Meeting Achievements Events Intern Opportunity

Overview

Meeting Achievements is a nationally recognized conference and learning-design firm specializing in medical education, professional development, and community impact initiatives — AND we’re growing!

We’re looking for a detail-driven, organized, and motivated Events Intern for Summer 2026 who is excited to help bring high-quality conferences and learning experiences to life.

If you love logistics, planning, collaborating with teams, and seeing an event come together from concept to execution, this internship is your backstage pass. You’ll gain hands-on experience in conference planning, marketing coordination, virtual platforms, attendee engagement, and onsite event production — all while helping us deliver exceptional experiences that meet both customer and business goals.

Events Intern Job Description

❤️ What You’ll Do

· Support Event Managers and Assistant Event Planners with detailed planning and administrative tasks to ensure events are executed accurately and on time

· Build and manage event registration systems and maintain event websites

· Assist with marketing materials including signage, attendee packets, promotional materials, and client communications

· Manage attendee engagement processes including CME data systems, attendance tracking, and responding to attendee inquiries

· Help build and upload content into virtual and hybrid conference platforms

· Attend and support onsite event production (including at least one event in Chicago)

· Assist in developing detailed “Run of Show” documents to keep events on schedule

· Coordinate logistics to ensure compliance with ACCME guidelines

· Troubleshoot day-of-event challenges to maintain a seamless attendee experience

· Analyze post-event data and assist with client reporting

· Conduct market research and present findings to support planning efforts

· Participate in one Meeting Achievements committee or taskforce during the internship to contribute ideas and improvements

· Propose creative ideas to enhance processes, elevate event quality, and improve customer satisfaction

🔥 What Makes You a Great Fit

· Pursuing or recently completed a bachelor’s degree in Event Management, Hospitality Management, or related field

· Highly organized with strong attention to detail

· Excellent time management skills with the ability to juggle multiple projects

· Comfortable working both independently and collaboratively

· Strong written and verbal communication skills

· Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Zoom

· Tech-savvy and quick to learn new event systems and platforms

· Customer-focused with a supportive, solution-oriented mindset

· Strong problem-solver who takes initiative and follows through

· Dependable, trustworthy, and compliance-focused

· Adaptable and flexible with changing event needs and timelines

· Brings professionalism, urgency, and accountability to everything you do

· Collaborative team player who values thoughtful communication and teamwork

🌟 Opportunities to Grow

During this internship, you’ll gain hands-on experience in:

· Conference and meeting logistics

· Registration and event technology systems

· Virtual and hybrid event platform management

· CME compliance processes

· Client reporting and post-event analytics

· Vendor coordination and speaker management

· Onsite event production

· Professional relationship-building with clients and industry partners

🌈 Perks

· Real, hands-on event planning experience

· Exposure to medical education and professional development conferences

· Mentorship from experienced Event Managers

· Opportunity to contribute ideas and process improvements

· A collaborative, thoughtful, and supportive team environment

· Internship structured to meet 300+ hour credit requirements (including Purdue/Purdue NW HTM 301)

· A strong foundation for a future career in meetings, events, or hospitality

Travel: This role will be required to go onsite to Chicago for a minimum of 1 event over the course of the internship. Reliable transportation is necessary.

Job Type: Part-time (average of 25 hours per week, designed to satisfy Purdue/Purdue NW HTM 301 and other internships requiring 300+ hours for credit), in-person.

Pay: $17/hour

Timeline: This internship is scheduled to begin May 11, 2026 through August 21, 2025. Actual start and end dates may vary due to academic calendars. Extensions of this internship are possible, but not guaranteed.

How to apply: Please email a resume and cover letter to Ali McCarter, by March 13, 2026, for consideration.