Marketing Intern

Events & Design Intern

Be the one who makes a difference!

At Vertex Education we are a team of high achievers, courageous leaders, and passionate believers in changing lives through education. As a purpose-led education services provider, our mission is destined to benefit many and yet it starts with just one person inspired to work together with us to make a memorable and meaningful difference for our clients, schools, students, and communities. Be the one who makes a difference—with us.

We are seeking a detail-oriented, creative, and highly organized Events & Design Intern to support our team with event logistics and graphic design projects. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys both behind-the-scenes coordination and creative work, and who is eager to gain hands-on experience in event execution and brand design.

You will play a key role in ensuring our events run smoothly while also contributing to visual materials that elevate our brand presence year-round.

Key Responsibilities: Event Operations & Logistics (Primary Focus During Event Season):

• Help maintain event timelines, checklists, and internal documentation.
• Support fulfillment of sponsorship benefits (tracking deliverables, coordinating assets, confirming placements).
• Coordinate and manage event shipments (packing materials, shipping to/from venues, tracking deliveries).
• Organize event materials and maintain and replenish inventory of supplies.
• Assist with exhibitor and vendor communications as needed.
• Support on-site event setup and breakdown (if applicable).
• Support with webinar planning and execution as needed.

Graphic Design & Digital Marketing Support:

• Design conference-related materials (e.g., brochure ads, signage, digital slides, handouts).
• Create branded downloadable PDFs, one-pagers, and other marketing collateral.
• Develop graphics and visuals for social media posts.
• Design and build marketing emails in HubSpot.
• Design and update HubSpot landing pages for events, campaigns, and resource downloads.
• Ensure emails and landing pages align with brand standards and follow basic UX best practices.
• Format and update presentations and marketing collateral.
• Prepare files for print and coordinate revisions as needed.
• Make quick-turn edits and updates to existing assets.

Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing (or recently completed) a degree in Marketing, Graphic Design, or a related field.
• Strong organizational skills and high attention to detail.
• Clear written communication skills.
• Self-starter who is proactive and dependable.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in Canva and Adobe Creative Suite (especially InDesign, Illustrator, or Photoshop), or similar design tools.
• Experience designing files for print production (e.g., brochures, signage, ads).
• Experience designing digital assets (e.g., social graphics, email visuals, web graphics, downloadable resources).
• Comfortable working in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) or similar tools.

Preferred (But Not Required):

• Prior event coordination/management experience.
• Experience managing shipping logistics or vendor coordination.
• Familiarity with HubSpot or other email marketing/CRM platforms.
• Experience designing and building marketing emails or landing pages.
• Familiarity with planning and supporting Zoom webinars (e.g., setup, registration pages, run-of-show coordination).

What You'll Gain:

• Hands-on experience in event planning and execution.
• Exposure to sponsorship management and brand partnerships.
• Real-world design portfolio pieces (print + digital).
• Experience with HubSpot and other marketing platforms.
• Professional mentorship and feedback in both operations and creative work.

How to Apply: Please submit:

• Your resume.
• A brief cover letter explaining your interest.
• A portfolio or 3–5 sample design pieces (class projects welcome).

Be excited to be a part of our team and grow your career with us!​

Be the one who enables us to positively impact over 258,000 students across multiple states while driving our growth forward so we can enrich even more lives. Be the one who helps us achieve excellence for over 226 schools that we support with academics, finance, technology, human resources, communications, marketing, facilities, construction, and food services. Be the one who is a diverse thinker, a team player, a smart risk taker, an innovator, and a difference maker by encouraging others to climb higher and reach farther to further education.

• Be yourself surrounded by wonderful people who care about you, value your unique skills, and lift you up.
• Be supported in your work by caring leaders and team members who want you to succeed.
• Be empowered to make a difference and climb higher and reach farther to change lives through education.
• Be well in all aspects of your life from your physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing to your finances.
• Enjoy industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses, with unlimited flexible paid time-off for performance.
• Be able to care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits and invest in your future with 401(k) plans with a 6% employer match on your contributions.
• Enhance your growth and development with mentoring and money to take training classes.
• Thrive in a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive environment where we treat others with fairness and respect, celebrate diversity, and elevate equality and inclusion as an equal opportunity employer.

Be the one who makes a difference!

With an innovative mind, a hungry heart, and engaging spirit you can change lives through education. Be a part of Vertex Education and let's make a difference together. Apply Today!