Events Internship Overview: The goal of this internship is to familiarize the intern with various aspects of events administration. The intern will rotate throughout the Events and Culinary department shadowing and learning the different aspects of each area: from entering and maintaining event information in CRM software to planning and managing internal events. The ideal candidate is an outgoing, motivated individual who is always looking to learn and take initiative in completing tasks—a service-oriented person with a willingness to help others. They will be detail-oriented and possess a can-do attitude.

Specific Internship Duties:

• Shadow at events before, during, and after Museum hours
• Attend weekly Events department meetings to learn the skills needed to communicate the execution of events to other Museum departments
• Shadow sales and service managers during client site visits to learn skills used in selling the Museum’s spaces and services
• Assist with administrative and clerical duties, including data entry, preparation of contracts, billing, compiling weekly event reports, and other various projects
Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

• Currently enrolled, credit-seeking, and/or degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate student
Preferred Requirements:

• Junior or senior level college student
• Events, hospitality, music business and management majors preferred
• Ability to multitask and problem solve
• Upbeat, energetic, and flexible
• Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook
Conditions of Internship:

• Some internship hours may be before or after the regular Museum hours of 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CT
• Lift 25 lbs. or less