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Executive Operations & Business Development Intern

Dancephreakz
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EXECUTIVE OPERATIONS & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT INTERN

DancePhreakz

Location: Los Angeles County, CA | Hybrid
Position Type: Part-Time Internship
Schedule: Approximately 8–15 hours per week; occasional evening/weekend availability may be required
Compensation: Paid Internship
Reports To: Founder & CEO

 

About the Organization:
DancePhreakz is a dynamic, women-owned, and BIPOC-led dance and entertainment production company that is revolutionizing the industry. We bring creativity, energy, and authenticity to the world of dance and movement. Through our four divisions—Production, Apparel, Academy, and our newly acquired studio and event space—we aim to build a platform where BIPOC movement artists thrive, fostering a community that is unapologetically fierce, creative, and ready to make an impact.

ABOUT THE ROLE

DancePhreakz is seeking a highly organized, resourceful, and business-minded Executive Operations & Business Development Intern to work closely with the Founder & CEO and support the overall operations and growth of the company.

This is a cross-functional generalist role rather than an internship within one specific department.

While DancePhreakz has team members and interns assigned to specialized areas such as media, creative production, programming, marketing, and other company initiatives, this position will have visibility across the organization and help the Founder keep projects, people, information, and priorities moving forward.

The ideal candidate is someone who can be given a problem, project, or idea and help determine what needs to happen next.

Some days may involve executive administrative support and organization. Other days may involve researching a new business opportunity, helping coordinate a company initiative, preparing for a meeting, following up with team members, improving a system, assisting with an event, or stepping into a project that needs additional support.

We are looking for someone who is comfortable wearing multiple hats, learning quickly, solving problems, and stepping in where needed.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Executive & Administrative Support

  • Assist the Founder & CEO with calendar management, scheduling, meetings, email organization, correspondence, reminders, bookings, and follow-ups.
  • Help prepare meeting agendas, notes, research, documents, presentations, and other executive materials.
  • Attend selected meetings, document key decisions and action items, and assist with follow-through.
  • Help the Founder organize priorities, deadlines, projects, and outstanding tasks.

Operations & Systems

  • Support day-to-day business operations and help maintain organization across multiple DancePhreakz initiatives.
  • Maintain and update CRM systems, internal trackers, calendars, project-management tools, files, and operational documents.
  • Help monitor projects, assignments, deadlines, and deliverables and follow up with team members as directed.
  • Identify gaps, inefficiencies, or recurring operational challenges and help research or recommend potential solutions.
  • Assist with developing and improving systems, workflows, templates, processes, and organizational tools.
  • Step into cross-functional projects or operational needs when additional support is required.

Business Development & Growth

  • Research potential brand partnerships, sponsorships, community partnerships, corporate opportunities, vendors, collaborators, and other strategic relationships that align with DancePhreakz and its initiatives.
  • Assist with identifying and reaching out to potential sponsors, partners, community organizations, brands, and business contacts.
  • Support partnership and sponsorship outreach, including introductory emails, follow-ups, scheduling meetings, and maintaining relationship pipelines.
  • Help develop and update pitch decks, sponsorship decks, capability materials, presentations, one-sheets, proposals, and other business-development materials.
  • Assist the Founder with preparing for and participating in pitches, partnership meetings, sponsor meetings, and business-development conversations.
  • Research and monitor RFPs, RFQs, grants, vendor opportunities, corporate programs, procurement portals, and other contracting or funding opportunities that may be a fit for DancePhreakz.
  • Assist with portal registrations, opportunity tracking, application materials, proposal preparation, document collection, and submission coordination as assigned.
  • Maintain organized records of leads, outreach, contacts, opportunities, deadlines, follow-ups, and next steps within the Company's CRM or business-development trackers.
  • Research new products, services, revenue streams, partnerships, and expansion opportunities for the company.
  • Conduct competitor, market, pricing, platform, and industry research to support business decisions.
  • Help turn potential opportunities into organized research, recommendations, presentations, project plans, and actionable next steps.

Special Projects & Company Support

  • Support company meetings, staff initiatives, live events, productions, activations, and special projects as needed.
  • Coordinate information and communication between the Founder and team members when assigned.
  • Assist with logistics, scheduling, research, organization, documentation, and execution of special initiatives.
  • Provide cross-functional support when priorities shift or a project requires additional hands.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

This role is best suited for someone who is:

  • Highly organized and able to manage multiple priorities.
  • Resourceful and comfortable figuring things out.
  • A strong researcher and problem-solver.
  • Business-minded and interested in entrepreneurship, entertainment, operations, or company growth.
  • Comfortable with technology, digital systems, spreadsheets, project-management tools, CRM platforms, and productivity tools.
  • A strong written and verbal communicator.
  • Detail-oriented while still able to understand the bigger picture.
  • Comfortable working independently and taking initiative.
  • Able to receive direction and turn it into action.
  • Professional and trustworthy when handling confidential business information.
  • Flexible and comfortable working in a growing company where priorities may change.
  • Someone who doesn't always need to be told every individual step before getting started.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Currently pursuing or recently completed studies in Business, Entertainment Business, Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing, Communications, Project Management, or a related field preferred.
  • Previous administrative, business, operations, project coordination, leadership, or internship experience is a plus.
  • Working knowledge of Google Workspace and Microsoft Office.
  • Familiarity with CRM, project-management, scheduling, AI/productivity, or other business software is a plus.
  • Strong research, organization, writing, communication, and time-management skills.
  • Must be able to manage confidential information professionally.
  • Must be located in the Los Angeles area and available for occasional in-person meetings, company activities, productions, or events.

WHAT YOU'LL GAIN

This internship provides a unique opportunity to work directly with a founder while gaining exposure to the business behind a growing entertainment and lifestyle company.

Rather than working within only one department, the Intern will gain experience across executive operations, business strategy, project management, systems, business development, team coordination, events, and company growth.

Internship Details

  • Schedule: 8–15 hours per week with flexible scheduling to accommodate classes or other commitments.
  • Location: Hybrid—remote editing plus occasional on-site filming in Gardena, CA.
  • Compensation: Paid internship
  • Academic credit available if approved by your institution.

 

Other Information:

  • Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt
  • EOE Statement: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.