Internship Operations Steering & Performance Management (Communications & Project Management) Internship start: September 2026; duration: 6 months
Required skills
Job description
Lufthansa published this listing. We've added our own working-student context below — what this role means for your weekly hours, take-home pay and student visa as a student in Freising, Germany.
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Tasks
The goal of your assignment is to provide communication support to employees at both locations and to assist with projects at the departmental level. Your responsibilities will include, among other things:
- Planning, designing, and executing events, workshops, and other communication formats
- Helping to shape the editorial and content aspects of our communication initiatives (e.g., newsletters, articles, presentations)
- Support in project management, particularly in the preparation and follow-up of meetings, as well as the creation and preparation of relevant documents
- Collaboration in the implementation and tracking of OKRs for measuring and steering the division’s goals
- Employee events
- Free parking
- Flexible working hours
- Cafeteria
Are you looking for an exciting internship at the intersection of communications and management? Then put your organizational skills, strong communication abilities, and MS Office knowledge to work and gain valuable hands-on experience in communications, event management, and project management!
- At the time of the internship, you must be in at least your third semester of studies in Communication and Media Studies, Business Psychology, Business Administration or related
- Proof of enrollment for the entire duration of the internship (current certificate of enrollment and a written proof of mandatory internship must be included with the application) or the internship must take place between your bachelor’s and master’s programs (gap year)
- Strong communication skills, ideally editorial experience, plus good German and English
- Good organizational skills
- Some experience in event planning
- High initiative and willingness to take responsibility
- Team player with strong collaboration skills
- Good MS Office knowledge, especially PowerPoint and Word
Working student essentials
What this Operations internship in Freising means for you — pay rules, social contributions, and what international students should check before applying.
Weekly hours
Internships have no 20-hour cap, but a voluntary internship longer than three months generally has to pay at least the German minimum wage. Mandatory internships in your study programme are exempt.
Working student rulesSocial contributions
Mandatory internships are largely exempt from social contributions. Voluntary internships are treated like regular employment once they run long enough, so contributions usually apply.
Check your insuranceInternational students
Non-EU students can work 140 full or 280 half days per year (raised from 120/240 in March 2024). A working student contract usually fits within this — confirm the exact limits printed on your residence permit.
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