The Harlem School of the Arts

New York, NY

 

The Harlem School of the Arts, a nonprofit, community-based school of the arts that offers instruction in dance, music, theater and the visual arts, has an immediate need for unpaid and/or college credit interns in the Visual Arts, Dance, Music, and Development Departments. Reporting to the Directors of the respective departments, the responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Assisting the Directors in the day-to-day operations of the department.
• Manage all project and administrative aspects of the department.
  

Visual Arts, Dance and Music interns will:

• Interact with teaching artists, other Program Directors & Program Associates, parents and students.
• Assist in organizing departmental events, activities, exhibits, and performances.
  

The Development intern will:

• Maintain Raisers Edge donor database.
• Draft and prepare donor acknowledgements, receipts, and invoices.
• Prepare and mail matching gift forms.
• Prepare monthly donor activity reports and pledge reports; generate reminder letters.
• Assist with the production of fundraising, donor cultivation and programmatic events.
  

Requirements:

Must be able to commit to a minimum of three months and 10 to 20 hours per week.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 1 year experience in the arts
• Excellent oral and written communications skills are a must
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications, particularly Word and Excel
• Exceptional organizational skills with attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task and manage several administrative tasks simultaneously
• Experience working with teaching artists, parents and students
• Availability on Saturdays is preferred
  

 

Email resume and cover letter to with a subject line of “Internships” to: humanresources@harlemschoolofthearts.org. Only qualified candidates will receive a response. No phone calls please.

-The Harlem School of the Arts is an Equal Opportunity Employer-