Find 2024 Event Planning Internships

Are you the life of the party—and the one who organized it? An event planning internship could lead to your dream career. Even in our increasingly digital age, event planning requires good old-fashioned organization, relationship building, and face-to-face interaction. Your internship will provide you with hands-on experience in negotiating with vendors, coordinating logistics and timelines, and ensuring everything goes off without a hitch. To up your odds of a flawless internship experience, get familiar with project management tools, like Asana and Trello, and event management platforms, like Eventbrite.

While most event planners work for private event agencies, you could also work for a larger firm, handling its conventions, sales meetings, and holiday parties. Employers favor candidates with a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) credential, coupled with a bachelor’s in event management, hospitality, communications, or public relations. You should have plenty of opportunities ahead, as the number of event planning jobs is expected to grow by 7% over the next decade, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The median annual pay for an event planner is $49,370 ($23.74 an hour).

Ready to get this party started? Search event planning internships below.