Special Events Intern

Get hands‑on experience organizing and executing award‑winning events and festivals. This internship provides an immersive opportunity to work closely with veteran events industry and marketing professionals to produce multiple large and small events this spring, including Sevierville’s Bloomin’ BBQ Music & Food Festival and the Small mouth King Bass Tournament. This internship will provide firsthand knowledge of event planning, logistics, marketing, and reporting.

Event production is a multi‑disciplinary profession requiring attention to detail, creative problem solving, and relationship building. If you are a hard‑working individual who is motivated to gain real‑world events experience, this will be an incredible opportunity for your professional development. Specific beginning and ending dates for this internship opportunity are March 15, 2022 – June 21, 2022.

• Assist with event planning and attend all planning meetings.
• Assist in organizing and maintaining event‑related registrations.
• Assist with communications to external event partners as directed by the Events Manager and/or Marketing Director prior to the event.
• Attend and assist in the execution of events. This includes day‑of‑event setup, event operations, and event breakdown.
• Work with the Marketing team to promote events to appropriate audiences through various channels.
• Perform various other duties and responsibilities as required and assigned.