Internship: Event Management

Career at Damen

About us

The Marketing department is based in Gorinchem, the Netherlands, and is established for the entire Damen Shipyards Group and all its divisions and endorsed brands. It's an exciting time to join our Marketing team. New digital capabilities are expanding the possibilities of marketing campaigns in our B2B industry. As an intern for the Event Management team, you can play a role in expanding Damen as a brand within our industry and beyond.

The role

You will assist the Event Managers in organizing events in the dynamic world of shipbuilding. During the internship you will be planning, organizing, managing and coordinating all types of events, such as international conferences and exhibitions. You will make sure Damen’s brand identity is well presented during every event. We are looking for a student that is able to take on this project from February 2026 onwards!

Key accountabilities

• For all these different types of events, you will be responsible for planning, organizing, managing and coordinating them.
• Through researching new event and exhibition possibilities, you will work on the event strategy of Damen.
• You can apply these findings by updating the design for event pages as well, so a very practical outcome on the results you get!
• Supervisory and support will be given by the event managers, whom you will be working closely with.
• Administrative tasks can be delegated to you, as well as supporting other ongoing activities at the Marketing Communications department.

Skills & experience

At least several skills/experiences from the following list are required to be considered:

• You are a Bachelor student, enrolled in an event management or communication study.
• You are social, representative and creative.
• Flexible and hands on mentality!
• Expert in planning and organizing.
• You are fulltime available, on our Gorinchem location.
• English and Dutch language skills are mandatory. Do not speak Dutch? Unfortunately we cannot take your profile into consideration.

What we offer

• An internship/graduation fee and travel allowance will be paid for the duration of the assignment.
• A pleasant and dynamic, international work environment with informal atmosphere.
• Mentoring at academic level will be available throughout the internship.

Recruiter: Liselotte van Veenendaal

Email: liselotte.van.veenendaal@damen.com

Why Damen?

Damen has 35 shipyards on five different continents and operates in more than 100 countries. We are still growing and that gives you options. You contribute to this growth while benefitting from the diverse development and career opportunities that our company offers. We will continue to challenge you. With our extensive portfolio of products and solutions you will never get bored and never stop learning. We offer you a world of possibilities.

Working at Damen means contributing to the highest quality in shipbuilding, with an eye to the future and future generations. We want to make the world a better place by becoming the most sustainable maritime solution provider. For that, we need you. Become part of our family.

We’re a family company that has been building ships for almost 100 years. Our ambition is to become the most sustainable and connected maritime solutions provider there is. To achieve this, we combine digital technology with our philosophy of standardised shipbuilding to offer a portfolio of services that takes care of vessels throughout the entire lifecycle. Working at Damen offers the best of several worlds. Active in more than 100 countries, with over 30 shipyards, we are internationally renowned for quality. And we are still growing, still innovating. Which means we will continue to challenge you. You will never stop learning, and you will never get bored – we promise you that. We offer you an ocean of possibilities. Join our family.