Are you a young South African graduate looking for internship to kick start your career? Apply for Event Planning internship programme for 2025.
Event Planning internships in Cape Town provide a fantastic stepping stone for a career in event management and public relations. This unique opportunity allows interns to explore their creative talents, assisting with the delivery of diverse events such as parties, weddings and conferences for clients of all sizes and industries.
The world of events is exciting, fast-paced and creative. Having relevant industry experience is essential to set yourself apart in job interviews and create a foundation for a rewarding career. Event Planning interns in Cape Town are able to assist with a wide range of events, helping to create, plan and implement high quality events that cater to specific client requirements.
Interns are placed in event management companies or event departments, supporting professionals tasked with delivering specific functions and events such as parties, ceremonies, functions, conferences and more. Your role as an intern will be to collaborate with local teams to support the delivery of these premium events for clients. This can include providing concepts and ideas, organizing vendors, planning event schedules and activities, and assisting with event-day delivery to ensure everything goes to plan.
You may also contribute to the success of each event by assisting with marketing and social media campaigns, to build your communication skills in dealing with multiple stakeholders and audiences. Interns are encouraged to develop a strong eye for detail, ensuring every aspect of events are highly organized and run as scheduled on the day. Event Planning interns can expect to receive formal and informal training and guidance in regard to event management, social media campaigns, marketing, fundraising and monthly giving campaigns.
Please be aware that, depending on the duration of your internship, interns may not be able to be involved in the delivery of events. Interns are able to extend the duration of their stay in South Africa if you decide to stay longer so you can be there for a specific event.
In all cases, interns should expect that the first week of your experience will focus on settling in and gaining some introductory knowledge, as you will not “hit the ground running”. Rather, you should start with learning about the placement to gain an understanding of what you can build upon, develop, learn, and contribute. Ensure that you ask questions and provide feedback during the introductory period, so that your supervisor understands how you’re progressing. This will help them to better understand important details, such as how quickly you learn, what you find challenging, what you find interesting, etc.
Understand and expect that individual internship experiences vary, as the specific placement that you’re assigned will depend on review of your resume and your current level of studies and experience. Therefore, if you’re at a more introductory level, you should reasonably expect a more introductory internship. Likewise, if you’re interning for a shorter duration, you will have a different experience from someone who is interning for a longer duration. Placement preferences are considered but always subject to availability.
Typical Schedule
- Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm. Interns should be aware that some work may be required outside office hours, or on weekends, especially when delivering events.
What are the career benefits of interning abroad as a Event Planning Intern?
Event Planning interns learn from a qualified and experienced supervisor, and can be involved in:
- Meeting clients to receive event briefs and goals
- Brainstorming event ideas and features
- Event marketing and fundraising
- Organizing specific aspects of events
- Planning realistic run sheets for events
- Delivering events that run to schedule and meet client expectations
Professional development opportunities:
- Come up with creative solutions that help to satisfy event objectives
- Gain experience organizing specific aspects within events
- Build communication skills collaborating with a range of stakeholders
- Develop understanding of the requirements of a range of events
- Learn and develop marketing skills to publicize events
- Gain practical skills and boost your employability, with guidance from Intern Abroad HQ’s Experiential Learning Curriculum to support your learning and cultural intelligence.
Event Planning internships in Cape Town provide a fantastic stepping stone for a career in event management and public relations. This unique opportunity allows interns to explore their creative talents, assisting with the delivery of diverse events such as parties, weddings and conferences for clients of all sizes and industries.
What to expect from your Event Planning internship:
- Gain real life experience planning and delivering actual events
- Develop specific understanding of the requirements of a range of events
- Enjoy spare time exploring the unique and eclectic city of Cape Town, and wider South Africa
Your internship abroad host organization:
- Event planning companies
- Conference centers
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