Intern: Event Coordinator (Spring 2027)

Volvo Group is a global provider of transport and infrastructure solutions, with Volvo Trucks focused on sustainable transportation. The Intern: Event Coordinator will support Customer Experience Center event planning, including graphic design, event logistics, and hosting customer and internal events. The intern will also present project results to upper-level management and gain hands-on experience working with vendors and professional teams.

What you'll do:

• This internship role provides students with the opportunity to apply academic knowledge and skills in a customer-facing environment, and to support/promote the students career goals through interaction with product marketing professionals
• Interns participate in professional activities for Volvo Trucks Customer Experience Center by working on practical, innovative and important projects
• This internship provides structured learning experiences in both preparations and customer-facing tasks
• The student will be involved in managing the Customer Center event planning
• This will include graphic design work with customer logos, planning and supporting logistics of events, and hosting customer and internal events
• Students will learn to manage the events with a hands-on approach as well as through the utilization of in-house as well as third party vendors
• The position will be required to perform a presentation as part of the internship to show the results of the assigned projects and benefits gained
• This will be presented to upper-level management and gives the opportunity for the students to show their projects and interface with the management team
• Networking with professionals with the Volvo Group as well as other interns
• Gain experience in planning and execution of tasks both individually and in team environments

What they're looking for:

• Applicants must be currently enrolled in academic courses and pursuing a degree in Marketing/ Communications, Graphic Design, Event Management, Hotel and Tourism Management, or a related field at an accredited school and must have completed 30 semester hours of undergraduate studies prior to the start of the internship
• Must be in good academic standing with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.75/4.0
• Strong Interpersonal Skills: Must be comfortable working with a wide range of people – from high-level executives to vendors and attendees. This includes being a confident but pleasant negotiator, resolving conflicts, and maintaining a positive, professional demeanor
• Attention to Detail: Monitoring adherence to standards and actively checking for the final result of preparations and seamless operation as it is visible to the customer
• Communication: Clear, respectful, and effective communication is essential. Will need to convey ideas, instructions, and expectations, while being able to listen actively to understand stakeholders' needs
• Strong writing skills are also important for event documentation
• Flexibility: Performing a wide range of tasks, responding to changes in direction and priorities, and accepting new challenges, responsibilities, and assignments
• Dependability/Reliability: Following through on commitments, producing timely work to promote a higher standard; pitching in to get the job done
• Must have experience in Adobe applications, EXCEL, MS Word, Power Point
• Preference given to those with Power BI experience

Benefits:

• Networking in one of the world's leading marketing teams
• Hands on daily activities that are meaningful, not just your typical busy work for interns
• Receiving guidance and direction on how to go from academia to real world
• Hands on planning and execution experience
• Housing assistance, when applicable
• Countless career opportunities / internal mobility across our global organization
• Training and personal development