Fall 2026 Intern, EventsNew

About the Program

Our Intern program is a paid opportunity that allows participants to contribute to the organization’s success while applying learnings from the classroom. This semester we will continue with a hybrid program, offering each participant the opportunity to gain in-office experience for approximately 3 days a week. Interns are responsible for their individual transportation and housing needs.

Schedule & Availability

• Expected to work 24–29.9 hours per week during the session.
• Office hours: 9:00 AM–6:00 PM ET, Monday–Friday, or as agreed upon with advisor.
• Must be available to report to the New York office approximately 3 days a week.
• Program runs from Monday, September 21st, 2026 through Thursday, December 10th, 2026.

Qualifications

• Senior standing in college (must have completed junior year of undergrad), or
• Enrolled in a graduate school, or
• Have a bachelor’s or postgraduate degree.

Interview Process & Key Dates

• Applications close on August 14th, 2026.
• Offers expected to be extended mid to late August 2026.
• Program begins September 21st, 2026.

Responsibilities

• Provide sales meeting support, including preparing pre-call research, company briefs, and post-meeting recap notes and action items.
• Assist with lead generation and prospecting efforts to identify new event production and business development opportunities.
• Support the management and maintenance of CRM data by entering and updating contacts, accounts, opportunities, and activity records.
• Conduct research on the live events, production, and experiential marketing landscape to identify prospective clients, partners, and areas for future growth.
• Use AI to intelligently elevate and support work on a daily basis.
• Gain an understanding of how live events support sponsorship activation, brand marketing, client engagement, and overall business objectives.
• Assist the Events team with the planning, coordination, and execution of live events, experiential marketing programs, and hospitality initiatives.
• Gain a thorough understanding of the end-to-end event planning and production process, supporting event logistics, venue coordination, vendor communications, and onsite execution from concept through post-event reconciliation.
• Learn the fundamentals of event budgeting, expense tracking, vendor management, and financial reconciliation.
• Collaborate with internal teams including Partnerships, Creative, Brand Marketing, and Client Services while helping coordinate client, talent, venue, and vendor relationships to ensure seamless event execution.
• Assist in preparing event presentations, proposals, travel itineraries, rooming lists, transportation manifests, staffing plans, and post-event recap materials.
• Support the planning and facilitation of internal and client meetings, including scheduling, preparing agendas, and maintaining project status documents.
• Support teammates across the Events group to ensure exceptional client service and best-in-class event execution.
• Have access to the Excel team for industry advice and learnings.
• May occasionally be assigned projects outside the Events group to gain exposure to other divisions within Excel.

Pay

$17.00 per hour.