Production intern

Closing date for applications: Sunday 26th October 2025 at 11.59pm

Compensation: £1,916.67 per month, paid as a tax-free bursary (this is equivalent to a salary of £27,500 per annum).

Duration: 3 months

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am - 5.30pm

Start date: November 2025

Are you the 'organiser' in your social group? Do you find yourself thinking that 'a spreadsheet could help with that'? Are you person who can be relied upon to 'make it happen'? Have you ever been to a gig or show and wondered how it all comes about? This could be the internship for you.

Cogs & Marvel is a creatively led experiential agency with a global footprint. Women-founded and owned in Ireland, it grew and expanded to the UK and the US through servicing large tech brands like Google and Meta. The agency leads with strategic creative thinking to deliver exceptional events and experiences on behalf of clients all over the world. These take the form of conferences, exhibitions, consumer activations, sponsorship activity, launches and more. Cogs & Marvel's work is broadly divided into three skill sets, based on relationship management, creative output and project delivery.

The production intern will have the opportunity to learn about and contribute to the production process that's instrumental to delivering events on behalf of our clients. This internship is a taster for a career path that could involve organising large and complex projects on a global scale. It's about organisation but also an appreciation for the thing being organised, a recognition that creativity needs a team of organisers to bring it to life. You will have the opportunity to learn about and contribute to the production process that's instrumental to delivering events on behalf of our clients.

This role is remote first, meaning there's no set mandate for in-office working. All employees are encouraged to join occasional team working days in a London office if convenient. Office spaces can also be provided in other parts of the country if needed.

What you will learn

• You'll have the opportunity to shadow our production team as they go about producing several events: joining internal and client meetings to learn how these discussions lead to decision-making.
• You'll have the chance to take on specific project tasks such as research and financial administration to understand their contribution to the wider production.
• You'll also gain first-hand experience of event delivery by travelling with a project team to an event and witnessing how they go about their roles.

Key activities

Through working with the production team, you'll learn about all the key elements of event production workflow, including:

• Scoping a project through budget estimating and resource planning.
• Building the necessary team to deliver a project.
• Planning for meetings and agree actions.
• Financial process: finding suppliers, onboarding them, organising their payment.
• Project planning: scheduling a project life-cycle at a high level and detailed scheduling of event delivery itself.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• An interest in events, live experiences, or creative industries, with a curiosity about how they are produced.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise effectively.
• Proactive problem-solving abilities, showing initiative in tackling challenges and finding solutions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to work collaboratively with teams and suppliers.
• Attention to detail, ensuring accuracy in tasks such as scheduling, research, and financial administration.
• Enthusiasm for learning and a willingness to take on new tasks outside your comfort zone.
• A flexible mindset and ability to adapt in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
• Knowledge of Google Workspace is helpful, but not required.

To apply

• Log in to your Creative Access account or register today to apply for this opportunity
• Upload your CV and cover letter as one document (applications without a tailored cover letter will not be accepted)
• Once submitted, you can no longer amend your application, so proof-read carefully
• Do not contact the company directly
• Please email any queries about this role to Creative Access at this address: recruit@creativeaccess.org.uk

This opportunity is open to individuals from groups that are under-represented in the creative industries. This includes, but is not limited to, individuals who identify as Black, Asian, or from other ethnically diverse backgrounds, or people of any ethnicity who belong to the following under-represented groups: disabled people, people with the characteristic of gender reassignment, individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, carers and asylum seekers.

The successful candidate for this opportunity will also participate in a Creative Access support programme that sits alongside workplace training. This includes a programme of induction training, monthly masterclasses, wellbeing support, buddying/mentoring and more.