What are the responsibilities and job description for the Events Intern position at Special-Lite Inc?
Description
**Job Title:** Events Intern Department: Marketing Reports to: Product & Brand Manager Position Summary:
The Events Intern will assist our marketing team in planning and executing corporate events, trade shows, factory tours, and meetings. Our marketing team plays a critical role in organizing high-impact events and trade shows that showcase our products and strengthen relationships with architects, sales representatives, and industry partners.
### Key Responsibilities:
* Organize onsite visits, including factory tours, training sessions, meals, lodging, and offsite social events for architects, sales reps, and customers.
* Collaborate on planning quarterly sales rep advisory council meetings, including meeting space setup, meals, lodging, and activities.
* Support the planning of internal company events, such as board meetings and company picnics.
* Assist with scheduling and logistics for events hosted at our training center, conference rooms, or offsite facilities.
* Coordinate accommodations, catering, and transportation for events.
* Assist in planning and executing national trade shows, including coordinating product displays, and coordinating logistics.
* Support regional trade shows by providing materials, coordinating with sales reps, and tracking event needs.
* Assist with execution of events as needed, including set-up and tear-down, food delivery.
* Capture and organize event-related media, such as photos and videos, for marketing purposes.
* Research trends and best practices in corporate events and recommend ideas to enhance the attendee experience.
* Assist in developing event reports to evaluate success and provide actionable insights.
### Qualifications:
* Currently pursuing a degree in Hospitality, Event Management, Marketing, or a related field.
* Strong organizational and time management skills with attention to detail.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), space planning, and event management tools.
* Experience with Canva and Adobe Creative Suite is a plus.
* Ability to multitask and work both independently and collaboratively.
* Experience with event planning, logistics, or hospitality is preferred.
### Internship Details:
* Location: Based onsite at our company headquarters in Decatur, Michigan.
* Travel: Travel to event locations as needed and manufacturing facility in Benton Harbor.
* Duration: Summer 2025 (March-October; specific dates flexible to accommodate school schedules and hour requirements).
* Hours: 40 hours per week, hours outside of business hours as needed.
### Physical Requirements:
* Frequently required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate equipment, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms.
* Frequently required to talk and hear.
* Frequently required to stand and walk.
* Occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, twist, and crawl.
* Occasionally required to lift, push, pull and/or move up to 50-pounds.
* Specific vision abilities required include: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
* Occasionally subject to loud noise.
### Work Environment:
* Safety glasses and steel toe shoes are required on the production floor at all times.
* Hearing protection is required in designated areas.
* Frequently subject to hazards including a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electric current, and exposure to heat and chemicals.
* Occasionally subject to conditions including one or more of the following that affect the respiratory system or the skin: fumes, odors, dust, mists, or poor ventilation.
* Occasionally exposed to cold, hot, wet, and/or humid shop conditions.
**Job Title:** Events Intern Department: Marketing Reports to: Product & Brand Manager Position Summary:
The Events Intern will assist our marketing team in planning and executing corporate events, trade shows, factory tours, and meetings. Our marketing team plays a critical role in organizing high-impact events and trade shows that showcase our products and strengthen relationships with architects, sales representatives, and industry partners.
### Key Responsibilities:
* Organize onsite visits, including factory tours, training sessions, meals, lodging, and offsite social events for architects, sales reps, and customers.
* Collaborate on planning quarterly sales rep advisory council meetings, including meeting space setup, meals, lodging, and activities.
* Support the planning of internal company events, such as board meetings and company picnics.
* Assist with scheduling and logistics for events hosted at our training center, conference rooms, or offsite facilities.
* Coordinate accommodations, catering, and transportation for events.
* Assist in planning and executing national trade shows, including coordinating product displays, and coordinating logistics.
* Support regional trade shows by providing materials, coordinating with sales reps, and tracking event needs.
* Assist with execution of events as needed, including set-up and tear-down, food delivery.
* Capture and organize event-related media, such as photos and videos, for marketing purposes.
* Research trends and best practices in corporate events and recommend ideas to enhance the attendee experience.
* Assist in developing event reports to evaluate success and provide actionable insights.
### Qualifications:
* Currently pursuing a degree in Hospitality, Event Management, Marketing, or a related field.
* Strong organizational and time management skills with attention to detail.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), space planning, and event management tools.
* Experience with Canva and Adobe Creative Suite is a plus.
* Ability to multitask and work both independently and collaboratively.
* Experience with event planning, logistics, or hospitality is preferred.
### Internship Details:
* Location: Based onsite at our company headquarters in Decatur, Michigan.
* Travel: Travel to event locations as needed and manufacturing facility in Benton Harbor.
* Duration: Summer 2025 (March-October; specific dates flexible to accommodate school schedules and hour requirements).
* Hours: 40 hours per week, hours outside of business hours as needed.
### Physical Requirements:
* Frequently required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel or operate equipment, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms.
* Frequently required to talk and hear.
* Frequently required to stand and walk.
* Occasionally required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, twist, and crawl.
* Occasionally required to lift, push, pull and/or move up to 50-pounds.
* Specific vision abilities required include: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
* Occasionally subject to loud noise.
### Work Environment:
* Safety glasses and steel toe shoes are required on the production floor at all times.
* Hearing protection is required in designated areas.
* Frequently subject to hazards including a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electric current, and exposure to heat and chemicals.
* Occasionally subject to conditions including one or more of the following that affect the respiratory system or the skin: fumes, odors, dust, mists, or poor ventilation.
* Occasionally exposed to cold, hot, wet, and/or humid shop conditions.
