Arts Education Administration Intern

Semester: Spring 2026

Position Status: Part-Time

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Core Values

Inclusion, Creative Excellence, Innovation, Collaboration, Purposeful Service

Position Overview

The Arts Education Administration Intern will support TPAC’s Education and Community Engagement team in coordinating educational programs that connect students, educators, and communities with the performing arts. This semester-long internship provides hands-on experience in arts education administration, school and community partnerships, program coordination, and event logistics. The intern will contribute to Season for Young People, Disney Musicals in Schools, Arts Adventures, Jimmy Awards, Camp TPAC, and more gaining insight into how arts education programs are planned, administered, and delivered while supporting TPAC’s mission to make the performing arts accessible to diverse audiences. 

Primary Responsibilities:

Assists Education and Community Engagement staff with the coordination and delivery of administrative tasks, events, performances, workshops, and related school programs, including but not limited to:

Event Preparation

• Supporting preparation and event management for internal and external programs.
• Providing customer service to teachers, administrators, and school contacts, 
• Communicating with partners, high school theatre directors, students, families, teaching artists, and adjudicators as needed.

Event Delivery

• Assisting with event load-in, rehearsals, sound checks, backstage logistics, and event execution.
• Supporting teaching artists, staff, families, students, and community partners during program activities.
• Helping ensure a welcoming, organized, and accessible experience for students, educators, and chaperones.
• Coordinating on-site logistics, including check-in, classroom or event setup, supplies, signage, participant support, and dismissal procedures. Assisting with show day logistics, including school arrival, bus greeting, student and teacher check-in, ticketing support, tag distribution, and dismissal.
• Assisting with school orientation, teacher professional development workshops, teaching artist professional development workshops.

Administrative Tasks and Data Collection

• Maintaining confidentiality regarding program information, adjudication, scoring, nominations, and internal decisions.
• Assisting with program materials, schedules, tracking documents, invoicing, ballot processing, data collection, surveys, evaluations, and reporting as needed.

Cumulative Project

The intern will take ownership of one defined project that supports the education team’s operational or organizational priorities. In collaboration with the supervisor, the intern will establish project goals, identify deliverables, develop an implementation plan, and determine appropriate measures of success.

Potential projects may include:

• Program Administration Toolkit: Develop or improve a centralized checklist, timeline, or resource guide to support the planning and administration of an educational program.
• Summer Camp Readiness: Create a preparation tracker for camp supplies, participant communications, schedules, and teaching-artist resources.
• School Partnership Resource: Develop an organized resource or communication guide to help educators navigate program requirements, schedules, and participation logistics.
• Program Feedback & Evaluation: Create a system for organizing participant or educator feedback and summarizing findings to inform future program planning.
• Process Improvement: Review an existing administrative workflow across Season for Young People, Disney Musicals in Schools, or Arts Adventures and recommend improvements to organization, communication, or efficiency.
• The final project will be selected with the supervisor based on departmental needs, available resources, the semester timeline, and the intern’s learning objectives. The intern will present a final summary outlining the project’s purpose, work completed, outcomes, and recommendations.

Learning Opportunities

Through this internship, the student will:

• Learn the fundamentals of arts education administration and program coordination in a professional performing arts organization.
• Gain practical experience supporting educational programs for students, educators, and communities.
• Develop skills in scheduling, recordkeeping, communication, project coordination, and resource management.
• Understand how school partnerships, teaching artists, and educational resources support meaningful arts learning experiences.
• Gain exposure to program registration, participant communications, event logistics, and educational program evaluation.
• Learn how to coordinate multiple programs with different schedules, audiences, and operational needs.
• Develop an understanding of how arts education supports creativity, confidence, collaboration, and access to the performing arts.
• Receive mentorship, feedback, and professional guidance from experienced arts education professionals.
• Complete a tangible project that demonstrates acquired skills and can be referenced in future interviews and professional materials.

Success Metrics & Expected Outcomes

By the conclusion of the internship, the student is expected to:

• Complete one defined cumulative project with documented goals, deliverables, and outcomes.
• Produce agreed-upon program resources, administrative tools, schedules, or other work products that support departmental priorities.
• Maintain accurate and organized records for assigned programs and responsibilities.
• Complete assigned administrative and logistical tasks accurately and within established timelines.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the planning and coordination processes involved in school-based programs, workshops, and summer camps.
• Contribute to the preparation or delivery of assigned educational programs, as appropriate to the internship schedule.
• Present a final project recap outlining objectives, work completed, results, and recommendations or lessons learned.

Skills and Knowledge

• Individuals who are interested and eager to learn what it means to have a career at a performing arts center. 
• All majors are encouraged to apply. 
• Candidates should have applicable knowledge and experience in the area they are seeking an internship. 
• Candidates should be rising juniors, rising seniors, or graduate students. 
• Candidates should be in good standing (academic and conduct) with their institution.

Software and Services Used

• Momentus Elite, Microsoft Office Suite, Tessitura, ADP, Adobe

Frequent Functions and Working Conditions

• Work in an office environment. 
• Ability carry and lift up to 25 pounds.
• Must be able to stand, sit, or walk for extended periods of time.  
• Flexibility to work nights and weekends.

TPAC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  All aspects of the employment process will be merit-based and applied without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, military service status, citizenship or other protected characteristics.