Oakbrook Center Property Management Summer Internship (6/1/2026-8/7/2026) - Brookfield Properties - Oakbrook, Illinois, United States

Location

Oakbrook Center - 100 Oakbrook Center, Mgmt Office

Business

At Brookfield Properties, we believe retail should be anything but typical. It’s why we’re integrating shopping, dining, entertainment, and more to reimagine retail experiences everywhere. Because for us, retail isn’t just about managing properties or redeveloping malls. It’s about creating inspiring spaces that draw consumers in. It’s about helping our tenants build their brand in a big way. It’s about contributing to our communities. And, more than anything, it’s about bringing people together.

If you’re ready to be a part of our team, we encourage you to apply.

Job Description

As a property management intern, you will work the Sr. General Manager, Sr Property Management Associate and Oakbrook Team to create, execute and elevate common area activities with retail, vendor, and community partners. Oakbrook Center hosts over 60 events/activations throughout the year, with most of them occurring during the summer months. You will have the opportunity to work with Oakbrook team members and Brookfield corporate partners to implement existing events, support new programs & activations and create new community activations. Exposure to overall real estate commercial strategies and tactics through inter-departmental relationships.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Sr. PMA to assist in creating, executing, and elevating community connections through current and new partnerships.

• Assist with managing and monitoring of social media and website promotions to support retailers and center-specific activations.

• Assist in the coordination and execution of events & communication to team members, vendors, and tenants. Following up with participants after events to determine results/metrics.

• Participate in the collecting of rents, sales, and lease management activities as it relates to the on-site Management & PMA role.

• Help support new store openings by working with on-site team and corporate strategic partnership and retail productivity representatives.

• Provide support as needed for various marketing and management communications activities, including social media, website, and external/internal communications.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED Required

• Currently enrolled in College or University (Undergrad degree by Dec 2026 - May 2027 Preferred)

• Self-motivated and proactive, both with respect to managing workload and own professional development

• Good organizational skills and ability to prioritize work to meet deadlines

• Excellent interpersonal, creative, analytical, and problem-solving ability

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to coordinate multiple projects and tasks simultaneously

• Highly motivated to succeed in a team environment

• Experience with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

• Strong knowledge of social media platforms.

Compensation

• Salary type: Non-Exempt

• Pay Frequency: Bi-weekly

• Hourly Pay Range: $22.50

Benefit Information

• Competitive compensation
• Medical, Dental and Vision beginning day 1
• 401(k) Company matching
• 401(k) Vests on Day 1
• Career development programs
• Charitable donation matching
• Generous paid time off (i.e., vacation, personal holidays, paid sick time)
• Paid Volunteer Hours
• Paid Parental Leave
• Family planning assistance including IVF, surrogacy, and adoption options
• Wellness and mental health resources
• Pet insurance offering
• Childcare Assistance
• Commuter benefits
• A culture on our values of Act with Integrity, Build Mutual Trust, Take Initiative and Win Together.

We are proud to create a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are grateful for your interest in this position, however, only candidates selected for pre-screening will be contacted.

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