2020 Seasonal Positions
Artistic Administration Intern
The Artistic Administration Intern participates in all artist services for the six-week summer season. Primary duties include maintaining the Artistic Director’s calendar, welcoming and orienting artists, providing airport ground transportation, and preparing and distributing parts and information materials for the artists.
A successful applicant will have a classical music background; a valid driver’s license; good communication, people, organizational, and computer skills; a positive attitude; the ability to work calmly in fast-paced environment; be comfortable driving on the highway; and be 21 years old by July 15, 2020. Enrollment in Arts Administration program and prior experience working with artists are both a plus.
Term of employment: June 29 – August 26, 2020. Stipend of $5,100.00 for the full term, housing in Santa Fe is provided.
How to apply:
Please click here to submit cover letter, resume, and two letters of reference. Please specify position, or positions, you are applying for. APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 14, 2020
Production Associate
The Production Associate will be a member of the festival’s three-person stage crew and provide general production support for all concerts and rehearsals. Primary responsibilities include lighting focus and video setup, stage preparation and stage moves during rehearsals and performances; load-ins and load-outs, moving equipment and instruments, rehearsal oversight and general production duties.
A successful candidate will have prior concert production experience; a valid driver’s license; the commitment to working in an intensive festival environment, a proven record of reliability, punctuality, a positive attitude, and self-motivation. Also, highly desirable is a background with music performance.
Term of employment: July 15 – August 25, 2020. Stipend $5,000.00 for the full term, housing in Santa Fe is provided.
How to apply:
Please click here to submit cover letter, resume, and two letters of reference. Please specify position, or positions, you are applying for. APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 14, 2020
Development & Special Events Intern
The Development and Special Events intern position supports the Development Department in its varied projects, activities, and special events, and reports directly to the Director of Development. Responsibilities are varied and include: working with the Development Team on the Festival’s Annual Summer Opening Weekend Celebration, several donor stewardship and cultivation events, and the Festival’s Closing Night Party; assisting the department with donor mailings and meeting preparation; maintaining donor files and other development materials; assisting with donor benefit fulfillment; and helping with social media as needed, along with other special projects.
A successful candidate will have good interpersonal skills and attention to detail; desire to learn more about development and special events planning; ability to remain composed in fast-paced situations; strong writing, spelling and proof reading skills; knowledge of Microsoft Office applications; experiences with relational databases is strongly preferred. Must have personal vehicle.
Term of employment: June 22 – August 25, 2020. 40 hours/week (Monday through Friday from 9:00am-5:00pm, although hours will vary during weeks when special events are taking place in the evening or on the weekend.) Stipend: $13.88 per hour; housing in Santa Fe is provided.
How to apply:
Please click here to submit cover letter, resume, and two letters of reference. Please specify position, or positions, you are applying for. APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 6, 2020.
Ticket Office Representative
(Full and part time positions available starting in July)
The primary responsibility of this position is to provide the audience with a positive initial experience at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. This is created by aiding patrons with accurate event information and assisting them in purchasing and/or picking up tickets to Festival events. You are expected to work cooperatively with all employees of the Festival, the NM Museum of Art and the Lensic Performing Arts Center in maintaining a high level of customer service.
Responsibilities:
- • Provide all guests a positive first impression of the Festival by offering superior, individualized guest service.
- • Provide information regarding Festival events and facilities via face-to-face communication and telephone.
- • Maintain and nurture relationships with regular patrons, board members, donors, sponsors, members, NM Museum of Art staff, Lensic staff, and the general public, encouraging casual and new guests to visit on a more regular basis.
- • Accurately operate the Tessitura ticketing system to sell tickets for Festival events. This includes being responsible for the “fish” token needed to operate Tessitura.
- • Process ticket sales at the ticket office, by internet, phone and by mail; sell tickets, collect money, process credit card orders, operate a computer, make change and keep accurate records of monies taken in and tickets sold through the ticket office.
- • Open and close assigned workstation, which includes an assigned cash drawer, as spelled out in ticket office handbook.
- • Balance assigned cash drawer to end of day reports.
- • Pull will-call tickets for events.
- • Problem-solve by effectively communicating with guests to locate and deliver will-call/guest list tickets.
- • Operate Festival gift shop as needed.
- • Help with guest artists CD signings as needed.
- • Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
Qualifications:
- • Ability to communicate positively with patrons to establish their needs efficiently and courteously.
- • Ability to smile, be friendly, professional, and enthusiastic.
- • Ability to work flexible hours according to event schedules; ability to work extended and irregular hours including weekends.
- • Be computer proficient including Microsoft Excel and Word.
This position description is not all-inclusive and is only intended to identify the major responsibilities and requirements of this job.
Please respond with short resume. References will be required if interviewed. All inquiries kept confidential. No phone calls.
The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival is an internationally acclaimed six-week summer festival of over 45 chamber music concerts and youth concerts performed by world-class musicians. Under the artistic leadership of Artistic Director Marc Neikrug, the Festival gathers artists from around the world to perform in Santa Fe.
