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News & Press: ELIA NEWS & EVENTS

ELIA Seeks Events Intern

Friday 2 June 2023  

 

ELIA Seeks Events Intern
 
Position: Events Intern 
Location: Hybrid (Amsterdam & Online) 
Application Deadline: 27 June 2023
Duration: 4 months, 32 hours a week (Start date: beginning of August 2023) 
 
Organisation Profile 
ELIA is a globally connected European network that provides a dynamic platform for professional exchange and development in higher arts education. With more than 285 members in 52 countries, it represents over 350.000 students in all art disciplines. Its cross-disciplinary quality makes ELIA unique as a network. ELIA advocates for higher arts education by empowering and creating new opportunities for its members and facilitating the exchange of good practices. ELIA collaborates with partner networks around the world, and its office is based in Amsterdam.  
 
Job Description 
Are you interested in developing online, hybrid and in-person events for the higher arts education sector? Would you like to experiment, support and co-create events for students, academic staff and leadership teams? ELIA is looking for a driven Intern to assist in a variety of tactical and logistical tasks associated with organising the upcoming ELIA events, online and physical. The Events Intern should have some experiences in event management and an ability to work independently. Excellent organisational skills and a pro-active attitude are a must. Experiences with digital events and video production are preferred.  
 
Responsibilities 
The Events Intern will assist the ELIA Conference Manager and the ELIA Team with: 
  • Supporting the logistics, production and registration efforts for the upcoming ELIA events
  • Supporting the communication activities regarding the ELIA events 
  • Assisting with events’ programme planning 
  • Preparation of events’ materials (mostly digital) 
  • Coordination of (post)event documentation 
 
Requirements  
  • Higher education qualification in Events Management or similar; 
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; 
  • Ability to effectively communicate and liaise with different groups and cultures; 
  • Computer literate and knowledge of Microsoft Office; 
  • Basic knowledge of video conferencing tools and video production; 
  • Video-editing skills; 
  • Good technical and IT skills; 
  • Self-motivated, pro-active, well-organised, efficient; 
  • Experiences and knowledge about event marketing and event communication are a must. 

 

What ELIA offers  
  • A great professional opportunity filled with challenges and responsibility; 
  • A hands-on experience; 
  • A worthy upgrade of your resume; 
  • A small monthly internship compensation; 
  • A unique opportunity to learn about the future of events industry; 
  • Fun colleagues and a workplace in Amsterdam in a creative and inspiring workspace with the possibility to work some of the hours remote; 
  • A great international network in the arts, culture and education world.

 

Application Procedure 
Please apply in English by e-mail, and address your CV and motivation letter to Nona Thani (Interim) ELIA Conference Manager at nona.thani@elia-artschools.org by Tuesday, 27 June 2023
 
Interviews will take place on 29 and 30 June, on Zoom.  
 
ELIA strives to be an equal opportunities employer and to see that the make-up of its staff is diverse and representative of society. ELIA welcomes applicants from a wide variety of backgrounds.
 
NB: living in Amsterdam is very expensive and accommodation can be hard to find. Please consider this when applying from outside The Netherlands. Candidates must have a valid work permit for the Netherlands (according to Dutch Labour Law).