Our Internship Program

The Literary Intern provides assistance to the producers in all aspects of the literary department programs, which include Selected Shorts, a 12 program live reading series with readings by actors; the Thalia Book Club, a series that brings authors into conversation with the audience about new books and classics; the Thalia Kids' Book Club for kids ages 9-12; the Selected Shorts Radio Series, a 52-week series broadcast on public radio stations nationwide; Uptown Showdown, a comedy debate series; Selected Shorts on Tour; Bloomsday on Broadway; and All Write!, our adult literacy program produced in coordination with the Education Department.

Tasks Include

• Entering data into multiple systems
• Managing audience emails
• Photocopying potential stories
• Making scripts
• Assisting on setup and execution of events
• Assisting on administrative duties
• Assisting on social media

Requirements

• Some evenings required to assist on literary events
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Passion for literary programs
• Attendance at weekly career development seminar/meetings led by Symphony Space professionals and guests

2 days per week 10 AM-6 PM, $75/week.

Must be available to work most Selected Shorts, plus some additional evening events.

These are the Selected Shorts Evenings 2019-2020:
Wednesday, September 18, 2019 Etgar Keret & Joyce Carol Oates

Wednesday, October 2, 2019 The Best American Short Stories 2019 with Anthony Doerr

Thursday, November 7, 2019 The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories with Jhumpa Lahiri

Monday, November 25, 2019 The O. Henry Prize at 100 with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 A Surprising Night of Shorts

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 Runs in the Family with Sarah Thyre

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 Fiction Night with New York Magazine’s The Cut

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 April Foolery!

Wednesday, April 22, 2020 An Evening with Invisibilia

Wednesday, May 20, 2020 Ray Bradbury Centennial Celebration

Wednesday, June 10, 2020 A Surprising Night of Shorts

The Hospitality intern's focus is Bar Thalia, the food and beverage hub of Symphony Space. The intern is exposed to all aspects of bar management. Responsibilities include three main components, front of house, back of house, and administrative:

• FOH would cover service, host/hostess, barback/food runner, learning Aloha POS system
• BOH consists of restocking and prep for regular bar shifts, concessions shifts, as well as private events and receptions
• Administrative work includes drafting and revising event invoices, drafting music agreements, updating web calendar listings
• Assisting with creation of marketing and promotional offers (including updates to social media)
  
• Applicants should be familiar with Word and Excel
  
• Attendance at weekly career development seminar/meetings a plus; these meetings are led by Symphony Space professionals and guests
• Nights and weekend availability a plus.

(20 hours per week; $75/week)

The Performing Arts intern assists the Symphony Space Performing Arts Department in the administration and production of over 50 events per year in our music and family programs.

Requirements:

• Strong writing, editing, and research skills
• Ability to communicate in a professional and friendly manner, both via e-mail and in person with artists
• Ability to remain calm under pressure; ability to use good judgement
• Knowledge of the performing arts strongly preferred, but not required
• Experience in stage management and/or production management desirable
• Flexibility in office hours, some evenings and weekends required
• Attendance at weekly career development seminar/meetings led by Symphony Space professionals and guests
  
  

(20 hours/week; $75/week)

The Audio/Video & Selected Shorts intern works with the Marketing Department and the Radio Producer for Selected Shorts on recording, taping, editing and publishing various audio and video projects, intros for story downloads in the online shop, and promotional podcasts and video promos for events. Marketing tasks include:

• recording, editing video and audio projects
• uploading audio files for online streaming
• administrative management of media files and inventory
• occasional writing copy and recording talent
• Attendance at weekly career development seminar/meetings led by Symphony Space professionals and guests
  

Selected Shorts intern production responsibilities may include

• listening to audio recordings of the readings in performance
• reviewing finished broadcasts for quality control
• creating archival media
• organizing production materials; and helping to get program content onto various distribution
• Attendance at weekly career development seminar/meetings with Symphony Space professionals and guests
  

There may also be opportunities to help record and produce interviews with writers and actors. Administrative responsibilities will involve maintaining production schedules, databases, and other records related to the creation of the program.

Experience with online content management tools, Adobe Premiere and ProTools preferred.

(20 hours per week; $75/week)

The Education Intern assists in the administration of Symphony Space's three education programs: Global Arts, All Write!, and Thalia Book Club Camp for Kids.

Global Arts is a cultural literacy & heritage program serving schools throughout the tri-state area. Workshops, assemblies, after school programs and cultural field trips bring history to life via the cultures of Native America, Early America, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Students interact with artists to explore these cultures through hands-on-arts activities, discussions, and projects. Works of art, dance, music, storytelling and theater are treated as primary source documents. All Write! Is an adult literacy program modeled on Selected Shorts, while the Thalia Book Club Camp is a series of four, week long summer camp sessions for avid readers (and writers!) age 9 - 14.

Responsibilities include:

• Assisting the Director and Manager of the Education department
• Database entry
• Collating resource guides
• Participating in mass mailings
• Visiting and observing in-school programs
• Supporting artists both in classrooms and museums
• Welcoming students to cultural programs at Symphony Space
• Preparing and delivering art supplies
• Reading and critiquing literary material for all three programs
• Attendance at weekly career development seminar/meetings led by Symphony Space professionals and guests
  

The Education Intern works closely with the Education Director and Manager of Education Programs.

(20 hours per week; $75/week)

The Development intern assists with daily operations including prospect research, administrative tasks, and drafting correspondence and reports. Interns will gain exposure to fundraising at a non-profit performing arts institution with tasks specific to special events, individual giving, membership, and institutional giving.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assisting with special event planning and implementation
• Assisting with web-based and telephone research to identify and update contact information
  
• Maintaining the prospect management system and other miscellaneous tasks
  
• Administrative office duties such mailing, faxing, filing, etc.
  
• Assisting in grant proposal and report development, as needed
• Attendance at weekly career development seminar/meetings led by Symphony Space professionals and guests
  

Qualifications: Applicants must have strong writing and research skills, computer literacy in Microsoft Word and Excel, and excellent communication and organization skills.

(20 hours per week; $75/week)

The Accounting/Finance Intern assists with tasks in the Finance Department focusing mostly on Accounts Receivable (A/R). Areas of work include:

• Cash receipts (rentals, café sales, ticketing, miscellaneous deposits, etc)
  
• Preparing bank deposits and re-coding them in Blackbaud’s Financial Edge System
  
• Month-End Close: event income computations, webstore activity, etc
  
• Account reconciliations: reconciling rental deposits, credit card, deferred incomes account, etc
  
• Other projects as necessary
  
• Attendance at weekly career development seminar/meetings led by Symphony Space professionals and guests
  

(15 hours per week; $75/week)

Film at Symphony Space consists of a documentary film series, Theatre in HD, and themed film programs. The intern assists the Director of Film Programs with:

• In-house copying of flyers
• Shipping and receiving of Blu-Ray discs
  
• Handling digital media and support materials
  
• Event management on the website
  
• Data entry of income and expenses
• Attendance at weekly career development seminar/meetings led by Symphony Space professionals and guests
  

(20 hours/week; $75/week)

The Graphic Design Intern works with the Marketing Department to create digital advertisements, flyers, house programs, posters and other promotional materials (both print and web). This intern also helps the department with general marketing tasks (posting listings, poster rotation, etc) in support of a busy calendar with 200 events annually produced by Symphony Space. Working knowledge of InDesign, Photoshop and Creative Suite required. Please provide a portfolio of work (either personal work or professional) that demonstrates these skills.

Attendance at weekly career development seminar/meetings, led by Symphony Space professionals and guests, expected

(20 hours per week; $75/week)

The General Marketing intern assists the Digital Marketing Manager and the Marketing Associate in the day-to-day tasks of the Symphony Space Marketing office.

Responsibilities include:

• Maintaining the Symphony Space email contact list, including preparing patron imports, removing duplicate entries, and tagging patron records as needed.
• Reviewing website content for needed corrections and updates, and implementing changes in the website’s CMS.
• Assisting the Marketing office with preparation of data and reports for various Symphony Space departments.
• Assisting with the preparation of email newsletters and announcements.
• Attendance at weekly career development seminar/meetings led by Symphony Space professionals and guests

Applicants should have experience with one or more of the following: a website CMS, an email marketing system, a CRM system, Google Analytics, Facebook Insights, Twitter Analytics, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Photoshop and/or Adobe InDesign.

(20 hours/week; $75/week)

The Content Marketing intern assists the Marketing Associate in increasing the visibility of Symphony Space via multiple online channels.

Responsibilities include:

• creative research
• conceptualizing, developing, writing and visualizing ideas for branded content, including shows, events, micro-content, live-event coverage, education programs, and more
• Attendance at weekly career development seminar/meetings led by Symphony Space professionals and guests
  

Applicants should have experience with short-form writing, basic photo editing skills, and knowledge of social media tools and strategies. Please provide samples of creative content (can be from personal blog, academic work or published clips)

(20 hours/week; $75/week)