Fair Support Intern

Fairs.com Inc; United States; On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel expenses covered

Fair food daily

Job summary

Fairs.com Inc. is seeking a Fair Support Intern to travel with our team across the United States, providing on-site support at fairs and representing the company with professionalism. This is a dynamic role on a fast-growing tech platform used by over 200 fairs.

You’ll work with fair teams from dawn to close, solving problems in real time and helping boards and volunteers get comfortable with our platform. You’ll gain business skills and a broad network in the fair industry.

Qualifications

• Curiosity and creative thinking to contribute ideas.
• Proactive and able to take ownership of tasks.
• Ability to handle unexpected challenges in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Be our team on the fairgrounds, traveling with the platform to assist at fairs.
• Resolve issues in real time, from ticket lines to staff questions and equipment.
• Train and support fair boards, staff and volunteers on how to use the platform.
• Build relationships with fair managers, staff and board members.
• Share observations with Customer Success and Product teams to guide improvements.
• Plan routes, book travel, and manage days on the road with autonomy.
• Contribute to leaving each fair better than you found it.

Skills

Intellectual curiosity

initiative

high agency

communication

calm under pressure

organized

tech-savvy

Job description

If you want a career in the fair industry, there aren’t many places to start. Fairs.com is a fast-growing tech company built for fairs, trusted by more than 200 fairs across the US. As a Fair Support Intern, you’ll spend the summer on the road at fairs across the country, working with fair teams and representing Fairs.com in person. This isn’t a typical internship where you fetch coffee and shadow meetings.

What you’ll get out of it

This internship is a rare chance to get the fair side and the business side at the same time. If you’re building a career in fairs, you’ll leave knowing how to put the two together. If you go a different direction later, the business skills you build here will set you up in any industry.

Work with the fairs you love. In one summer you’ll work at fairs across the country and see how each one runs, from the front gate to the fair office.

Learn from leaders who know how to scale a company. You’ll be mentored by business leaders with decades of experience. We’re a small team, so you’ll work with them directly and see how decisions get made.

Business skills you can take anywhere. We’re a high-growth company, so you’ll learn fast. You’ll see how a tech company works from the inside, from how we win new fairs to how we support them and decide what to build next.

A network in the fair industry. You’ll meet fair managers, staff, and board members all over the country. If you stay in fairs, those relationships go a long way.

All travel expenses covered, plus the equipment you need

Fair food. Daily. Professionally justified.

What you’ll do

Fair season is when everything we build gets put to the test. Thousands of guests, gates opening at dawn, and fair staff who need things to just work.

Be our team on the fairgrounds. Travel to fairs on our platform and give their teams hands-on support from the time the gates open until they close.

Solve problems in real time. Ticket lines, gate scanners, staff questions. Fairs move fast, and you’ll keep things running smoothly.

Train and support fair boards, staff and volunteers. Help them get comfortable with the platform so they can focus on their guests.

Build relationships. Fair managers, staff, and board members will remember the person who showed up and helped. Make it you.

Be our eyes and ears. Share what you see and hear with our Customer Success and Product teams so we keep building the right things.

Run your own show. You’ll plan your route, book your travel, and manage your days on the road. Nobody will be looking over your shoulder, and you won’t need anyone to.

Leave every fair better than you found it. When a fair has a great week with us, other fairs hear about it.

What you’ll bring

You’ll be 21 or older by the time the internship starts (so you can rent a car) and have a valid driver’s license.

You’re intellectually curious. Our best ideas come from all over the company, so we want order takers. We want people who think, are creative, and come up with good ideas and solutions.

You take initiative. When something needs doing, you do it without waiting to be asked.

You’re high agency. When you hit a problem you’ve never seen before, you figure it out and see it through.

You check your ego at the door. If a fair needs something, we pitch in. We’re growing so fast that we’re all learning every day, from our CEO on down.

You’re a natural conversationalist. You get along with anyone, from a fair board president to a first-time volunteer.

You stay calm in the chaos. Big crowds and long days give you energy.

You’re organized and dependable. You can manage your own travel, schedule, and expenses.

You’re comfortable with tech and pick up new tools quickly.

You’re comfortable on the road and excited to see fairs all over the country.

Nice to have

None of this is required. If you have the qualities above, we want to hear from you.

4-H or FFA experience. If you’ve shown livestock, run a project, or held an office, you already know what fair week feels like. We’d love to hear about it.

Experience with fairs, festivals, or live events, whether as a volunteer, worker, or exhibitor.

A background in agriculture, hospitality, business, marketing, or communications.

If you love fairs and want to learn the business behind them, we’d love to hear from you.

Fairs.com is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, or disability. Anything you send us is used only for hiring and is never shared or sold.