Executive Office Intern--Fall 2025
Executive Office Intern--Fall 2025
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Job Description
DESTINATION DC There is Only One DC--There is Only One You.
Bring your uniqueness to our team!
Internship Summary:
Reports to: Chief of Staff
Be a part of a dynamic team working to support the mission of the organization through strategy and WOW events! Destination DC (DDC) the official convention and tourism corporation for our nations capital is looking for a student who is passionate about Washington DC and the travel industry to assist the Executive Office department.
Executive Office is a wide-ranging department that covers all aspects of Destination DC. This includes but is not limited to local DC government affairs industry relationships board of directors engagement events and support of the President & CEO.
Dont miss this internship opportunity to gain invaluable experience and make a real impact on Washington DCs vibrant tourism landscape.
Training
You can expect to receive training in these areas:
- Scheduling best practices
- Using the SimpleView CRM
- Using Canva
- Event preparation
Your Duties/Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
- Assist with calendar management for President & CEO.
- Assist the Chief of Staff on deliverables for the President & CEOs board commitments.
- Assist the Events Team with Events.
- Additional projects as assigned.
Event Support
- Preliminary vendor/venue research; pulling members and contacts from Simpleview.
- Scheduling site visits to gain exposure to city and venues.
- Event preparation for on-site signage in Canva; badge support printing/stuffing; gathering materials ahead of event.
- Staffing for registration support human signage ushering networking.
Events Team Department Duties as needed
- Order support for events and gifts.
- Calendar/Scheduling - adding hold dates to events calendar scheduling site visits kickoff meetings.
- Other duties as assigned.
What You Bring: Education Experience & Competencies
- You must be currently enrolled in college; must be junior or senior year college student in good standing.
- Educational background in tourism hospitality environmental studies policy and planning business development marketing cultural studies or related fields.
- Strong qualitative research skills and a sense of curiosity; Quantitative research skills a plus.
- Great sense of humor positive attitude.
- Good organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
- Exceptional customer service and business etiquette.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Technical proficiency with Microsoft Office and customer relationship management (CRM) systems recommended.
Internship Specifics:
Duration
- Fall ( start week of August 25 - ending week of December 8).
- You must be available for work a minimum of 25 hours per week and come to the office a minimum of two days a week.
- Hours worked must be within the parameters of Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm EST to coincide with the operational hours of the office.
Work Environment:
This Intern will follow Destination DCs policies for staff and may work hybrid coming into the office at a minimum of two-three days a week and as determined by supervisor. Intern may work from the office on other days too. Intern must have reliable internet to work remotely.
DESTINATION DC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Please reach out to us if you need accommodations with an application.
About Destination DC
Destination DC the lead destination marketing organization for the nations capital is a private non-profit membership organization of nearly 1000 businesses committed to marketing the area as a premier global convention tourism and special events destination with a special emphasis on the arts cultural and historic communities.
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Intern
