Events Internship - Summer 2025

What You'll Do

As an Events Intern, you will work closely with our Event Experience team to manage our event asset program and support various marketing initiatives. This role is perfect for ambitious individuals looking to kickstart their careers in marketing and event management.

Key Responsibilities:

• Event Asset Management: Oversee the inventory and tracking of our physical and virtual event assets. 
• Event Logistics Support: Help the Event Experience team in the seamless completion of tasks linked to conference, meeting, and sponsorship planning. 
• Onsite Event Support: Deliver outstanding onsite support for select high-touch events, acting as a point of contact for collaborators. 
• Special Merchandise Fulfillment: Manage corporate special merchandise orders, from receiving requests to ensuring timely delivery to collaborators via our key vendors.
• Event Tracking and Reporting: Maintain and update event calendars and passport updates, providing necessary tracking and reporting functions to ensure the successful management of events.
• Virtual Event Solutions: Develop, validate, and assess virtual event solutions, working closely with partners to identify the most efficient choices for their specific needs.

Who You Are

• Working toward or having completed a bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, or similar.
• Able to work in fast-paced team environment, prioritize and handle multiple projects under tight deadlines.
• Detail-oriented and an emphasis on accuracy and quality.
• A strong communicator.
• Able to work 40 hours/week during normal business hours.

Salary Range Information

Salary ranges below reflect targeted base salaries. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation for all roles will be based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Salary Range (Non-Exempt expressed as hourly; Exempt expressed as yearly)

$18 - $22 / hour

Time Off Program

Paid company holidays and any time off required in your state.

Pension Eligible

No

Internship Stipend 

You will receive a lump sum stipend of $3,000. This amount is intended to support incidental expenses you may incur as part of your internship. 

Pay Transparency

Principal offers competitive pay based on your education level and experience, including whether in the past you’ve interned with Principal.

We’ll consider talent at the next internship level with the right experiences and skills.

Location

This internship will be located at our corporate headquarters in Des Moines, IA.

See your future. And make it real.

Starting your career on the right track is important. That’s why we offer you a hands-on internship program full of focused activities and opportunities to gain experience, make connections, and learn the business from the inside out.

Here’s what you can expect:

• Meet with senior executives and work alongside with experienced professionals
• Gain career direction to help you achieve your professional and personal goals
• Contribute to work that helps more people and businesses around the world save enough, have enough and protect enough
• Explore new perspectives in an inclusive, welcoming culture

Work Authorization/Sponsorship

At this time, we're not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States? This includes, but IS NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For additional information around work authorization needs please use the following links.

https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-nonimmigrant-workers and https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-eligibility/green-card-for-employment-based-immigrants

Investment Code of Ethics

For Principal Global Investors positions, you’ll need to follow an Investment Code of Ethics related to personal and business conduct as well as personal trading activities for you and members of your household. These same requirements may also apply to other positions across the organization.

Experience Principal

While our expertise spans the globe, we're bound by one common purpose: to foster a world where financial security is accessible to all. And our success depends on the unique experiences, backgrounds, and talents of our employees – individually and all of us together. Explore our core values, benefits and why we’re an exceptional place to grow your career.

Principal is an Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Posting Window

We will accept applications for 3 full days following the Original Posting Date, after which the posting may remain open or be removed based upon applications received. If we choose to post the job again, we will accept additional applications for at least 1 full day following the Most Recently Posted Date. Please submit applications in a timely manner as there is no guarantee the posting will be available beyond the applicable deadline.

Original Posting Date

11/15/2024

Most Recently Posted Date

11/15/2024