry

• Prior work experience in Marketing a plus

• Pro-active & cross functional approach

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Excellent command on MS PowerPoint/ Excel

• Strong team player with an open approach to different nationalities and cultures

• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills

  
  

Who are we?

Kia is a global mobility brand with a vision to create sustainable mobility solutions for consumers, communities, and societies around the world. Founded in 1944, Kia has been building motorcycles, cars and trucks for more than 75 years.

Kia is now spearheading the popularization of electrified and battery electric vehicles, developing a growing range of mobility services while encouraging millions of people to explore the best ways of getting around. Our brand slogan – ‘Movement that inspires’ – reflects our commitment to inspire consumers through our products and services.

Kia Europe is the European sales and manufacturing arm of Kia Corporation. From our headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, we lead 39 markets across Europe and the Caucasus, employing more than 5,500 persons, including about 3,500 blue collar workers in our state of the art car plant in Zilina, Slovakia.

Our headquarter is home to 37 different nationalities and this diversity is truly inspiring! This means that every day at Kia is an opportunity to learn something new and to grow personally and professionally. The mix of ambitious and dynamic employees from all over the world is the fuel to our success. Do you have what it takes to join our team? We are looking forward to getting to know you!

You will enjoy working with us if you like these things:

• A pulsating international environment. Our workforce is composed of people from 37 nations

• Playing an active and important part in the development of Kia in Europe.

• Developing new frameworks and solutions

• Demanding challenges to which you can creatively contribute

• A competitive compensation package; private leasing offer; systematic off and on-the-job training, free staff restaurant, support as concerns Health Management and more

  
  

If you’re interested to become part of our Kia team, please apply via our online portal. We are looking forward to getting to know you.