Job Details

WHO WE ARE

Evil Geniuses was founded in 1999 and is the winningest esports organization on the Globe with over 230 Championship titles to our name. Throughout our rich 25 year history we've competed across every major esport title, helping forge the way forward for the industry including being the inaugural World Champions of VALORANT in 2023. At EG we strive to not only set the standard for esports competitive excellence but also to culturally improve the esports ecosystem by encouraging gamers to be their best self. We thrive off of creating a positive, diverse and transparent work environment and are always looking for new potential talent to make us a stronger force for good in esports.

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ABOUT THIS ROLE

• Paid internship, February/March 2026 - December 2026
• Gain real-world working experience through dynamic projects
• Receive guidance and feedback from your assigned mentor throughout the program
• Exposure to the business side of esports, including marketing and content development

We are looking for our next event marketing and operations intern; you're someone that enjoys ideating on ways to engage fans, you like attending events and meeting new people, and you are highly organized. The event marketing and operations intern will work as part of the marketing team and will report to the Brand Coordinator to ensure that daily operations, objectives, and event/activation strategies align with brand goals.

What you'll do

• Be a visionary and think creatively
• Execute and see through projects on tight turnarounds
• Assisting the team with day-to-day requests
• Communicate cross functionally with relevant team members to ensure cohesiveness
• Delivers communication to key internal stakeholders: pre, during, ongoing
• Ensures that activation strategy aligns with EGs brand strategy or partner deliverables
• Self-starter, able to operate with minimal direction and willing to take on challenges
• Support marketing initiatives through owned channels, including assisting with content planning, scheduling, and publishing across social platforms when needed

• Use data, internal knowledge, and community feedback to build in-person fan engagement strategies that are unique to our brand
• Plan and execute in-person events/activations taking place at Riot Studios
• Collaborate with local colleges/universities to plan co-led events with the objective to drive brand awareness
• Be a critical thinker and uphold a logistical mindset to ensure that event/activation needs are delivered or prepared days before event/activation
• Source volunteers for various events and communicate effective day-of event schedule and plan
• Take lead on daily operations and logistics happening in LA; including but not limited to, packaging, shipping, picking up team apparel, etc.
• Support the promotion of Genius League initiatives, including event programming, announcements, and recaps

YOUR EXPERIENCE

• Someone who is a self-starter, extremely driven, and embodies a growth mindset
• Team oriented
• Flexible and able to handle multiple tasks/projects at once
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Ability to adapt to complexities of working on a small team
• Attention to detail and excellent organizational skills required
• Is punctual and responsive
• Availability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, when necessary
• Understanding of the gaming/esports space is preferred, but not required
• Current student enrolled in a college or university
• Recent graduate

• Willing and able to travel to EG offices in Playa Vista when needed during the gaming season
• Willing and able to travel to various site locations (Riot Studios, colleges/universities, etc.)
• Willing to work unique hours/ weekends
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time (applicable for events)
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs (if needed)