Forbes Media seeks an enthusiastic, highly motivated, team player to join our ForbesLive team as a ForbesLive Intern, reporting to the Executive Director, Audience & Community Marketing. This individual has strong communication and organization skills and an interest in marketing and events. The Intern will comprehensively support the ForbesLive team, with a focus on our audience development team.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Serves as support for the ForbesLive core sub teams including Audience & Community Marketing, Logistics, Production, Programming and Sponsorship
• Help build audience marketing strategies as well as execute live marketing across channels: email, newsletters, strategic partners, house ads, organic and paid social
• Support copywriting needs
• Build landing pages for events via Wordpress and registration modules via Bizzabo (Forbes ticketing platform)
• Work with marketing and sales on relevant client materials
• Willingness to travel to events as needed, along with being available for events at Forbes event space in New York, Forbes on Fifth; assist with onsite registration and other relevant on-site needs working closely with the logistics team
• Works with event staff on day-of execution of ForbesLive events
• Help facilitate customer service needs as it relates to our event attendee questions
• Work across audience and community marketing team to optimize event reporting and database management
• Administrative support for ForbesLive leadership team
• Collaborate across revenue teams to coordinate project needs

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Based in the New York Metropolitan Area
• College student currently (preferably Junior or Senior)
• Interest in events and conferences
• This person will also be highly detail-oriented, possess strong written, verbal and interpersonal communication/negotiation skills, and will be able to work in a deadline-driven environment
• Ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook; as well as Google docs
• Ability to learn new tools, such as Forbes project management tool, Smartsheet

About Our Summer Intern Program

• Our internships are paid.
• 40 hours/week including some evening and weekend events
• This internship will take place from June 10 to August 16.
• You will join be joining an intern class of other students that will be placed throughout our various teams (Editorial, Sales and Marketing, Tech and Product).
• Interns are invited to weekly presentations to hear from leaders within the organization.

The hourly rate for this role is $21.00

Forbes has estimated the compensation range set forth above in good faith. The compensation range is what we believe we will offer, and ultimately pay, a successful candidate. In determining this range, we consider the experience, level of education (if applicable to the role), knowledge, skills, and abilities required to be had by a successful candidate as well as the budget and the company’s pay rates, generally. This said, we may have to make changes to our compensation estimates and job descriptions from time to time and we expressly reserve the right to do so. Should we make any such changes, this advertisement will be revised to reflect such revisions. We encourage you to occasionally re-visit this advertisement to ensure that you are abreast of any changes. Thank you for your interest in joining Forbes!

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