Marketing, Communications & Business Internships in Peru
Gain Real-World Business Experience in Cusco
Develop practical skills in marketing, communications and business operations while living and working in Cusco, Peru. These internships are designed for students and graduates who want hands-on responsibility, exposure to international markets, and experience inside both local Peruvian businesses and an established international organisation.
Whether you are looking to strengthen your CV, build a portfolio, or explore international business in a developing economy, our Marketing, Communications & Business Internships provide structured placements with meaningful responsibilities.
All internships are based in Cusco and can be combined with Spanish classes and accommodation.
Overview
Our business-focused internships fall into three main areas:
- Marketing & Communications with local companies in Cusco
- Marketing Intern on the Proyecto Peru Centre team
- Operations Intern on the Proyecto Peru Centre team
Each placement offers different responsibilities and environments, but all focus on practical learning, professional development and cultural immersion.
Interns are not observers. You are integrated into a team and given clear tasks, projects and measurable objectives.
Why Choose a Marketing or Business Internship in Peru?
International Experience That Stands Out
Working in Peru gives you exposure to emerging markets, cross-cultural communication and business environments that differ significantly from Europe or North America. You will learn adaptability, initiative and problem-solving in a dynamic setting.
Practical, Portfolio-Ready Work
You will contribute to real marketing campaigns, communication strategies, operational processes or business development projects. This is not simulated work. Your contributions have tangible impact.
Small Teams, Real Responsibility
Unlike large corporations where interns can be sidelined, placements here typically involve small teams where your input matters and you have the opportunity to express your ideas.
Spanish Language Development
Although some placements operate partially in English, improving your Spanish significantly increases your effectiveness and learning. Spanish classes can be added before or during your internship.
Who These Internships Are Suitable For
These placements are ideal for:
Marketing, Business, Communications or Management students
Graduates seeking international work experience
Individuals considering a future in digital marketing
Those interested in entrepreneurship or SME environments
Candidates who are proactive, organised and comfortable working independently
A minimum intermediate level of Spanish is recommended for placements and fluency in English is a requirement. For many positions, including those at Proyecto Peru, other languages are an advantage.
Marketing Intern Lexi sets up a photo of new volunteers at Proyecto Peru
Projects
Marketing & Communications at a Local Business
Tour Agency, Hotel or Social Project
Have you always been interested in marketing, communication, and/or design? Then this is the perfect program for you!
Dependent on your qualifications you can work with a travel agency or local community support company.
You will work in the marketing department, your goals can vary from creating more brand awareness, generating more clients, improving current services, building a new website, promoting and advertising services to translating Spanish – English.
This program gives you the opportunity to learn more about marketing and communication while working closely with professionals. You will not only use your current skills to add value, but you get to work on your personal objectives as well to grow as a marketing, communication, and design professional.
Project Profile
- Minimum stay: 4 weeks
- Working hours: Monday to Friday from 8am until 6pm
- Spanish: Basic/Intermediate
- Donation: $60 once
Tasks
- Manage social media
- Work on website design
- Develop promotion and advertising plan
- Promote and advertise services
- Work on a marketing research
- Translating Spanish - English
Project hours
You will work from Monday to Friday from 9am until 1pm and/or 2pm until 5pm.
Good to know
Be proactive and take initiative!
Operations Internship
With us at Proyecto Peru
With this internship you get the opportunity to work in the operational department. You will assist in all types of activities, from supporting students in their projects, to giving introduction tours, organizing weekly activities, and support in the organization of accommodation, internships, volunteer projects and more.
As an assistant in the operational department, you get the unique experience of getting to work with local projects and homestay families. As you will be communicating with local families and projects, you must be able to communicate in Spanish (an intermediate level with the desire to improve would be suffcient).
Moreover, in this position you will be directly in contact with both clients and providers. You will work with clients from all over the world, from the United States, Europe, Asia, and other Latin American nationalities.
Clients will come to you with questions, problems, comments, or maybe just a chat. You will be one of the faces of the company and will provide high-quality customer service.
Project Profile
- Field: Business, Tourism
- Minimum stay: 8 weeks
- Working hours: Monday to Friday between 8am and 6pm
- Spanish: Intermediate (B1)
- Donation: $60 once (This donation will go towards supporting other local projects)
Tasks
- Organizing weekly activities for the volunteers: From salsa class to international food night, treasure hunt, and more
- Bringing new students to their projects and provide introductions
- Support in evaluation meetings / processs with clients
- Support staff in administrative work
- Provide high-quality customer service
- And much more! (depends on your personal preferences and initiatives)
Project hours
You will work between 20-25 hours a week with flexibility required.
Good to know
If you are interested, please send your CV and Motivation letter to office@proyectoperucentre.org
Be proactive and take initiative!
What are we looking for?
- For this position we are looking for someone with:
- A social and open personality
- Skills in flexibility and adaptability, due to the cultural differences
- A genuine interest (and related study) in international business, quality management, customer service, languages, and/or organization and management
- Language skills: Intermediate Spanish, fluent English , additional languages a bonus
- Skills in planning and organization
- Skills in customer service
What are we offering?
At Proyecto Peru we offer a challenging and fun learning experience. Proyecto Peru can’t offer financial compensation, because of Peruvian regulations, but can give you a discount on your shared apartment stay or homestay while in Cusco.
So are you looking for an internship in an international environment? In which you can practice your Spanish and English language skills (sometimes French and German as well), where you can learn more about business and operations?
Then this could be the internship for you!
Marketing Internship
With us at Proyecto Peru
You will work within our marketing and communications team based at the Proyecto Peru Centre school. Typically the marketing intern takes ownership of our social media channels and content creation under the guidance of the team, however the role is flexible and we will seek to ensure you have tasks and responsibilities that fit your skills and goals. The role can also be adapted to meet the needs of your program of study, just let us know what areas of marketing you are focusing on. If you have a passion for photography, graphic design, copy writing, data analysis or web design or any other element of marketing, you will have the opportunity to put it into practice.
You will have to opportunity to contribute your ideas to strategy and planning and potentially take the lead on implementing them.
Our office is multi-cultural and multi-lingual, so you will have the opportunity to improve your Spanish and potentially even use other languages such as French and German. While a high level of both spoken and written English is required, this role is not restricted to native speakers and we have welcomed interns from all over the world to team.
Project Profile
- Minimum stay: 8 weeks
- Working hours: Monday to Friday between 8am and 6pm and some evenings and/or weekends
- Spanish: Intermediate (B1)
- Donation: None
Tasks
This list covers some possible tasks and is neither exact nor exhaustive. You will have the opportunity to take part in a wide variety of marketing tasks based upon your skills and interests
- Social media content creation, curation and planning
- Marketing strategy development and implementation
- Market research
- Blog writing
- Data Analysis
- Creating photo and video assets
- Graphic design work
Project hours
You will work between 20-25 hours a week with flexibility required.
Good to know
If you are interested, please send your CV and Motivation letter to info@proyectoperucentre.org
Be proactive and take initiative!
What are we looking for?
- For this position we are looking for someone with:
- A student studying marketing, communication, and/or sales related studies
- A positive attitude towards cultural differences
- High English language proficiency, particularly in writing, and ideally intermediate Spanish.
- Able to adequately and carefully process confidential data
- Flexibility and proactivity
- A desire to improve on your skills and broaden your experience
What are we offering?
At Proyecto Peru we offer a challenging and fun learning experience. Proyecto Peru can’t offer a financial compensation, because of country regulations, but can give discount on your shared apartment stay or homestay.
So are you looking for an internship in an international environment? In which you can practice your Spanish and English language skills (sometimes French and German as well), where you can learn more about the business and marketing structures, sales management, social media and more?
Then this could be the internship for you!
