Are you full of ideas and want to play an active role in shaping Telekom's communications? We are looking for creative minds with a wide variety of backgrounds and life experiences who are passionate about bringing their creativity to corporate communications.
As a future Corporate Communications trainee at Telekom, you should be passionate about communication and keen to develop your skills in a fast-paced, innovative environment. You should be able to work independently on challenging projects and develop expertise in the world of digital and traditional media. Watch our video to get an inside look and feel for the job.
What does a traineeship at Corporate Communications offer?
The program provides professional training across all areas of communication, both in traditional media and PR work, and in content creation. You will receive a thorough introduction, particularly to technical and organizational processes.
What is the difference between an internship, a traineeship, and a trainee program?
The biggest difference is that an internship is completed as part of a degree program.
A traineeship at Corporate Communications is something you do after graduating from a degree in communications studies in order to acquire the skills needed to take on a position of responsibility within Corporate Communications.
As trainee at the Start up! Program, university graduates get involved in a variety of projects within the company and train as experts or managers.
We guarantee you extensive autonomy, agility, and the freedom to structure your work individually, as well as tailored further training opportunities to help you write your own personal success story with Deutsche Telekom. The Corporate Communications traineeship, together with our support, has enabled our former trainees to go on to find above-average positions and get their professional future off to a flying start.
Bachelor’s degree program:
1st year of training: EUR 2,150
2nd year of training: EUR 2,400
Master’s degree program:
1st year of training: EUR 2,450
2nd year of training: EUR 2,700
As part of our traineeship program, you spend 24 months training to become a communications professional – even faster if you already have a Master’s degree, in just 18 months.
Work-life balance is important to us! Your working week is 34 hours. Organize your time flexibly and work remotely to suit you.
Find out more about the company and the communications strategy. You receive a comprehensive introduction with insights into content-related, organizational, and technical processes at Corporate Communications. This includes strategic and operational PR work, conceptual work, and the production of all formats used in internal and external communication. A central element of your traineeship is researching, writing, and editing texts used for media information and much more, as well as organizing and conducting interviews and press events.
LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc.? Your training will also cover Deutsche Telekom’s web and social media presence. This includes social media formats like posts, blog articles, stories, images, infographics, videos, podcasts, community management, and much more besides.
What makes this traineeship particularly exciting is its cross-project, hybrid working format – giving you the opportunity to contribute your knowledge and skills to more than one project. You are guaranteed to experience a variety of changing management relationships across different projects, as well as work in dynamic and/or virtual teams.
You get wide-ranging insights into the world of Deutsche Telekom to help you understand the big picture and the role of individual projects. It gives you the opportunity to learn about all facets of a topic, enabling you to target communication to specific audiences using the right formats – and with end-to-end responsibility, from strategy to implementation.
The traineeship also includes an individual job visit to another area of Deutsche Telekom at a different location. We want you to experience the entire spectrum of our activities and hone your expertise so you can contribute innovative ideas across many areas of our company. Our goal is to deliver a traineeship that best equips you for a perfect transition to working life.
So what are you waiting for? Become part of our successful team and help shape the future of communication for Europe’s Leading Digital Telco!
In our Corporate Communications traineeship you will gain all-round expertise in both online media as well as traditional PR work.
Are you interested in new communication topics/formats and excited about new communication trends? Have you already gained initial experience in multimedia, content creation, and production in a company setting, editorial office, or at a communications agency? Are you a communicative individual who speaks to others as equals?
Start your Corporate Communications traineeship at Telekom!
You have a degree in communication, media, or business and economics. You are extremely articulate, have an excellent command of spoken and written German and English, and are able to work in a structured manner.
You not only have the requisite language skills, but are also a great team player with good time management skills and the ability to work on a range of topics in parallel. You are committed, independent, conscientious, and reliable, and stay calm even in stressful situations. You are open to new technologies and topics and contribute fresh ideas. You were made for team-work and can communicate confidently across a variety of formats and channels. You are customer- and service-oriented and have a strong feel for language.
If this describes you to a T, and you also work well with colleagues, management representatives, and internal and external contacts, then this is the program for you!
You can submit your application for the Corporate Communications traineeship at Deutsche Telekom throughout the year. Of course, the decision as to which quarter you will join us is as individual as the Corporate Communications traineeship program itself.
You can learn how our application process is structured below:
Your Corporate Communications traineeship starts with our onboarding process. Congratulations!
You’ve made it through the application process and are getting ready to start your Corporate Communications traineeship at Deutsche Telekom.
Your Corporate Communications traineeship starts with our onboarding process
Congratulations! You’ve made it through the application process and are getting ready to start your Corporate Communications traineeship at Deutsche Telekom.
Our onboarding process is designed to give you the best-possible start to your traineeship. You will get to know the COM team and have the opportunity to chat and network with other Corporate Communications traineeship program participants. Throughout your traineeship, you will benefit from the support of your buddy and your mentor.
So if you want to know what your favorite color, your favorite travel destination or your shoe size have to do with the Corporate Communications traineeship at Deutsche Telekom, apply now!
Development and support
Modern work equipment
Vacation and flexibility in work
And there’s more
Take a sneak peek behind the scenes with us:
Stage, lights, camera, sound – “and action!” Getting the set ready for filming with CEO Tim Höttges. © Deutsche Telekom
Ideas, text, and graphics all have to come together when creating content for social media. It’s more than what you see on camera. © Deutsche Telekom
The stage is set: our trainee prepares to host the town hall meeting with CEO Tim Höttges. © Deutsche Telekom
The editorial coverage of an event also includes the production of videos and photos. © Deutsche Telekom
The shareholders’ meeting is the highlight on the finance communication calendar. Preparation for the meeting starts months in advance. Our Corporate Communications trainees help with every aspect of communication from day one. © Deutsche Telekom
Work-life balance is important to us. It goes without saying that we also offer flexible working. For instance, you can attend team meetings from anywhere. © Deutsche Telekom
Which aspect of the Corporate Communications traineeship at Deutsche Telekom most motivates and excites you?
Jana – Trainee
“My traineeship advances me both professionally and personally. Highlight: The perfect blend of technology and creativity.”
Lars– Trainee
“Treatments, interviews, research, post-production & videography – as a Volo, you're trained to be the editor of the future here.”
Laura – Trainee
“My traineeship is one thing above all - versatile. I particularly love inspiring people with words.”
Julien – Trainee
“Every day is different. You might be a content creator, then a production manager, and suddenly a press spokesperson for DT.”
Martha - Volontärin
„My traineeship is versatile. I can try out everything, from video moderation to classic press work and content creation.“
