Communications & Events Intern, Patreon
Summer 2026
$30 per hour
2+ days a week in office
Funding platform for creatives
Job no longer available
Funding platform for creatives
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$30 per hour
2+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To put creators in control of their work and their futures by strengthening the bond between them and their communities.
Role
Who you are
- Academic Background: You are currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, Event Management, Media Studies, or a related field
- Organizational Skills: You are highly organized and comfortable managing multiple workstreams at once, with strong attention to detail and a proactive mindset
- Interest in Events, Media & Storytelling: You have some experience or coursework related to events, communications, media, marketing, or brand and are excited to explore how these areas work together
- Passion for Creators & the Creator Economy: You are enthusiastic about creators and their communities, and curious about how brand storytelling supports deeper audience connections
- Learning and Adaptability: You are eager to learn, open to feedback, and energized by fast-paced, collaborative environments where no two days look the same
- If you’re excited about a role but your past experience doesn’t match with every bullet point outlined above, we strongly encourage you to apply anyway
What the job involves
- As a Communications & Events Intern, you will support how our brand shows up across live experiences, internal communications, and external PR and media
- You’ll work across multiple communications functions, helping teams execute their projects while understanding how each effort contributes to a cohesive brand story
- This hands-on role offers behind-the-scenes exposure to how events and communications programs are planned, produced, and brought to life
- Event Planning & Coordination: Assist with event logistics including venue research, vendor coordination, timelines, and on-site setup to help ensure smooth execution of both large-scale and intimate experiences
- Creative & Experiential Support: Partner with event and creative teams to support environment design and experience details that bring our brand to life in physical spaces while creating moments designed to spark earned media and storytelling
- PR & Media Support: Support PR and media outreach efforts through creator and media list research, press material drafting, coverage tracking, and coordination that helps extend the reach of our communications efforts
- Internal Communications Support: Assist in developing and distributing internal messaging, helping craft updates, recaps, and storytelling that keep teams informed, aligned, and connected to our work
- Editorial & Brand Storytelling Support: Contribute to the development of Patreon’s on-platform editorial voice by helping pitch, manage, and create content that spotlights our distinct point of view, employer brand, and the creators and culture that define the Patreon ecosystem
- Project Coordination & Documentation: Help track timelines, maintain shared documents, and support asset organization across events and communications projects
Our take
Creatives face two major struggles in the online space: getting eyes (or ears) on their work, and getting paid for it. Patreon was founded to solve both problems with a platform that would provide a space for creators to host and promote their work, and offer supporters a way to show their support through a regular paid subscription.
Patreon has been a leader in the content subscription space since its founding, but recently has come under pressure from newer rivals such as Substack and Ko-fi. It has maintained its position by shifting its focus from being primarily a marketplace for supporters to find creatives that interest them to being a toolbox for content creators to promote their work. While the site's creatives value this approach it remains to be seen whether Patreon will be able to return to the growth it was enjoying in previous years.
Despite the inroads made by competitors and a troubling global economic outlook making finances tougher for content creators and their supporters, Patreon is still a leader in its space, with over 250,000 active creators having made $3.5B through the platform.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Apr 2021
$155m
SERIES F
Sep 2020
$90m
SERIES E
Total funding: $352.1m
Company benefits
- Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision plans are available to our US employees and their dependents. Our plans have a nationwide network and we also cover a primary care concierge membership.
- Balance & Wellness: We offer a generous Flexible Time Off policy, in addition to days throughout the year where everyone takes the same day off to recharge our batteries. Employees and their dependents also have access to therapy, coaching, and Employee Assistance Programs services.
- Family Planning: We provide 20 weeks of paid parental leave, fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits, as well as an annual stipend for new additions to your families (including pets!).
- Lifestyle & Learning: You’ll have stipends to fund your personal lifestyle and to support your favorite creators on Patreon, as well as an annual stipend for learning and development.
- Hybrid Work: Our offices are in San Francisco, New York, and Porto. Plus, we have more teammates working remotely around the world.
- Financial Support: We offer employer matching for our retirement plans and Health Savings Account (HSA), as well as access to 1:1 financial guidance with a Certified Financial Planner.
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Jack Conte
(Co-Founder & CEO)Graduated from Stanford with a degree in Music. Created musical content on Youtube as Pomplamoose before founding Patreon.
Sam Yam
(Co-Founder, CTO & President)Worked in Analytics and Engineering roles at Yahoo, Ning and Loopt. Previously founded mobile advertising company AdWhirl, which was acquired by Google.
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