Austin, United States Role overview
About this role
At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.
At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in.
Available Locations: Austin, Texas or San Francisco, California, US
About the role
Cloudflare is seeking an intern to support the Strategic Events team. This role will help plan, coordinate, and execute high-visibility strategic events. The ideal candidate is highly organized, calm under pressure, and eager to step into the world of corporate event production including third party tradeshows, customer events, and special projects. They should have strong communication skills and an ability to work across multiple functions. The Strategic Events team creates high-impact experiences that help Cloudflare engage customers, prospects, partners, and internal stakeholders. The team delivers events that build relationships, support pipeline, and reinforce Cloudflare's leadership in the market.
Responsibilities
- Assist with Event Planning: Provide operational and logistical support for Connect, Connect on Tour, SKO, and industry events.
- Track Timelines & Deliverables: Help maintain event project plans, workback schedules, and team task trackers under the guidance of Event Managers.
- Support Cross-Functional Communication: Help draft status updates and gather information across marketing, creative, operations, and external vendor partners.
- Vendor & Venue Logistics: Assist with vendor coordination, including inventory tracking, shipping/receiving event collateral, and organizing vendor contacts.
- Attendee & Registration Management: Assist with registration platform setup, attendee check-in lists, housing, badging, and customer inquiry response.
- Documentation & Recaps: Help compile event briefs, draft slide decks, and gather post-event survey data and metrics for recaps.
- Potential for on-Site Execution: Depending on timing, provide hands-on assistance during event setup, run-of-show execution, and post-event teardown/debriefs.
- Brand Alignment: Help ensure all event materials, signage, and digital assets align with Cloudflare’s brand guidelines.
Skills and Qualifications
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Hospitality, Event Management, Business, or a related field.
- Available for a full-time 12-week internship, working from our Austin or San Francisco office 3-5 days a week during the fall (Sept-Dec).
- Previous internship, student organization leadership, or campus event planning experience is a plus.
- High level of organization, keen attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple small tasks simultaneously.
- Clear verbal and written communication skills; comfortable interacting with cross-functional team members.
- Familiarity with basic office productivity tools (Google Workspace/Microsoft Office); exposure to project management software (e.g., Asana, Jira) or event platforms is a bonus.
- Strong desire to learn, quick problem-solving mindset, and willingness to dive into tactical event tasks in a fast-paced tech environment.
- Proactive attitude with a readiness to collaborate and support team members wherever needed.
Desirable Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:
- Curiosity about B2B technology, enterprise marketing, or corporate event strategy.
- Prior exposure to event registration tools, surveys, or database management.
- Experience coordinating volunteers, campus events, or small-scale meetups.
Compensation
Compensation may be adjusted depending on work location.
- For Bay Area based hires: Estimated hourly rate of $27/hr.
What Makes Cloudflare Special?
We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.
Project Galileo: Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers--at no cost.
Athenian Project: In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project, we've provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states.
1.1.1.1: We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Here’s the deal - we don’t store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers.
Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? We’d love to hear from you!
Please note that applicants who progress to the offer stage of the interview process may be asked to attend an in-person interview within one of the Cloudflare Offices or Cloudflare Hubs. More details about this will be available at that stage of the interview process.
This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license.
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