POSITION OVERVIEW

Reporting to the Director of Community Engagement and Events at the Vector Institute, the Event Technologist Intern will support the Events Team in improving the design and build of event registration pages, manage event technology platforms, support digital marketing automation, and help implement Vector’s new data governance strategy. The incumbent will be required to demonstrate technical problem-solving abilities, taking the initiative to research platform solutions, and implement user-friendly event experiences.
Start date: January 12, 2026
End date: April 24, 2026

APPLIED INTERNSHIPS AT VECTOR

The applied internship program at Vector provides relevant, hands-on learning and work experience in machine learning and AI. During the paid internship, interns will have the opportunity to attend research, recruitment, and commercialization talks at Vector and connect with key stakeholders in the AI ecosystem. Applied internships may be full-time (36.25 hours per week) or part-time (20 hours per week) over the Winter academic term (January 12 - April 24, 2026) with an opportunity to continue over the Summer 2026 academic term. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Consistent with Vector’s goals in this program to relieve disadvantages and alleviate the under-representation of Black and Indigenous people in AI, and to attempt to achieve equal opportunity in the field of AI, preference in hiring will be given to qualified Black and Indigenous persons, studying at or having recently graduated from a Canadian post-secondary institute, who self-identify as such in the application process. This initiative is designed to meet the criteria of a special program under the Ontario Human Rights Code.
Please note we are seeking a part time intern for this role.

• Create a handbook and standardization protocol for creating event pages and gathering guest data;
• Design and build responsive event registration pages using platforms like Swoogo, Eventbrite, and similar event management systems;
• Implement conditional logic for registration forms based on attendee types, pricing tiers, and event requirements, make improvement suggestions;
• Support audience segmentation in Mailchimp for targeted event communications with marketing team;
• Develop automated email workflows in Swoogo and registration confirmation sequences;
• Troubleshoot technical issues with event platforms and registration processes;
• Collaborate with both the Marketing and Events teams to optimize user experience and conversion rates;
• Test registration flows across devices and browsers to ensure functionality and create basic landing pages and event microsites as needed;
• Support integration between event platforms and CRM systems and create appropriate documentation; and,
• Other duties as assigned.