Events Intern

Events Intern, 4 month contract (£25,000 per annum)

At Immediate, we’re home to some of the biggest and most loved consumer brands in the UK, including Radio Times, Good Food and Gardeners World. Our trusted, quality content reaches millions of people a month across digital, print, video, podcasts, apps and live events. 

We’re the destination for people looking to get more from the things they love. We help inspire them; deepening their knowledge, skills and fuelling their passions, to enjoy more of what life has to offer. 

Whether it’s the big things, or the little things; from reaching fitness goals to savouring good food, cultivating outdoor, or indoor, spaces, or enjoying the latest TV sensation with loved ones – we help bring our audiences joy! 

About the role 

As an Events Intern, in this four-month placement, you’ll work within Immediate’s internal Events team. You’ll support at our legendary IMFestival, whilst also giving administrational support for other events taking place over the summer months. The Events Team works closely with the wider People Team, as well as many other brands & teams across Immediate. 

As an Event Intern on a four-month placement, you will;  

• Be on runner at the IMFestival, supporting the Events Team on all tasks during the day.  This can be from running the information desk, setting up workshops, liaising with suppliers, to derigging at the end of the day. 
• Support Event Executives on All Company Connection Days, by helping with registration pages, speaker liaison and other ad hoc duties. 
• Research ideas and creative content for events as directed by the Event Executives. 
• Support Event Executives on Radio Times Soap Awards in July, helping to manage the guest list, liaise with suppliers and be a general extra pair of hands. 
• General office admin, including raising PO’s, organising the events cupboard and any other ad hoc duties.  

• An interest in events 
• Excellent organisational skills  
• Happy to work extended hours at short notice when appropriate and work late if the event requires, plus 1 weekend for the RT soap awards 
• Strong IT skills, including PowerPoint, Photoshop, Excel and Google Docs 

• Great verbal communication skills and ability to manage multiple stakeholders 
• Good social media skills 
• Basic knowledge of Adobe Illustrator  

• A relaxed working environment with regular socials including a summer festival
• Immediate Community webinars, well-being initiatives and Mental Health First aiders
• 25 days holiday plus a day for your birthday based on full time. Our offices will be closed between Christmas and New Year’s which are in addition to your annual entitlement
• Tailored training and development through our Love Learning platform
• A progressive and transparent culture with clear career progression
• Flexible/hybrid working plus early finish Fridays
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced Family Policies including paternity, adoption and surrogacy leave. We also provide a pregnancy loss, fertility, and carers policy
• A newly renovated modern office with lots of collaborative spaces

We pride ourselves on our open, collaborative, and dynamic culture. This encourages our people to thrive, and give their best whilst being supported, developed, and nurtured. As we care about our people, our environment, and the impact we make, we have an active Diversity and inclusion network, comprehensive well-being programmes, and clear sustainability strategies.

Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the heart of all our values and leadership behaviours to ensure Immediate remains a place where everyone feels included and empowered;

We care

We succeed together

We enjoy the ride

We are bold

We never settle

We get on with it

People are at the heart of our business and creating a diverse and inclusive working environment is extremely important to us. Immediate is an equal opportunities employer. We’ll never treat anyone less favourably because of their sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, marital/civil partnerships, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, age, religion or belief or disability. We’re also committed to supporting applications from those who are returning to work following a career break, maternity leave or caring responsibilities.