Summer 2027 Intern, Project Coordinator, Creative

Athena; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 4,959,000 - 7,439,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Flexible scheduling

In-person engagement

Capstone project

Cultural experiences

Philadelphia onsite

Job summary

Athena invites a Creative Project Management Intern to join our Philadelphia team for Summer 2027. You will support project managers, help keep timelines, coordinate meetings, and track deliverables across designers, writers, strategists, and account teams.

You'll gain exposure to workflow management, stakeholder communication, and agency processes while contributing to real client campaigns, branding, and websites.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in communications, marketing, business, project management, advertising, public relations, or related field
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and priorities in a fast-paced environment
• A proactive, dependable, and collaborative approach to work
• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn
• Comfort working with teams and coordinating moving pieces across multiple projects
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, or similar productivity tools

Responsibilities

• Supporting project managers with the day-to-day coordination of creative projects
• Helping maintain project timelines, task trackers, and project documentation
• Scheduling meetings, capturing notes, and tracking action items
• Assisting with communication across project managers, designers, writers, strategists, and account teams
• Organizing project files, deliverables, and creative assets
• Helping monitor project progress and ensuring deadlines and milestones stay on track
• Supporting the preparation of presentations, status updates, and project materials
• Learning and utilizing project management tools and workflows that support successful project delivery
• Contributing to team processes and identifying opportunities to improve organization and efficiency

Skills

Organizational skills

Written and verbal communication

Multitasking

Proactive and collaborative

Problem solving

Team coordination

MS Office / Google Workspace

Education

Pursuing or recent degree in communications/marketing/business/project management

Tools

Workfront

Airtable

Asana

Monday.com

Job description

Summer 2027 Intern, Project Coordinator, Creative

Athena is a creative place for leaders, risk-takers, and boundary-pushers. We partner with organizations looking to transform their presence, reputation, and performance. For more than a decade,we’vedelivered business insights, marketing strategies, and brand activations for leading organizations across industries ranging from telecommunications to major league sports.

Our people makeAthena,Athena. As a three-timePhiladelphiaInquirerTop Workplace, we pride ourselves on fostering an environment where passion meets excellence. We are solutions‑oriented, collaborative, and not afraid to roll up our sleeves to make work that works—while sharing a few laughs along the way.

All Athena internships are hosted in person at our Philadelphia headquarters. The Summer 2027 cohort will run from June 15th through August 11th. Interns are expected to work 20–30 hours per week.

About the Role

As a Creative Project Management Intern, you'll collaborate with project managers, designers, copywriters, strategists, and account teams to help keep creative projects organized, on schedule, and moving forward. You'll support project timelines, coordinate meetings, track deliverables, manage project documentation, and help facilitate communication across multiple workstreams.

You’ll gain exposure to project planning, workflow management, creative operations, resource coordination, stakeholder communication, and agency processes. Throughout the internship, you’ll strengthen your skills in project management tools, organization, prioritization, problem-solving, cross‑functional collaboration, and client‑focused project execution.

As part of the Athena team, you’ll contribute to real client and agency projects, participate in team meetings and project reviews, and help support the successful delivery of campaigns, branding initiatives, websites, presentations, content programs, and other creative work.

About the Program

The Athena internship program immerses interns in a collaborative, cross‑functional environment where they work closely with teams across project management, creative, strategy, account management, and marketing while gaining exposure to how departments align to bring projects to life. Our Capstone Project allows interns to collaborate and contribute to real‑world initiatives by presenting their proposal to internal stakeholders. Interns are mentored through weekly managerial check‑ins and executive support. Athena fosters a culture of support, curiosity, connection, and inclusivity, which allows interns to shine. Our Intern program begins in June 2026 and is a part‑time opportunity to join the organization for the summer.

What you’ll be responsible for:

• Supporting project managers with the day‑to‑day coordination of creative projects
• Helping maintain project timelines, task trackers, and project documentation
• Scheduling meetings, capturing notes, and tracking action items
• Assisting with communication across project managers, designers, writers, strategists, and account teams
• Organizing project files, deliverables, and creative assets
• Helping monitor project progress and ensuring deadlines and milestones stay on track
• Supporting the preparation of presentations, status updates, and project materials
• Learning and utilizing project management tools and workflows that support successful project delivery
• Contributing to team processes and identifying opportunities to improve organization and efficiency

The skills and experience you should have:

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in communications, marketing, business, project management, advertising, public relations, or a related field
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and priorities in a fast‑paced environment
• A proactive, dependable, and collaborative approach to work
• Strong problem‑solving skills and willingness to learn
• Comfort working with teams and coordinating moving pieces across multiple projects
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, or similar productivity tools

It’s a plus if you have:

• Experience working on student organizations, events, internships, or team‑based projects
• Familiarity with project management platforms such as Workfront, Airtable, Asana, Monday.com, or similar tools
• Interest in marketing, branding, creative operations, or agency environments
• Experience coordinating schedules, timelines, or deliverables for projects
• An understanding of how creative teams collaborate to bring work from concept to completion
• Paid Experience : Interns are compensated at$20/hour, withbi-weekly paythroughout the nine‑week program.
• Flexible Scheduling : Interns are expected to work 20–30 hours per week, ideally on a consistent schedule. Hours are coordinated with managers to allow flexibility within the weekly limit.
• In‑Person Engagement : This is anon‑site internship based in Philadelphia, designed to provide immersive, real‑world experience in a collaborative office environment.
• Professional Exposure : Interns gain hands‑on experience withclient‑facing work, learning key skills inprofessionalism, communication, and public relations.
• Capstone Project : All interns participate in aCapstone Project, where they collaborate across departments to research and pitch a new client opportunity to Athena’s senior leadership and CEO.
• Cultural Experiences : Interns enjoycompany outingsthat showcase Philadelphia’s culture and community—past events have included visits to thePhiladelphia Museum of ArtandCitizens Bank Park.

Athena is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance in applying for a position, please contact us at 866.299.6040or at AthenaGlobalAdvisors.com .