Event Intern

Opus, S.A.•Beaverton, OR

4d•$21•Hybrid

About The Position

Opus Agency is a strategic event consulting firm advising some of the world's most influential brands to design, create, and manage their most important events and experiential campaigns. We partner with our clients to build fully integrated, highly effective teams that create remarkable experiences and activations around the world. Opus Agency is known for fostering the growth and development of professionals who have a passion for the event industry. In pursuit of that, we offer an extensive training program, resources, and mentorship with dedicated event professionals who have decades plus of experience. 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 local onsite opportunities. We require at least one day per week to be in the office, with no more than four days of the week being remote. 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.

Requirements

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 high stress, fast-paced environment
Ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality
Work cooperatively with other interns, employees, vendors, and clients
Portrays professional presence
Always shows high level of ethics, integrity and values

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.
Work remotely four days per week with the fifth day being in office at the Opus Agency Portland location. The expectation will be that your office hours will remain the same (8:00am-5:00pm) for both in-office and remote work days.
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).