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# Innovation Projects Intern at First Global Management Services, Inc.

- **Company:** First Global Management Services, Inc.
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Posted:** 2026-11-06
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-10
- **Apply:** https://firstagency.com/position/?job=5287383007&gh_jid=5287383007

## Job description

Building a Brand starts with a Story

FIRST is a leading global brand experience agency providing Content, Creative, Digital Technology, Management & Delivery, and Data & Insights services. For 30 years, we have utilized three flexible delivery models: Embedded teams, Corporate Campus operations, and a Full-Service Agency. Managing over 37,000 events & projects annually across 110 countries, FIRST serves 130+ brands, specializing in Fortune 500 companies within the Financial Services, Technology, Healthcare, Media, and Professional Services sectors. FIRST is part of the broader Encore family of companies. Encore is a global leader in event production and technology. Consistently recognized for excellence, recent honors include 2026 Chief Marketer Agency of the Year, the Ad Net Zero Award for sustainability, and more.

Learn more at [www.firstagency.com](http://www.firstagency.com/)

Important Scheduling Requirements:

- Dates: January 18–April 16, 2027 (12 weeks)
- Hours: 20–25 hours per week
- Availability: Minimum 4-hour blocks during standard business hours, Monday–Friday
- Onsite: Must be available to work from the FIRST New York office every Wednesday

## What You Would Get To Do

The Innovation Projects Intern will support the coordination and delivery of FIRST’s AI transformation program. Working within the Project Management Office (PMO), the role provides project, research, and operational support to ensure AI initiatives are effectively monitored, communicated, and progressed across the business. This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in AI transformation, project management, strategic research, stakeholder engagement, and organizational change within a leading agency environment.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

- Support the coordination and tracking of AI initiatives across FIRST, helping the AI Taskforce keep sight of progress against activities, milestones, and priorities
- Keep project documentation, action logs, and program tracking tools updated throughout the project lifecycle
- Attend key PMO meetings, capturing clear actions, risks, decisions, and required follow-up activities
- Pull information from a variety of sources to help build and format professional reports, governance updates, and leadership materials
- Conduct foundational research into AI deployment, innovation, and adoption across competitor agencies and adjacent industries to support benchmarking insights and help inform the FIRST AI roadmap
- Support practical mini-projects and short AI sprints focused on developing, testing, experimenting with, and refining approved AI tools and prompts
- Document outputs and compare effectiveness across different AI approaches, offering basic recommendations on how prompts, workflows, or tools could be improved
- Liaise with the FIONA team (FIRST Innovation & AI) and internal stakeholders as required to support smooth program delivery
- Identify and share simple opportunities to improve ways of working and help accelerate AI adoption across the business
- Act as an ambassador for the FIRST brand, leading by example and displaying the company’s core values (Ambition, Creativity, Excellence, Integrity, Teamwork)

## What We Are Looking For

Please be aware that we know experience does not always look like we describe it. If you believe you would be an excellent fit for this role, please apply - we would love to see how you could fit at FIRST.

- Robust organizational and project coordination skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent research and analytical capabilities with an ability to gather data from multiple sources
- Genuine interest in AI, technology, innovation, and business transformation
- Proactive, curious, and comfortable working in a fast-changing, creative environment
- Ability to work independently on tasks while collaborating well with a team

Benefits: Interns are not eligible for company benefits during the internship. Eligibility may be reviewed if the internship is extended or converted to a part-time or full-time position.

United States Residents: Bachelor's degree candidates (current students or graduates) are eligible for $20/hour, and Master's degree candidates (current students or graduates) are eligible for $25/hour. FIRST is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. FIRST is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We stand firm: FIRST will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. If any candidate feels that they are unable to meet the requirements of the role, please get in touch to discuss adjustments or other suitable roles.

## About First Global Management Services, Inc.

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: FIRST is a global brand experience agency that creates and executes award-winning events and experiences to connect people with the world’s top brands.
- **Entity Type**: Private (subsidiary of Encore Group (USA) LLC)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 1996
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Events Services / Experiential Marketing
- **Target customers**: B2B – Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 clients across financial services, technology, media, automotive, aerospace, healthcare, and professional services.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: FIRST brings together brands and people through creative, connected events and experiences.

## Products & Services
- **Full-Service Agency Partnership**: Strategy, creative, content, digital technology, data & insights, and event production for large-scale brand experiences.
- **Embedded Solutions**: Specialist talent placed directly into client teams to augment in-house marketing and events capabilities.
- **Data & AI Services**: Head of Data & AI leads analytics and intelligence offerings to measure and optimize experiential campaigns.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (Private)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue estimated at $9.5 M by third‑party data (may not reflect full scale); not officially confirmed.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Parent company Encore Group (USA) LLC; clients include ten Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 brands.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew ~12 % YoY to over 800 employees; named Chief Marketer’s 2025 Most Innovative Marketing Agencies of the Year; Event Marketer Top Agency of the Year 2024; C&IT Global Agency of the Year (Over 100 Employees).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Global footprint**: Presence in 16 cities across 4 continents (New York, Los Angeles, London, Dublin, Singapore, etc.).
- **Long track record**: Over 29 years of operation with deep relationships across multiple industries.
- **Integrated service model**: Offers both full‑service agency work and embedded talent, giving clients flexibility.
- **Award‑winning creativity**: Consistently recognized by industry peers for innovation and execution.

## Strategic Focus
- **Sustainability & inclusion**: Active commitment to increasing positive impact on people and planet; 16 % supplier diversity spend (Q2 2024).
- **Data‑driven experiences**: Investment in data and AI capabilities to enhance event measurement and personalization.
- **Talent expansion**: Continuously hiring across departments; 51 open positions as of mid‑2025.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasizes curiosity, creativity, connection, and a set of core values: Ambition, Creativity, Excellence, Integrity, Teamwork (A.C.E.I.T.).
- **Diversity**: Women make up a significant portion of the global workforce; active supplier diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- **Work environment**: Hybrid/office roles available across multiple global offices; careers page lists roles in Event Technology, Production, Account Management, Data & AI, and more.
- **Perks & recognition**: CEO Maureen Ryan Fable named Chief Marketer’s 2024 Agencies CEO of the Year; company invests in wellness and community philanthropy.

## Sources
1. [firstagency.com](https://firstagency.com/)
2. [firstagency.com/who-we-are](https://firstagency.com/who-we-are/)
3. [firstagency.com/careers](https://firstagency.com/careers/)
4. [linkedin.com/company/firstglobalagency](https://www.linkedin.com/company/firstglobalagency)

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