Event Coordination + Branding Intern

Company:tastylive/tasytrade
Role: Event Coordination + Branding Intern

This role will support the events team in planning, executing, and analyzing various events. This role is designed to offer interns an immersive experience in event planning, logistics, and coordination in a fast-paced environment. 

What you'll do:

• Assisting with Event Planning: Support in developing event timelines, vendor selection, and logistical planning for tasty[brand] events.  
• Vendor Coordination: Communicate with vendors and partners to manage event needs, including catering, AV, transportation, and venue arrangements.  
• Event Promotion: Help with event marketing through social media, email campaigns, and designing promotional materials.  
• On-Site Event Support: Provide day-of event assistance, including setup, attendee registration, troubleshooting, and managing event flow.  
• Post-Event Reporting: Assist with post-event feedback collection, reporting, and compiling attendee and stakeholder feedback. 
• Administrative Support: Manage event schedules, assist with creating event budgets, and help track event expenses.
• And more!

Who you are:

• Strong interest in event planning, project management, and communications.  
• Excellent organizational and multitasking skills.  
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally, both in writing and verbally.  
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.  
• Eager to develop proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace, and event management tools (e.g., Eventbrite) to support efficient project execution and event coordination.  
• Attention to detail and problem-solving skills  
• Open to potential travel opportunities as part of the internship, gaining hands-on experience in diverse environments.  

Internship Perks + Benefits:

• Insurance – Medical, Dental, and Vision 
• Health Care account – FSA or HSA 
• Life Insurance (Basic Life, AD&D, Supplemental Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment for additional, spousal, and child) 
• Mental Health and Wellness Resources 
• Commuter Benefits (Parking and Transit) 
• 401K (if 21 years old and over)/Roth 
• Gym Reimbursement 
• Charity Donation Matching 
• Nationwide Pet Insurance 
• Paid Holiday (if on a working day) 
• Daily catered lunch when in the office    
• Full kitchen with snacks and beverages    
• In-building gym    
• Shuttle to/from Metra    

Compensation: $20/hr
Expected hours: 40hr/week
About Us: 

The tasty house of brands empowers individual traders differently. tastylive, founded in 2011, is an online financial media network, tastytrade (previously known as tastyworks) is a self-directed retail brokerage firm that launched in 2017, tasty Software Solutions and tastyfx, is a registered Forex broker-dealer. 

In 2021, London-based IG Group acquired tastylive, Inc. (previously known as tastytrade) and assigned it to lead business in North America. tastyfx is the fastest-growing forex broker in the US over the past few years. Changing the IG US name to tastyfx marks the next chapter, in aligning with the tasty brand family and offering a more forex-focused experience. This combined team has years of experience like institutional brokers, but also a passion for disrupting the entire trading industry.    

Our dream is simple: we want more people to find more success with a better trading experience. That’s why we’re investing heavily in the right people, technology, and media to make that happen in the US and across the globe.   

Location: Our office is in the West Loop - Chicago's growing center of tech, great cuisine, and high-end bars. 

tastytrade | tastylive  | tastyfx | tastycrypto
1330 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607   

*Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they have every single qualification. Our team is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!