Marketing, PR & Events Internship in Colombia

Colombia is one of the fastest growing emerging economies in Latin America and indeed the world. It is increasingly recognised as one of the top tourist destinations in Latin America and is popular with tourists, travellers and ex-pats alike. We have a wide variety of exhilarating roles and students and graduates come from around the world to intern in the rapidly emerging city of Medellin. Our programmes offer a fantastic mix of working with Latin America's most prestigeous companies, and a social programme that will take you to the best places in Colombia and give you a funfilled experience in this incredible country.

Your internship with Plaza Mayor

Plaza Mayor are one of the foremost marketing, PR and events companies in Latin America. They have organised some of the biggest events on the continent, including the biggest textile fair in Latin America, the Latin American Development’s Bank annual conference and the First ever LatAm Angel Investors congress amongst many other headline events.

Based in Medellin, Plaza Mayor is responsible for organising a great deal of the international events that the city regularly holds, on both Colombia and Latin America’s behalf.

The Plaza Mayor placement has several different areas of business, events (logistics), marketing and PR. 

Events

Events typically be a customer facing offline role dealing with companies & the VIP public. Plaza Mayor organise a lot of very high profile events and they have a well-recognised team who execute everything from start to finish. You could be organizing and putting on fashion week (July) or a continental wide business congress such as the Latin American Development Bank's annual congress (March.) Numerous high-profile events each week so there is plenty of variety in the what you will be involved with in a dynamic and fast moving and friendly and supportive team.

Marketing and PR

This is a mixture of online & offline. Online promoting the event (including social media) and offline at the events themselves making sure the clients have their brands & events promoted in the ways that they wish & that contact is maintained with relevant, interested press sources for the benefit of the client.

We have carefully constructed the internship program so roles are suitable & rewarding for differing levels of expertise. A 1st year university student will therefore have a different role to a postgraduate with 2 years working experience for example. Throughout the internship you will have a mentor and supervisor within the company who will provide regular feedback to you and our team in Colombia to ensure the internship is a rewarding learning experience. All supervisors are experienced in receiving international interns.

Crucially, we are able to offer a wide variety of rewarding roles with only an intermediate Spanish language requirement (equivalent to 2 years of high school study).

Throughout your internship you can expect to gain a detailed knowledge and experience of;

• How business is conducted in Latin America

• The challenges facing a rapidly growing emerging economy
• The workings of a top-tier events and marketing firm in Latin America
• How to conduct oneself in a high level office environment, in the context of a different culture & language - a skill increasingly sought after by employers worldwide.
• A thorough understanding of the specific sector you are allocated to according to your skills & interests

Colombia – a beautiful country with fun loving people. The biggest threat nowadays is not wanting to leave! It has recently been voted as the number 2 most attractive tourist destination in the world by readers of the New York Times and is visited by hundreds of thousands of British and American toursits every year. Colombia is a fast emerging economy with a rapidly expanding financial sector, the base of which is the second city of Medellin.

Medellin is known as the City of Eternal Spring, the vibrant, energetic base for our programs in Colombia. Medellin has an outstanding climate – humidity free with an average temperature of 25 degrees, all year round. Mingle with the locals, known as ‘Paisas’, whom those in the know describe as some of the friendliest people on earth. Many of our participants take the opportunity with other travellers to visit the world heritage site of Cartagena, on the Caribbean coast, just an overnight bus ride away. 

Step 1: Application
To apply for this internship we ask you to either call us or apply online using the link below. When you apply we will request information on your emergency contact details, passport number and your health background and other important information. At this stage a deposit payment of £199 is requested, this deposit is non-refundable, unless your application is declined by our team in Medellin.

• A completed application form (provided upon deposit payment)
• Current CV /resume detailing your work and study history

Note: If your internship is part of your university course, and requires accreditation this can easily be arranged. We request a letter from your tutor supporting your application for an internship.

Step 2: Telephone/Skype interview with our Internship Coordinator
Once we have your application pack we will contact you to arrange an informal interview with our internship coordinator who will be your main contact before you leave for Colombia.

Step 3: Accepting the placement
We will send you a formal offer letter for you to sign, along with a clear summary of the types of roles you will be involved with during your internship.

Step 4: Interview with your host company
Your internship coordinator will arrange a date and time for an interview with your host company.

Step 5: Payment of full program fees and sign placement description and agreement
At this stage we will help you to organise a suitable visa to enable you to work in Colombia.

Our partnership with one of the best universities in Colombia, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, gives you free access everyday to their sporting facilities which includes swimming pools, tennis courts, football pitches and a state of the art gym. You can also attend introductory lectures of all degree programmes for free as well*.

You also automatically receive free entry and discounts to some of the best bars, restaurants and nightclubs the city has to offer.

If you wish to travel in Colombia and Latin America, we are on hand to provide you with great options at competitive prices. Colombia is a fantastically beautiful country with many attractions. We offer day and weekend group excursions. Put your Spanish skills to use while exploring the sites of the country. Trips to UNESCO world heritage site Cartagena, stunning El Penol and a palatial Finca (traditional country house) are just some of the possibilities on offer.