Strategic Engagements & Events Intern — Global Impact

Zipline; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Housing stipend

Overtime pay

Paid sick time

Job summary

Zipline’s Strategic Engagements & Events Internship in South San Francisco offers hands‑on experience turning Zipline’s major business moments into meaningful experiences for key stakeholders. You’ll research audiences, develop engagement strategies, and assist with VIP visits, market launches, and partner events, collaborating across Government Affairs, Communications, Commercial, and Operations.

You’ll gain exposure to stakeholder engagement, project management, event production, and business

Qualifications

• You are currently pursuing an undergraduate degree or have recently graduated and are excited to build experience in areas such as communications, business, marketing, public affairs, events, hospitality, or a related field.
• Masters and PhD students are also eligible.

Responsibilities

• Research markets, stakeholders, and opportunities to help the team understand who we should engage, why an opportunity matters, and how it connects to Zipline’s broader business priorities.
• Help develop engagement strategies and briefing materials, including audience research, stakeholder profiles, experience concepts, agendas, talking points, and recommendations for internal teams.
• Support planning and execution of strategic engagements such as VIP visits, technology demonstrations, partner events, market launches, community activations, conferences, and company‑owned events.
• Build and maintain project plans and workbacks, helping coordinate timelines, owners, guest lists, logistics, communications, production needs, and other dependencies across teams.
• Partner with teams across Zipline including Government Affairs, Communications, Commercial, Operations, Partnerships, Workplace, Design, and others to gather information and keep projects moving.
• Support onsite execution, helping create thoughtful, well‑run experiences for guests and solving problems as they arise.
• Measure and document what worked, capturing outcomes, stakeholder follow‑up, lessons learned, and reusable resources that make future engagements more effective.

Skills

Excellent communication

Highly organized

Analytical

Collaborative

Travel readiness

Initiative

Education

Undergraduate degree or recent graduate

Job description

Zipline’s Strategic Engagements & Events Internship in South San Francisco offers hands‑on experience turning Zipline’s major business moments into meaningful experiences for key stakeholders. You’ll research audiences, develop engagement strategies, and assist with VIP visits, market launches, and partner events, collaborating across Government Affairs, Communications, Commercial, and Operations.

You’ll gain exposure to stakeholder engagement, project management, event production, and business