Event & Sales Intern
Norrsken Foundation
Event Sales Intern
Are you passionate about events, impact and tech? Do you enjoy building relationships and interacting with people, while learning about business strategy? Keep reading - you could be the one we’re looking for!
At Norrsken House Barcelona - Europe’s largest hub for impact and tech startups - you’ll help us grow event sales and create memorable experiences for the Barcelona community. With over 1,400 members and startups, 8,000 square meters of collaborative space, and located right at the beach, our hub is a vibrant and inspiring place for people to meet and engage in impactful events and conversations.
As Event Sales Intern, you’ll join a passionate and driven team with Ferran, Memberships & Event Lead, and Julia, Growth & Partnership Manager, and play a crucial role in driving our event strategy and hitting shared sales targets. You’ll gain deep understanding in crafting irresistible proposals and closing deals, while working on meaningful projects alongside a purpose-driven team!
This is a fantastic opportunity for a student or recent grad looking to build skills in sales, event operations and business development, while expanding your network in the tech and impact ecosystem.
What you’ll do:
Event applications and client proposals: Review event applications and create tailored proposals, from choosing the venue to catering and tech details. All to ensure our clients expectations and needs are met.
Coordinate event deal flow: Manage venue bookings in our internal platforms and collaborate with our sales and operations team to help close deals.
Client communication: Support clients by answering questions and requests as well as the opportunity to lead client conversations and follow up on proposals, with guidance from Memberships & Event Lead.
Support clients and vendors: Connect clients with key contacts, such as operations or catering, and organize tours of our venues with clients and vendors to help them visualize their events and finalize their plans.
To thrive and succeed as Event Sales Intern, we believe you:
Are a driven individual seeking an internship that accelerates your career in sales, events and business development.
Are able to commit to a minimum of 25-30hrs per week for 6 months, with an ideal start date January/February 2025.
Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. Experience in sales, event planning or hospitality is considered an asset.
Have a strong attention to detail and ability to stay organized. You’re a team-player by heart and enjoy finding solutions that result in win-win outcomes for all involved.
You’re motivated by Norrsken’s mission of supporting impact entrepreneurs and are dedicated to making the world a better place.
Fluency, written and spoken, in English & Spanish is required.
What we offer you at Norrsken:
Compensation: 500 EUR/month
Membership to innerFlow: Enjoy the amazing wellness studio of innerFlow, inside Norrsken House Barcelona. You’ll have access to a fully fitted gym, incredible spa and several classes to relax and recharge before or after work.
Access to community events: Get exclusive access to events, workshops and talks by leaders in the impact and tech space available only to Norrsken Members.
Networking and growth opportunities: Build connections and expand your professional network within the Norrsken ecosystem. And, we guarantee you’ll fast-forward your personal and professional growth by working alongside the Norrsken team and Barcelona community.
Unique and vibrant office space: Situated right by the beach with unlimited coffee, a restaurant, a member’s club and a rooftop with amazing views, making Norrsken House Barcelona an inspiring place to work from.
The target start date for this internship is January/February of 2025. We’ll review all applications ongoing but begin interviews January 7th, after the holidays.
Norrsken wishes to attract, recruit and retain a diverse, inclusive and creative workforce to give us the best opportunity to meet the diverse needs of our members and guests. We actively encourage applications from all groups and communities.
- Team
- Norrsken House Barcelona
- Locations
- Barcelona, Spain
- Monthly salary
- €500
- Employment type
- Internship
Colleagues
Barcelona, Spain
About Norrsken Foundation
Norrsken is an impact ecosystem where entrepreneurs can find everything they need to make saving the world their business. Our work stems from a belief in entrepreneurship and new technology as forces that can positively impact the world.
We run award-winning Norrsken House hubs in Stockholm, Sweden, Kigali, Rwanda and Barcelona, Spain. Norrsken’s five funds have raised >500mUSD to back exceptional entrepreneurs who combine profit with positive global impact: Norrsken VC, Norrsken22, Norrsken Accelerator, Norrsken Launcher and Norrsken Africa Seed Fund.
Norrsken is a non-profit, non-partisan and non-religious foundation. It was founded by Niklas Adalberth, co-founder of payment services unicorn Klarna.
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