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Event Management Intern
The Opus GroupUnited StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 23 Jan 2025
💰 $42,000/yr
About the role
Job Title: Event Management Intern Group/Team: Client Service Delivery/Event Management Program Term: April 7th-June 27th Reports to: Intern Manager Location: Remote Employment Type: Fulltime, Temporary, non-exempt WHO WE ARE Opus Agency is a future-forward full-service Global Events Agency with over 325 team members in the United States and the United Kingdom. As we look ahead to 2025 and beyond, our profound opportunity is to shape the future of events in an increasingly AI-infused world. In an era where digital interactions often dominate, the authenticity of real-world connections will become paramount. Events will emerge as the #1 priority for CMOs, driving brand success and fostering deep, meaningful relationships with audiences.
Our Event Management team plays a critical role in this vision, partnering with world-shaping brands like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Salesforce, as well as an ever-expanding roster of category creators and fast-growing global brands. With these clients, we don’t just respond to change; we shape it by pulling the future forward and leading them into a new era of event marketing. As an Event Management Intern, you will be at the forefront of this mission, driving innovative and impactful strategies that align with this events-driven vision for the future. GOALS & SUMMARY The Opus Event Management Team internship program is designed to introduce you to the inner workings of the event industry. Our hope is that this opportunity will allow you to exercise your analytical skills, express your creative talent, and increase your understanding of event management and industry trends. You will work on multiple events throughout your internship to become familiar with the planning cycle and various team environments. Each event that you’re assigned to support will provide different opportunities and responsibilities. Your varying roles will help further develop your event competency and may include onsite opportunities. Temporary employees are eligible for overtime if their schedule exceeds 40 hours per week. The internship will end on the designated end date for the program. Permanent full-time positions are not guaranteed at the end of the internship program, however, many former interns with exceptional performance have been converted into permanent Opus Agency employees. We believe that our internship program provides a strong foundation for developing event professionals and is one of the most effective ways to start and progress through Opus Agency. RESPONSIBILITIES
Our Event Management team plays a critical role in this vision, partnering with world-shaping brands like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Salesforce, as well as an ever-expanding roster of category creators and fast-growing global brands. With these clients, we don’t just respond to change; we shape it by pulling the future forward and leading them into a new era of event marketing. As an Event Management Intern, you will be at the forefront of this mission, driving innovative and impactful strategies that align with this events-driven vision for the future. GOALS & SUMMARY The Opus Event Management Team internship program is designed to introduce you to the inner workings of the event industry. Our hope is that this opportunity will allow you to exercise your analytical skills, express your creative talent, and increase your understanding of event management and industry trends. You will work on multiple events throughout your internship to become familiar with the planning cycle and various team environments. Each event that you’re assigned to support will provide different opportunities and responsibilities. Your varying roles will help further develop your event competency and may include onsite opportunities. Temporary employees are eligible for overtime if their schedule exceeds 40 hours per week. The internship will end on the designated end date for the program. Permanent full-time positions are not guaranteed at the end of the internship program, however, many former interns with exceptional performance have been converted into permanent Opus Agency employees. We believe that our internship program provides a strong foundation for developing event professionals and is one of the most effective ways to start and progress through Opus Agency. RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist members of the Event Management Team in executing corporate events. This includes being responsible for and supporting various roles within the event teams and workstreams (i.e., transportation, temporary staffing, signage, menu planning, shipping, capturing notes and action items, etc.).
- Communicate directly with vendors for sourcing, scheduling, and status update purposes.
- Edit planning documentation including, but not limited to, production schedules, workback schedules or timelines, project plans, contact sheets etc.
- Attend both internal and external meetings to assist in notetaking and providing status updates regarding your workstreams and/or responsibilities.
- Learn the inner workings of an office environment and become proficient in Outlook, Microsoft Office, Zoom, Slack, Box and internal Opus processes. Additional platforms may be introduced, dependent on your event assignments.
- Ability to go onsite, which may include travel, to one or more events to support the Opus team (based on event availability).
- Eager to learn and takes direction
- Ability to manage to deadlines
- Project / task management skills
- Team oriented
- High analytical skills
- Displays critical thinking, organizational, and analytical capabilities
- Demonstrates clear verbal and written communication, presentation skills & email
- Successfully perform in hi
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