Adult Education Programming Intern

Duties

Intern will assist with all aspects of Associates' core educational programming for adults including:

1. Observe and participate in the planning of programs, which might include researching potential speakers; confirming details for programs, including logistics and technology requirements; and developing marketing strategies, among other activities.
2. If in the DC area, join Associates staff on-site to produce programs including greeting the general public and answering questions; helping with set-up and clean-up; and supporting vendors, partners, speakers, and performers by addressing equipment, technical, and other needs.
3. Assist with staffing duties during some evening and weekend programs in person (when available and applicable) and online.
4. Initiate and create a long-term project to develop over the course of the internship. This project is largely self-guided, with support from supervisors, and usually results in a written proposal and/or presentation at the end of the internship.
5. Assists the programming department with additional duties as assigned.

Learning Objectives

By working closely with the program coordinators, the intern will gain experience in all aspects of program and event production, including: budgeting, performance reporting, customer service, trouble-shooting/problem-solving, adapting to different situations, multi-tasking, creative thinking, researching, coordination at events, creating and maintaining inventories, editing promotional materials, communication, box office and house management, organization and time management, event management.

1. Apply internet research skills and gain experience in social media marketing.
2. Develop experience in program planning and production.
3. Improve writing skills through a variety of communication mediums (formal correspondence, marketing materials, web content).
4. Expand professional network in producing programs.

The intern will also create an individual project based on their interests and career goals. This is usually a proposal for a program or series of programs where they create a theoretical event from start to finish guided by their mentor. This practice should give them the opportunity to learn how to develop a program for a specific audience, create a budget, find an appropriate speaker or speakers, create various marketing and logistical documents, and then present it to the programming team.

Pre-Requisites

1. Ability to work efficiently with attention to detail.
2. Familiarity with Microsoft Word & Microsoft Excel.
3. Internet research skills, including social media and networking sites.
4. Knowledge of and interest in culture, art, science and/or history and programming in a museum setting.
5. Strong interpersonal and written communication skills.
6. Ability to creatively solve problems as they arise and work with loose supervision.
7. Must be able to interact with different types of people while maintaining a professional demeanor.
8. Experience and/or interest in educational public programming, museum programming, house management, arts management, and/or event planning.
9. Background or strong interest in culture, art, science and/or history or event planning required.
10. Ability to work quickly with attention to detail both independently and as a team

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