Administrative / Event Planning Internship (Part Time – Spring/Fall & Full Time – Summer)

This internship is for college credit only

The T.J. Martell Foundation, founded in 1975 by the music industry, is a national nonprofit organization that funds cutting-edge research for cancer at top research hospitals in the United States. Event production constitutes approximately 90% of our fundraising efforts and typically always includes celebrities. To learn more about the T.J. Martell Foundation, please go to www.tjmartell.org.

Ideal Candidate:

• Must be organized, hard-working and enjoy a fast-paced small office setting
• Must have effective communication skills, social skills and be proactive
• Must be able to take direction, complete tasks and enjoy being creative
• Must remain professional around artists or music business executives which make up most of our Board members.
• Must have the availability to help with events after traditional office hours (See calendar of events)

Responsibilities:

• Assist with the planning and execution of fundraising events
• Assist with creating promotional materials for both events and meetings
• Must be proficient with Power Point, Word, Excel, and Publisher
• Experience with Canva and/or other graphic editing software
• Assist with event day execution
• Assist with managing volunteers on event days
• Assist with general admin tasks and office organization
• Complete special projects as assigned
• Assist with maintaining our mailing list
• Keep minutes from meetings with various venues and planning committees

Southern Region T.J. Martell Annual Events:

• Affair of the Hat Let’s Talk Nashville
• Nashville Honors Gala Best Cellars, Atlanta
• Chic ‘Awearness’
• April Best Cellars, Houston
• Ambassador of the Year
• Best Cellars, Nashville October
• Music City Tennis Invitational Wirtgen Golf Tournament
• Battle for the Bones
• Downtown Derby Bed Race Light Up the Night
• HoriPro Golf Tournament
• Chris Young Presents Th3 Legends Cast for a Cure

At the end of this internship, the student will:
• Have had the opportunity to meet top level music industry executives
• Have been exposed to multiple different professions of the music business such as management, publishing, record companies, booking agencies, concert promoters, talent buyers, publicists, artists etc.
• Have had experience in handling themselves in a fast-paced, detail-oriented environment
• Have had experience learning to communicate effectively with top music industry executives who fund our mission
• Have had the opportunity to contribute their time to help raise money to fund research for cures for cancer

Contact:
Kristen Hood
National Projects Manager
khood@tjmartell.org
615-256-2002

Schedule Requirements:
We will work with the intern’s class schedule however we require consistency week to week