Arts & Culture Venue Coordinator Intern

This internship is part of the Schwartz Community Based Internships. This premier opportunity allows UR undergraduate students to access traditionally unpaid opportunities that highlight the value of the humanities in the workplace. If selected, students will receive a $5,000 stipend over a minimum 270-hour period in a non-for-profit organization in the Rochester, NY region. To learn more and view additional Schwartz Community Based Internships, visit: https://careereducation.rochester.edu/experiences/schwartz-community-based-internships/ 

Jewish Community Center of Rochester

JCC Arts & Culture – Venue Coordinator Intern

General Job Summary

Support the Arts & Culture team by performing a variety of activities to coordinate and promote events. Represent JCC values by providing a welcoming environment centered on respect and courtesy for all guests and visitors.

We are able to customize the job responsibilities, below, based on your interests and skill sets. Responsibilities may include scenic construction and painting, working backstage during performance runs, assisting with marketing and social media to promote events.

Duties and Responsibilities

· Assist with creation of sets, scenic construction including assembling, disassembling, and maintenance of stages during theater productions

· Serve as the point of contact for events, as assigned, to provide direction and oversight for event logistics

· Post social media communications to effectively publicize and promote events

· Assist the Arts & Culture team with securing sponsorships for events

· Provide support with additional duties as assigned

Education and Experience

· High School Diploma and experience working with theatre production or in an arts environment, preferred

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

· Must be flexible and adaptable to work in a variety of areas

· Multi-tasking, critical thinking, and judgement; be able to organize and prioritize

· Communicate effectively, confidently and courteously

· Collaborative and approachable; genuine interest in supporting others

· Able to work well independently and take direction from others

· Demonstrate a commitment to diversity and an appreciation for different perspectives, experiences, and traditions

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to:

· Regularly required to communicate by talking and hearing

· Frequently required to sit, stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms, grasp

· Occasionally required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl

· Frequently must lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds

· Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus