ConsenSys is a venture production studio focused on building and scaling tools and enterprise software products powered by Ethereum. Our mission is to use these solutions to power the emerging economic, social, and political operating systems of the planet.

Our teams are busy at work building the future of identity, financial markets, commerce, the music industry, security and infrastructure, and more. As a ConsenSys intern, you will be embedded with one of our product teams and receive 1-to-1 mentorship while making real contributions towards building the Internet of tomorrow. Past ConsenSys interns have: Contributed theoretical research to the Ethereum Foundation Published among the earliest decompositions of the DAO hack Helped INFURA scale to serve more than 40 million requests per day Contributed code to uPort, Boardroom, Weifund, the Proof-of-Physical-Address project, and the original Ujo Music prototype—one of the most heavily transacted-with smart contracts in the first six months of the Ethereum mainnet.

About Luxury Goods Vertical

We are a small team of versatile operators spread across North America and Europe focusing on the luxury goods industry with wider support from the ConsenSys Mesh. Key clients and projects include LVMH and Dada.NYC. We emphasize embracing responsibility for work tasks and to constantly challenging ourselves. This role will play an important role in helping us develop a strong community within the fashion and luxury goods space. Unlike many specialist roles in PR, Creatives, Event Manager, we envision our intern to develop into a versatile generalist and build the business with us.

Responsibilities

• Creating internal and external copywriting and creative assets for our marketing campaigns; including presentation decks, emails, banners, landing pages, sales collateral, and digital video
• Acting as both an individual contributor to execute our creative strategy
• Using performance data to iterate and improve creative assets
• Identify event opportunities through market research and generating interest
• Handling all event documentation, from budgets, receipts, contracts to contact and guest lists - for example, a speaker series and breakfast series.
• Cooperating with Marketing and Community teams to promote and publicize events
• Conducting pre and post-event evaluations and report on outcomes
• Running the production of ConsenSys events in the region, including all arrangements
• Developing a PR calendar to coordinate announcements and releases across ConsenSys
• Monitoring media and trending topics in the blockchain and Luxury Goods space
• Managing the team’s social media handles
• Talking to partner companies and potential leads to grow and maintain relationships with them
• Maintaining the ConsenSys media list and relationships with journalists covering our space

Ideal Experience and Skills

• Passion for digital storytelling
• Location: New York
• Photoshop or similar software
• Ability to manage multiple projects independently
• Experience working as an events manager or coordinator
• Available to work 40 hours per week during the fall semester

Nice to Have OR Bonus Points

• Experience working in a start-up culture
• A willingness to help out where needed - regardless of the scope of your role
• An understanding of the Blockchain and Luxury Goods ecosystem, with an interest and curiosity to learn more

ConsenSys is a global formation of technologists and entrepreneurs working to build decentralized software on the Ethereum Blockchain. Our vision is that blockchain technology will allow us to progress to the next generation of the Web, that we call the “Web 3.0”. We are a global 'mesh' working across 30+ countries who operate on self-organising principles, moving away from the top-down command and control system, encouraging teams to create their own governance models based on principles of transparency, feedback and autonomy. At ConsenSys, you'll have the opportunity to learn, contribute, build, and play alongside a supportive and likeminded community.