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Historic Valley Campground @ Windsor Lake Seasonal Event Manager Internship Purpose: To offer a valuable experience to students in the field of Business/Event Management. This internship will give the student hands on experience with business initiatives, event management and event series coordination of programs and activities at a local business or organization. This intern will [...]
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Job Description: Berkshire Hills Internship Program (B-HIP) is an intensive twelve-week arts management internship course structured to integrate theoretical concepts and real-world experience. B-HIP runs in Summer and it combines an internship component with a seminar in arts management, talk-backs with the area’s leading arts professionals, and full participation in cultural events throughout Berkshire County [...]
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Internship Listing: Summer Internship, Mass VOTE, Boston, MA – Application deadline: ASAPPosition’s Title Summer Internship, Mass VOTE, Boston, MA – Application deadline: ASAP Number of Openings 9 Description MassVOTE works to register, educate and mobilize voters, with a focus on historically underrepresented communities in Massachusetts, especially people of color. We are working for a government [...]
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SPECIAL EVENTS AND CONFERENCING STAFF ASSISTANT GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: The position of Special Events and Conferencing Staff Assistant includes coordination of alumni event logistics, managing the box office and providing artist services for the MCLA Presents! series, assisting the Director with managing rental events, and assisting with coordination of high profile College events, including [...]
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HEALTH SERVICES (PITTSFIELD) Attend counselor training and shadow client counseling sessions; perform general administrative duties (greet clients, answer phones, filing, chart preparation); observe and learn billing management system; learn Misys client information system and clinic coordinating skills; create site-specific information sheets; table at community events; assist with other tasks as necessary. NEEDLE EXCHANGE (NORTHAMPTON) Learn [...]
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Spend the summer learning while doing theatre! Summer positions are available for Ø Costume Shop Intern Ø Scene Shop Intern At The Mac-Haydn Theatre, Inc., in Chatham, NY This is an excellent professional experience if you are eager to add to your abilities in these exciting tech departments. You’ll have fun – work hard – [...]
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THE KO FESTIVAL OF PERFORMANCE IS SEEKING SUMMER INTERNS! The 20th Annual Festival will take place in on the Amherst College campus in Amherst, Massachusetts (USA). Interns have ranged from 18-55. While most have been students, we have also had faculty members, community members and professionals join us. Perhaps you know someone who might be [...]
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Theater Administration and Production Internship Berkshire Playwrights Lab, Great Barrington, MA Application Deadline: April 15, 2011 Download an application at: www.berkshireplaywrightslab.org/downloads Dates: June 1st – August 26th, 2011 Stipend/Pay: $1000 Interns are responsible for their own housing and food and must have their own car. Berkshire Playwrights Lab is dedicated exclusively to encouraging, developing, and [...]
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Job Description: Berkshire Hills Internship Program (B-HIP), a program of MCLA’s Berkshire Cultural Resource Center, is a structured summer internship course that helps to integrate theoretical concepts and real-world experience. An intensive twelve-week program, B-HIP combines an internship component with a seminar in arts management, talk backs with the area’s leading arts professionals, and full [...]
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Arts management interns sought by B-HIP. The Berkshire Hills Internship Program (B-HIP) is an intensive summer-long arts management internship program uniting the renowned cultural institutions of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, with students interested in arts administration. Interns work in a multitude of administrative capacities including development, marketing, public relations and programming – as they gain hands-on [...]
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Apprentices sought for the Early Stages Playwright Mentorship Program at The Berkshire Fringe. EarlyStages is a a two-week residency for emerging local writers ages 18-26. Participants focus intensively on developing a play under the mentorship of a skilled professional playwright with extensive teaching artist experience. In the third year of this unique program, three talented [...]
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Interns sought by The Berkshire Fringe Internship Program. For three and a half weeks during July and August, a select group of young talented theater artists will be chosen for The Berkshire Fringe Internship Program. Because our organization is small, our interns are an integral part of making The Berkshire Fringe happen. They work hands-on [...]
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Teaching assistant intern sought by IS183 Art School. The IS183 Summer Young Artist Program runs from June 29 to August 29. Candidates may apply for a 2- to 10-week internship commitment. Hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. Requirements: IS183 is seeking interns with an interest in the visual arts and/or education, [...]
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Community foundation intern sought by Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation. The Intern will be responsible for helping with database management, distribution of materials and general office projects.
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Two Documentation Interns work with the staff videographer to chronicle the Festival season. Responsibilities include videotaping performances, classes, rehearsals, and lectures. Other duties include setting up equipment, monitoring video viewing facilities, filling duplication requests, and helping maintain the Pillow's extensive video archives.
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The Ticket Services/Managerial Intern assists the Ticket Services Manager by training and coaching other interns; opening or closing the office; reconciliation; providing superb customer support; working closely with other departments and company managers; and managing group sales and data. The intern works closely with the Ticket Services Manager, House Managers, the Operations team, the General Manager, the Marketing team, and the Production staff. Educating patrons, processing orders and exchanges, and working as part of the Marketing team to develop, execute, and analyze sales and marketing strategies are central parts of this position.
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The Ticket Services/Development Intern alternates between two roles: working in the Box Office and working as part of the Development team. Working with Ticket Services staff, responsibilities include educating patrons, providing exemplary customer service, processing orders and exchanges, and assisting with projects in data management and group sales. As part of the Development team, responsibilities include assisting with special events, donor prospect research, fundraising mailings, donor gift acknowledgements, and member e-newsletter production.
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One Special Events Intern will focus on event management, liaising across three departments: Operations, Development and Ticket Services, assisting in planning, managing, executing and breaking down internally initiated, group, and rental events. Responsibilities also include assisting in the Development department with donor prospect research, fundraising mailings, donor gift acknowledgements, and member e-newsletter production. Duties will also include working in the Ticket Services Office each week, and assisting a variety of other departments. Some general administrative assistance is part of the internship.
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Eleven Production Interns work with the Production Staff, learning and gaining experience through Festival set-up, company load-ins, and show-operating positions in both of our theatres, a tour outdoor stage, and in any of our three studios. During the first three weeks of the internship, Production Interns open and clean the theatres and studios, install the full lighting and sound systems, lay multiple dance floors, and hang repertory soft goods. During company load-ins, general jobs include hanging and focusing lights, laying dance floors, constructing scenery, maintaining wardrobe, and the loading and unloading of trucks. Every show at Jacob's Pillow is operated by the Production Interns, who rotate through backstage positions, such as Light Board Operator, Sound Board Operator, Fly Rail, Props, Wardrobe or Assistant Production Coordinator. Typical show call duties include running lighting and sound consoles, moving scenery and props, operating rigging systems, and assisting in planning for upcoming performances. Interns are required to attend workshops in all aspects of production instructed by either Jacob's Pillow Staff or visiting company artists and designers.
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The Photojournalism Intern works with the Graphics Design Coordinator to document Festival performances and events, and to produce images for the promotion of Jacob's Pillow. The internship offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced professional environment and to understand the marketing and archival uses of photographic images. The intern photographs visiting companies in rehearsal when appropriate, dance classes in the professional School, cast parties, donor events, talks, performances on the outdoor stage, and more. Intern responsibilities also include editing and cataloging all images taken into I-View, the digital photo archive, and producing prints and photo CDs for Marketing and other departments in a timely manner. The Photojournalism Intern interfaces on a professional level with all departments, the public, and company members. As part of the Marketing team, the Photojournalism Intern also helps to develop strategy and execute target-marketing promotions, gives public tours, assists with research, and works in the Ticket Services Office each week.
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Two House Management /Ticket Services/Development Interns will work in three main areas: house managing the Ted Shawn Theatre or Doris Duke Theatre, working in the Box Office and assist the Development department. While house managing, duties include training and supervising volunteer ushers; managing the audience's entrance, seating, and exit from the theatre; ensuring prompt curtain times; maintaining appropriate conditions in the theatre; and auditing attendance. The Intern works closely with Ticket Services staff, Operations, and the Production staff. Working with Ticket Services, responsibilities include educating patrons, providing exemplary customer service, processing orders and exchanges, and assisting with projects in data management and group sales. As part of the Development department, responsibilities include assisting with special events, donor prospect research, fundraising mailings, and donor gift acknowledgements.
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The Graphic Design Intern works closely with the Graphics Design Coordinator to design and produce printed and electronic materials to promote Festival performances and events, maintaining a high-quality aesthetic in all materials. Primary responsibilities include laying out weekly programs for two theatres; designing and producing on-campus displays, as well as ads, e-blasts and flyers; managing relationships with printers, mail house and on-campus distribution; and assisting all of the organization's graphics efforts across departments. As part of the Marketing team, the Graphics Design Intern also develops strategy and executes target-marketing promotions, gives public tours, assists with market research, and works in the Ticket Services Office each week.
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Two Education Interns work with the Education staff to coordinate and implement intensive dance education programs for professionals, pre-professionals, and the public. Interns participate in the administrative, financial, and logistical functions of programming and interact daily with a distinguished faculty of international artists, accomplished program participants from all over the world, and community groups such as dance studios, K-12 classroom teachers, youth organizations, and special needs groups. Administrative duties include scheduling; participant data collection; managing program information distributed to faculty and students; summarizing evaluations; compiling participant contact information; and diligent office maintenance of records, correspondence, and filing. Duties involving public interaction include leading campus tours and orientation sessions, assisting incoming and outgoing students with program needs, planning group visits, managing Community Dance Classes and Master Classes, and opening and closing campus studios each day.
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The Institutional Support Intern works closely with Development staff to seek and report on funding from foundations, corporations, and government agencies that support the arts. The office of Institutional Support works with all departments to address the financial goals of the organization, including artistic, educational, programmatic, operational, endowment, and capital needs. Responsibilities include prospect research, proposal and report writing, sponsorship underwriting, constituent management using Raiser's Edge database software, and participating in department strategy and planning meetings, Inside/Out, special events, and member recruitment.
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The Business Intern receives broad exposure to the financial aspects of a nonprofit organization. Within the area of financial management, the intern focuses on income-producing areas such as ticketing, retail, and food management, and collaborates on interdepartmental projects. Responsibilities include reconciling accounts and maintaining accounting records. Interfacing with Ticket Services includes weekly shifts in customer service, with duties in order taking, processing and reconciling phone, mail, fax, and Internet ticket orders and exchanges. This internship provides excellent business training for those who plan to run their own arts organizations.
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Three Artist Services Interns assist the Operations staff in the day-to-day management of a multi-venue dance festival, and are responsible for a wide variety of logistics associated with artist services, special events, facilities maintenance, and customer service. Artist service duties include attending company manager meetings, coordinating artist hospitality, housing, and transportation, and welcoming our traveling artists, faculty, scholars, and students. Special events work includes assistance in the setup for all Jacob's Pillow events as well as group events, rentals, and producing a large community event. Facilities maintenance responsibilities include helping keep the grounds clean and presentable, ensuring patron comfort and safety, and implementing minor repairs and improvements. Customer Service tasks include answering general inquiries, assisting disabled patrons, serving shifts in the Box Office as needed, and directing parking. There are also many administrative duties including data entry and maintenance, resource scheduling and tracking, and participation in various research projects. In short, the Artist Services and Operations staff works with all departments to make sure all aspects of Festival and campus life run smoothly.
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Archives/Preservation Interns work alongside the Director of Preservation, providing public access to the Pillow's extensive collection of videos, photographs, books, and other historical materials. The early weeks of the internship are devoted to assisting with mounting temporary exhibitions. During the Festival, interns help facilitate various aspects of the Audience Engagement Program and create database records for documentation videos.
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