Internship Opportunities

 Front of House Internship

The Front of House Internship provides the opportunity to gain experience in many aspects of arts management in theatre. Semester internships and/or full season internships are available. Internships require 15-20 hours per week and are available for school credit. Interns will receive two tickets to all productions throughout the 2011-12 season and invitations to special events. There is also a Summer Internship available. This position supports the Box Office Manager and may be required to work with the Marketing Intern on specific projects. He or she may be assigned duties by other departments when needed.

Supervisor
Allison Schnake, Director of Sales

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and organization
• General office experience
• Must be computer literate, Macintosh experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Great customer service
• Able to work on a PC and MAC
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel
• Team player, friendly, enthusiastic and a strong eagerness to learn
• Must have working reliable car
• Have a flexible schedule

Required Responsibilities

• Process Season Memberships, Single Tickets, Group Sales and School Matinee Bookings
• House manage evening and school matinee performances
• Update database with new ticket buyer information
• Update volunteer usher schedule
• Prepare all materials for onsite box office and house management needs
• Assist on mailings
• Aiding in the distribution of posters, brochures, and flyers
• Internet research for potential group leads
• Attend marketing meetings and special events

To Apply

Please submit cover letter and resume to Allison Schnake, Director of Sales, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Development Internship

Development Interns for Charleston Stage can expect to work in a fast-paced environment where no two days will be alike. Since Charleston Stage has a small company size, interns are able to have experience in and learn about all of the parts necessary to run a non-profit organization in the theatre arts. Internships require 15-20 hours per week and are available for school credit. Interns will receive two tickets to all productions throughout the 2011-12 season and invitations to special events. Semester internships and/or full season internships are available. There is also a Summer Internship available. All internships are available for school credit.

Supervisors
Brian Porter, Executive Assistant to the Producing Artistic Director

Qualifications

• General office experience
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel
• Event planning experience
• MacIntosh experience
• Database experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Great customer service
• Strong attention to detail and organization

Administrative Duties

• Answer phones
• Assist the Administrative Assistant in office supply orders, filing of documents and maintenance for phones, postage meter, and copy machine
• Run daily errands as necessary
• Act as a receptionist for any walk ins, package deliveries, etc.
• Assist the Administrative Staff in keeping the office clean (organizing office supplies, take out the recycling and trash)

Development Duties

Mailings

• Assist the Development Staff with major mailings: stuffing, personalizing and stamping envelopes and delivering to the post office
• Assist the Development Staff with all follow up mailing phone banks (follow up phone calls generally occur during the early evening in the Charleston Stage office)

• Assist Development Staff and Gala Committee solicit auction items
• Attend Gala Committee meetings (generally held every 2 weeks on Thursday at 5:30pm)
• Pick up items from Donors
• Assist organizing the images and promotional materials for the silent auction displays
• Must be available during the day of the event and must work during the event (Silent Auction set up & breakdown, Live Auction, Volunteer Coordination, check in and check out and clean up)

Director's Circle

• Must be available during the evening for 2011-12 Director's Circle Events 6:00pm – end of evening: Sept 1, Oct 13, Dec 1, Feb 9, Mar 8, and Apr 5.
• Assist Development Staff with Director's Circle event invitation mailings (pick up invites from printer, organize envelopes and stamps)
• Assist Development Staff with Director's Circle reservation tickets and will call
• Assist with name tags – creating, handing out and collecting at the end of the evening
• Attend Director's Circle reception post performance and assist with member hospitality

To Apply

Please submit cover letter and resume to Brian Porter, Executive Assistant to the Producing Artistic Director, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Marketing Internship

The Marketing Internship provides the opportunity to gain experience in many aspects of marketing for a non-profit theatre company. Marketing internships are available by semester (August – December/ or January – April) or for the entire season (August – April). Internships require 6-10 hours per week and are available for school credit. Interns will receive two tickets to all productions throughout the 2011-12 season and invitations to special events. There is also a Summer Internship available.

Supervisor
Beth Curley, Director of Marketing

Qualifications

• Attention to detail and organization
• General office experience
• Must be computer literate, Macintosh experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Great customer service
• Familiar with Facebook, YouTube and Twitter
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel
• Graphic Design skills in Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign helpful, but not a must
• Team player, friendly, enthusiastic and a strong eagerness to learn
• Must have working reliable car

Required Responsibilities

• Maintaining Charleston Stage's Facebook, YouTube and Twitter Accounts
• Assistance with Program Advertising sales for the 2011-12 season
• Organizing and keeping records of all show photos, reviews and articles for Marketing archives
• Creating photo albums online for productions on every show web page
• Assistance in the creation of flyers, posters, vouchers and other marketing pieces for each production
• Submitting Charleston Stage's 2011-12 season for electronic and print calendars
• Assisting in writing and distributing press releases
• Assisting with mailings (stuffing, sealing, addressing and stamping)
• Aiding in the distribution of posters, brochures, and flyers
• Proofreading and making corrections on documents and publications being prepared for website, mailings and other marketing materials

To Apply

Please submit cover letter and resume to Beth Curley, Director of Marketing, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .