FT Live Events Intern

About us

The Financial Times is one of the worlds leading news organizations globally recognized for its authority integrity and accuracy with a mission to deliver quality information and services worldwide.

At the FT curiosity thrives and ambitious thinking is rewarded. Here youre given the chance to reach millions create work that matters and deliver impartial journalism in a polarized world.

In our warm collaborative culture youll connect with a diverse community of experts who support your growth career aspirations and wellbeing.

Your future at the FT will be filled with opportunities that challenge and inspire you. With no fixed path youll discover new skills and forge a career that can take you anywhere.

Build a newsworthy career at the FT.

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Our Internships

We are looking for passionate and motivated students who are interested in pursuing a career in media to join our team! This program is a paid ten week summer internship.

Our internships offer the opportunity to connect and collaborate across the FT in the US and globally. Youll develop ideas that help drive our growth present your work to US leadership and gain valuable insights from across the business. Plus youll be paired with a dedicated Buddy to provide mentorship and support throughout your experience.

Weve embraced a 50% hybrid working model (averaging two to three days onsite) that fosters trust and adaptability while encouraging in-person camaraderie and peer learning.

Role Overview

Financial Times Live (FT Live) is the conferences and events division of the Financial Times newspaper and its group publications. Our mission is to bring our global executive audiences the very latest in knowledge and opinion and connect them to one another.

Chaired by senior FT journalists the 200-plus core events strategic forums and digital webinars organised by FT Live every year capture pre-eminent public and private sector decision-makers visionaries and strategists from the worlds most important economies and industries for agenda-setting debates that cover the key issues of our time.

From unique experiences such as the FT Weekend Festival to our senior-level business summits such as the award winning Global Boardroom FT Live has become one of the FT Groups most successful and fastest-growing divisions and is at the forefront of the FTs accelerated development as a crucial interactive information source across numerous platforms.

Key responsibilities

This internship opportunity will be pertinent to an individual interested in exploring a career in the events this role you will support the content marketing and event delivery teams by:

• Conducting desk and phone research to find potential topics and speakers for our existing and new events;
• Writing copy for event agendas and helping to recruit speakers;
• Writing marketing copy for websites sponsor marketing packs emails social media and other channels;
• Assisting with developing content for social media and other digital marketing materials;
• Supporting event website content updates and maintenance via the Bizzabo event management platform;
• Helping with event delivery on the day (on backend if digital or at in-person events) including but not limited to support at registration desk collaborating closely with VIP speakers FT journalists and delegates producing event highlights for the social media team handling the Q&A sessions and working with the videographer and photographer.
• Some elements of the internship can be tailored to suit the candidates interests and aspirations.
• Individuals with varied backgrounds and skills will be considered for this internship role however preference will be given to those with strong research writing and tech experience.

Required skills/experience

• Strong curiosity about the events industry with passion for financial or business-focused events a plus.

• Proficient in Google Workspace (Docs Sheets Slides) for collaboration and efficiency.

• Experience with Canva or similar design tools for crafting marketing and social media assets.

• Active and professional social media presence with a particular curiosity about using LinkedIn for engagement and promotion.

If This Sounds Like You - Submit your application by November 24th 2025

To apply please be sure to include the following documents in your application

• Resume
• A cover letter explaining why you would be a good fit explaining your interest in joining our team and why youre interested in making financial news and concepts accessible to a broad audience

About the Internship

• The internship will be full time from May 4th 2026 - Aug 7th 2026. Before applying please ensure you will be available on these dates.
• This is a hybrid internship meaning you are required to work from our New York office at least 2-3 days per week the rest of the week can be from home.

Further information

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $17 per hour. To ensure pay fairness the successful candidate will be offered a rate within the estimated range based on a number of considerations including but not limited to: skills; experience and training; certifications; and other business and organisational needs. The disclosed range estimate is for our NYC office and has not been adjusted for other locations.

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Accessibility

We are a disability confident employer and Valuable 500 signatory.

Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments/personalisation as part of the application process or to enable you to attend an interview. If you would like to discuss your requirements or have any questions email and a member of our team will be happy to help.