West London Business are looking for a motivated individual to join us as an Events and Marketing intern from September 2026 for a minimum of nine months. The successful candidate would be responsible for supporting both the Policy and Events Manager and the Membership and Communications Manager in our events and marketing campaigns across the organisation.
AT A GLANCE
- Voluntary unpaid internship
- Must be available for a minimum of 3 days a week, working times can be flexible
- Location: Venture X White City (hybrid)
- Reimbursements: Travel and lunch expenses reimbursed
- Duration: Minimum of 9 months, starting September 2026
Company Overview
West London Business (WLB) ensures West London is a successful, inclusive, environment for responsible business. West London is the UK’s global gateway; a £73billion+ GVA economy underpinned by 120,000+ businesses. We are a business‑led leadership forum, with members including Heathrow and HSBC, as well as key regional firms such as Garden Studios and Bigham’s. WLB has 15,000+ supporters and convenes 40+ events per annum, including the prestigious West London Business Awards.
WLB’s mission is to boost West London’s economic competitiveness while promoting social and environmental sustainability. To achieve this, the organisation provides leadership, insight, connections, and a platform for its members to collaborate on initiatives that support these goals. WLB also plays a key role in informing and influencing local, regional, and national policymakers and promoting responsible business practices and investment in the region to support sustainable economic growth.
Through its work, WLB aims to raise awareness of the importance of sustainable development and to encourage collaboration and action to build a healthy and resilient West London. One of WLB’s key initiatives is the West London Business Awards, which recognises and celebrates businesses that are making a positive impact on the region’s economy and sustainability.
Events and Marketing Intern
The Events and Marketing Intern will be expected to divide their time between a workload of approximately 60% Events/40% Communications.
Events
The Events and Marketing Intern gains experience assisting our Policy & Events Manager in all aspects of event planning, including processing and managing delegates’ registrations and bookings, processing invoices, promoting our events on social media through designing media content, liaising with both venues and delegates and assisting with event delivery. This is an active role that will place you at the heart and centre of West London Business’ core goals and its members.
The Events and Marketing Intern will also assist in the planning and organisation of the West London Business Awards 2027. For over a decade, the awards have been a milestone event for the West London business community which brings together over 400 business leaders, local authority and central government representatives, as well as prominent VIPs. The organisation and planning of the awards is a lengthy process starting with the launch at our Summer Reception in July. In the months thereafter, there will be cultivating and judging of entries, ticket sales, promotion of awards night itself and the logistical preparations of delivering a best‑in‑class experience for our guests. You will also take on a major role supporting the event crew in the delivery of the event itself.
Marketing and Communications
The Events and Marketing Intern will also assist the Membership and Communications Manager in marketing and client relationships with our members and strategic partners. These responsibilities may include:
- Supporting the membership team with client relationship management – including, but not limited to, responding to member enquiries, meeting with new members and guiding prospective members through the sign‑up process.
- Working with our CRM system for maximum effectiveness (Salesforce)
- Developing communications to keep our contacts up to date with the latest events/news/offers from West London Business.
- Maintenance of the WLB website and keeping content relevant and up to date.
- Monitoring outstanding invoices and taking appropriate actions.
- Promote membership, events and other materials on Social Media, creating promotional material using Photoshop, Canva, and other creative software packages.
- Understanding the market in which we operate and identifying where services & offers can be improved.
- Attending networking events and engaging with WLB’s professional network.
- Ad‑hoc duties as required to improve our marketing functions.
Skills & Requirements
- You will be in the second year or beyond of a bachelor’s degree in an Events, Marketing, Hospitality or adjacent background.
- Fluent in English, with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Confident and professional telephone and email manner.
- Of a gregarious and inquisitive nature, willing to apply organisational skills and attention to detail to evolve existing processes.
- A competent user of the Microsoft Office suite, in particular Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel & Powerpoint.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Keen interest in event management and production with a creative flair.
- Able to produce compelling marketing copy with a baseline knowledge of B2B communication trends.
- Pro‑active and enthusiastic attitude to learn and develop.
- Skilled in using Canva, Photoshop or similar content creation platforms.
- Knowledge of West London geography and an appreciation of the unique attraction of the region.
- Currently living within a 1 hour travel distance of our offices in London W12.
- Experience in event planning and management.
- A creative showreel where you apply your existing social media or creative skills (Blog, Instragram, YouTube or other).
To Apply
Please email your CV, alongside a one‑page cover letter covering how you meet the skills and requirements listed above of the role to Amy Jiang amy.jiang@westlondon.com, by June 30.
For more information, please see https://westlondon.com/vacancy-2026-7-events-and-marketing-intern/
We will NOT consider your application unless you follow the instructions above. We will not be considering any applications that have solely been done via 'quick apply'.
To represent yourself most effectively, we encourage you to craft your application independently, without relying on AI assistance.
Successful applicants will have an online interview on Teams before being contacted in early July for a September start.
For any questions please contact amy.jiang@westlondon.com.
