POSITION OVERVIEW

Reporting to the Director of Community Engagement and Events and working closely with the Digital Marketing & Analytics Specialist at the Vector Institute, the Marketing & CRM Operations Intern will support data management initiatives, assist with event and marketing coordination, and help maintain marketing operations systems while gaining hands-on experience in a dynamic AI research environment.
The incumbent will be required to be a self-starter and develop sufficiency in independent problem-solving, taking initiative to research solutions, and ask meaningful questions when technical guidance is needed.
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 full time intern for this role.

• Compile marketing performance metrics/KPIs and create insights or reports for events, campaigns, and management;
• Assist in tracking e-campaign data and reporting on outcomes;
• Assist in tracking event registration and attendance data and reporting on outcomes;
• Work across departments alongside the Technology, Marketing and Events teams to implement and optimize processes and workflows relating to data and reporting;
• Assist with data entry, cleaning, and maintenance in Vector’s CRM (customer relationship management) system, E-Campaign and Event Management Systems;
• Help maintain and update client databases, including attendee/contact information and basic metrics for reporting KPIs;
• Support basic data segmentation for marketing initiatives and event invitations;
• Learn and help implement data management best practices;
• Support the team with event or marketing data coordination tasks; and,
• Other duties as assigned.