POSITION: ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATION INTERN
The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival is accepting applications for an Artistic Administration Intern position. The Artistic Administration Intern will be an integral member of the Festival’s staff for its 50th season, which is being presented in July and August 2023.
About the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
Founded in 1972, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival is today one of the world’s preeminent music festivals. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Marc Neikrug, the Festival invites world-class artists from around the world to perform a wide range of repertoire during its six-week summer season, which features more than 40 concerts held in two historic venues: St. Francis Auditorium in the New Mexico Museum of Art and The Lensic Performing Arts Center.
Among the 100-plus artists performing during the Festival’s 50th season are mezzo-soprano Susan Graham; soprano Tony Arnold; conductor Alan Gilbert; pianists Kirill Gerstein, Magnus Lindberg, and Inon Barnatan; violinists Rachel Barton Pine, Ida Kavafian, and Cho-Liang Lin; violist Choong-Jin Chang; cellist Eric Kim; New York Philharmonic Principal Clarinet Anthony McGill; Berlin Philharmonic Principal Horn Stefan Dohr; and the Dover, Escher, FLUX, and Miami string quartets.
For more information, visit our website at SantaFeChamberMusic.com.
About the Artistic Administration Intern Position
The Artistic Administration Intern participates in all artist services for the Festival’s six-week summer season. Primary duties include maintaining the Artistic Director’s calendar, welcoming and orienting artists, driving artists to Santa Fe from the Albuquerque airport, preparing and distributing music parts and rehearsal and performance schedules, and assisting with music preparation and rehearsal setup.
A successful applicant will have a classical music background; a valid driver’s license; good communication, interpersonal, organizational, and computer skills; a positive attitude; and the ability to work calmly in a fast-paced environment. They must also be at least 21 years old by July 10, 2023. Enrollment in an arts administration program and prior experience working with artists are both a plus.
TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:
June 26–August 22, 2023. Hours will vary, pay is $15 per hour, and housing in Santa Fe and a rental car are provided.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please email your resume, a cover letter, and two letters of recommendation to 2023positions@sfcmf.org. Please specify the position you’re applying for in the subject line of your email.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
January 31, 2023
POSITION: DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIAL EVENTS INTERN
The Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival is hiring a Development and Special Events Intern for the summer of 2023. The position assists the Festival’s Development Department with its various 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 50th Anniversary Opening Weekend Celebration, donor-stewardship and donor-cultivation events, and the Festival’s Closing Night Party. The position also assists the department with donor mailings and meeting preparation, maintaining donor files and other development materials, donor-benefit fulfillment, social media posts, and various special projects.
A successful applicant will have good interpersonal skills; a strong eye for detail; a desire to learn more about development and special-events planning; the ability to remain composed in fast-paced situations; strong writing, spelling, and proofreading skills; and knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. Experience with relational databases is strongly preferred. Having a personal vehicle is helpful.
TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:
June 5–August 22, 2023. Forty hours per week (Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.—5 p.m.), although hours will vary when a special event takes place in the evening or on a weekend. Pay is $15 per hour, and housing in Santa Fe is provided.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please email your resume, a cover letter, and two letters of recommendation to 2023positions@sfcmf.org. Please specify DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIAL EVENTS INTERN in the subject line of your email. NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
January 31, 2023
