Summer Intern Opportunities

**About Us**:
Explore Edmonton proudly presents _KDays 2025_, hosted annually at the Edmonton EXPO Centre and Exhibition Grounds. This is your opportunity to be part of one of the year's biggest events. Our **summer intern** **opportunities** assist in preparing for and participating in support of KDays and other corporate activities throughout the summer. Join our team as a summer intern and help deliver an unforgettable experience

**Internship Details**:

- Duration: May to August 2025
- Hourly rate: $21.00
- Program: Available through the Canada Summer Jobs Grant Program

These roles support the planning, execution, and wrap-up of KDays and other corporate events over the summer.

**Eligibility Criteria**:

- Must be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of employment.
- Must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee status has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment.
- Must have a valid Social Insurance Number (SIN) at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada per relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.

**Available Internships - Role Summaries**:

- ** Program Interns**: Assist with developing, implementing, and evaluating select programs occurring at and before KDays. Provide research support and assist with program plans related to the area of focus. Communicate and assist in coordinating with program participants, working groups, and other stakeholders. Areas of focus include:

- Arts
- Innovation
- Indigenous
- Exhibits
- EDI (Equity, Diversity & Inclusion)
- ** Programming Intern**:Supports the planning and delivery of family programming for KDays by coordinating logistics, communicating with exhibitors, entertainers, and community groups, and assisting with setup, operations, and teardown. You’ll help manage budgets, perform administrative tasks, contribute to live event execution, and complete a final program report. This role also includes research and support for future program development.
- ** Exhibits Intern**: As a member of the Community Initiatives and Agriculture team, the Commercial Exhibits Intern will work on the planning, implementation, and evaluation of specific vendor and exhibitor programs within the KDays vendor programming.
- ** Historical Archivist**: Responsible for managing inventory, collection, preservation, care and documentation of artifacts intended to preserve the past for the benefit of future purposes. Assists with planning, development, and execution of archival documentation system. Labels and categorizes archived items. Supports the development of an exhibition of select historical items at KDays.
- ** Marketing Intern**: Provides support for all marketing functions, including content creation, focusing on owned events such as KDays, Farmfair, and CFR. Contributes to campaign development and execution, newsletter distribution, media promotions, design, and communications functions. Posts, schedules, and monitors social media channels.
- ** Operations Support Intern**:Supports the operational planning and delivery of programming for KDays by helping source and secure needed resources. Coordinate closely with program leads, contractors, and participants to ensure smooth setup, execution, and teardown. Assist with budgeting tasks, track expenses, and maintain accurate records. Performs administrative duties and contributes to a final report outlining program outcomes. You’ll also support research and planning efforts aimed at improving future operations.
- ** Engagement & Events Intern**:Supports the coordination and execution of strategic corporate events, including, but not limited to, town halls, roundtables, social events, and other stakeholder engagement events as needed. Monitors the company's best practices and standard procedures for corporate event planning across the organization. Prepares briefing notes before and reports following all corporate events.
- ** Director Assistant**:Provides administrative support, including scheduling, communications and document preparation. Coordinate meetings, including preparation and follow-up. Supports project management, event coordination and resolution of escalated customer issues. Liaise with the event team and external partners. Requires a solid understanding of handling confidential and sensitive information.
- ** Ticketing Intern**: Supports the planning, implementation, and evaluation of specific ticketing initiatives for KDays. Coordinates ticket opportunities with group sales, consignment, and fundraiser partners. Fulfills ticket orders and packages. Supports and maintains database integrity. Assists with the coordination of ticketing locations.
- ** Sponsorship Intern**:Provides support on tasks related to delivering Sponsorship commitments, including ticket orders, signage requests, social media campaigns, contests, and promotions. Supports the delivery of hospitality