Restaurant Operations, Meetings and Events Intern, Summer 2025

Job Description:

Internship candidates can expect a full-time onsite internship program, running from May 29, 2025 to August 8 2025.This internship opportunity is offered in Milwaukee, WI.

Carefully selected from universities across the country, our interns bring distinctive ideas and perspectives to our organization. Our employees are passionate about building our emerging talent and future leaders. After application and initial screening conversation, interns are aligned interview and be hired to a specific team at NM based on their skillsets and interests, providing exposure to real-world business perspectives through hands-on learning and meaningful work. In addition to their day-to-day tasks, interns participate in professional development workshops, senior leadership Q&A's, volunteer initiatives, networking/social events, and more!

ROMEInternship

As aROMEIntern, you will have the opportunity to work with a team of experienced hospitality professionals in areas such as, Operations-meetings set ups, Events planning, Reservations team, culinary operations, and Restaurant service professionals. Be prepared to meet new people, learn from the best work as you work in a fast-paced environment as each day is never the same!

Our Northwestern Mutual ROME hospitality program will provide an exciting and real-world environment for our interns that will foster hands on educational experiences, growth and development, and meaningful experiences that will compliment your academic coursework in hospitality.

What you will gain:

• Exposure in creating, preparing, and providing quality hospitality experiences i.e., from participating in creative rooms setups, learning about our reservation processes, working closely with our meetings planners as they plan, coordinate, and execute event details, to supporting the culinary and service teams in providing tasteful experiences.
• Constructive feedback and coaching to help support your growth and development through our summer program and beyond
• Opportunity to work with a diverse group or employees and leaders that will help strengthen key competencies related to your personal and professional growth
• An opportunity to experience an exciting, and interesting on job training in key frontline positions.

Bring your best! What this role needs. Minimum qualifications:

• Pursuing a bachelor's or associates degree in Hospitality or related field.
• Previous work in the hospitality or similar business area.
• Employer immigration sponsorship is not available for this role

Next steps

We encourage you to apply! Once your application is reviewed, if selected to move forward, one of our Early Careers team members will reach out for a call, where we will learn more about you and ensure this internship opportunity aligns with your interests and skillsets and share any next steps of our recruiting process.

Who we are

Northwestern Mutual has been helping families and businesses achieve financial security for over 160 years through a distinctive planning approach that integrates risk management with wealth accumulation, preservation, and distribution. With more than $290 billion in assets, $30 billion in revenues and more than $1.9 trillion worth of life insurance protection in force, Northwestern Mutual delivers financial security to more than 4.6 million clients. People are the power behind Northwestern Mutual, and diversity makes us better. We are committed to reflecting and serving the marketplace. We do so by attracting and improving the engagement of those who bring their outstanding perspectives, ideas, and beliefs. At Northwestern Mutual, people matter. And you'll be working for a company that's consistently voted among the "most admired" in the nation. We invite you to explore your career interests with us.

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Pay rates for internships are determined based on academic tenure and major.

Northwestern Mutual pays on a geographic-specific salary structure and placement in the salary range for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; the scope, complexity as well as the cost of labor in the market; and other conditions of employment. At Northwestern Mutual, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Please note that the salary range listed in the posting is the standard pay structure. Positions in certain locations (such as California) may provide an increase on the standard pay structure based on the location. Please click here for additional information relating to location-based pay structures.

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you work or would be working in California, Colorado, New York City, Washington or outside of a Corporate location, please click here for information pertaining to compensation and benefits.

We're excited about the potential people bring to Northwestern Mutual. You can grow your career here while enjoying first-class perks, benefits, and commitment to diversity and inclusion.

• Flexible work schedules
• Concierge service
• Comprehensive benefits
• Employee resource groups