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Event Production Assistant (Intern)

Copenhagen

Global Fashion Agenda is looking for a motivated intern to join our Production team. The internship is full-time between February and June 2025

Assignments

The dedicated production team at Global Fashion Agenda handles all aspects of planning and executing our premier events, including the Global Fashion Summit Copenhagen, which is globally recognized as the leading event on sustainability in the fashion industry.

As an intern, you will be a pivotal part in the creation of our Copenhagen Summit taking place on the 4th  and 5th of June 2025. This role will involve extensive planning, coordination, and management, and we are seeking a new team member who is enthusiastic and motivated to take on this challenge.

During your stay, you will gain insight into leading global initiatives within sustainability in the fashion industry as well as hands-on experience with event planning by taking part in all stages of the planning and execution

As Event Production Assistant you will work with tasks involving:

  • Logistics and Planning: This includes coordinating schedules, timelines, and tasks related to the event setup and breakdown.
  • Staff Coordination: Manage summit support crew and support production manager with staff role-list for the event, furthermore, ensure that staff members are aware of their responsibilities and provide support as needed.
  • Documentation: Making- and keeping records of documentation of event logistics, such as schedules, presentation material, proposals etc.
  • Small sponsorships: This will include sourcing, contacting, and closing agreements with smaller backstage sponsorships packages.
  • Event preparation and venue setup: This will involve physical tasks like lifting and moving equipment, managing deliveries, organizing and structuring our storage and other inventory related tasks.
  • Breakdown and Cleanup: After the event you will support the production team, alongside production partners, and the summit support crew with the breakdown and cleanup of the venue, ensuring that all equipment and materials are properly packed and returned to their respective places.
  • Post-Event Evaluation: After the event you should manage summit support crew evaluation, collect feedback, identify areas for improvement and document successes.

What we expect of you …

  • You are a student at a higher educational institution with an interest in developing your professional skills through practical experience.
  • Preferably have a background within event coordination, hospitality, planning or similar
  • Are outgoing, have a high-spirited work attitude, and embrace challenges with a positive mind.
  • Can take initiative, work independently, and take on responsibility for assignments.
  • Can adapt to different work situations and are open to work flexible hours.
  • Very strong English communication skills, both written and spoken as the office language is English
  • Care about sustainability as a successful business driver

 

What you can expect from Global Fashion Agenda

  • A committed and diverse team with members from around the world who are passionate about sustainability in the fashion industry.
  • A modern work environment located at BLOX co-working space in central Copenhagen
  • Complimentary coffee, tea, fruits, snacks, and free lunch at BLOX Eats
  • A stipend upon the completion of your internship.

 

HOW TO APPLY

Please send an application along with your CV to Global Fashion Agenda’s Production Manager at apply@globalfashionagenda.com. Please state the position you are applying for in the subject line. The application deadline is 29th November 2024. We are reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and therefore will allow ourselves to close the job posting once the right candidate has been found.

The internship is a great opportunity to obtain relevant experience in sustainability during your education and gain insight into the fashion industry in general. Interns must currently be enrolled at a higher education institution.

As Global Fashion Agenda is committed to diversity and inclusion, we encourage all applicants no matter age, race, nationality, sexual orientation, disability, sex and gender identity, religion, or political affiliation to apply for vacancies.

About Global Fashion Agenda & Global Fashion Summit

Global Fashion Agenda is a non-profit organisation that fosters industry collaboration on sustainability in fashion to accelerate impact. With the vision of a net positive fashion industry, it drives action by mobilising, inspiring, influencing and educating all stakeholders.

The organisation has been leading the movement since 2009 and presents the renowned international forum on sustainability in fashion, Global Fashion Summit in core fashion regions around the world. GFA influences policy through its advocacy efforts including the Global Textiles Policy Forum, publishes thought leadership including The GFA Monitor,  Fashion CEO Agenda and Fashion on Climate, implements impact programmes including the Circular Fashion Partnership and the Global Circular Fashion Forum, presents educational guidance through the GFA Academy, and connects companies with solutions through the Innovation Forum.

Working in partnership with a wide ecosystem of companies and organisations across the value chain, GFA spearheads the fashion industry’s journey towards a more sustainable future. Through its work, GFA reaches thousands of stakeholders including brands, innovators, NGOs, policy makers, manufacturers, investors and more.