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Dance Place
Internship Location: Washington, DC

Dance Place is currently seeking a Marketing/Media Intern to work with the Marketing Director to promote performances, classes, and youth programming from January-May 2012.

Responsibilities include:

• Assist with marketing and coordination of group sales initiatives
• Coordinate photography and videography of Dance Place activities including:
• taking of raw photo/video
• editing of photo/video elements
• uploading and promoting photo/video elements to social media sites
• Manage online outreach and promotion for the Dance Place Energizers youth programs using Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and more
• Analyze social media campaigns to increase effectiveness of future campaigns
• Research innovative web strategies for expanding  web and social media impact
• Assist with development of fliers for master classes and special events
• Help Marketing Director with other assignments as necessary
  

For more information like eligibility requirements, other internship opportunities, internship benefits, and instructions on how to submit your application, click here.

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Kennedy Center
Internship Location: Washington, DC
Application Deadlines: March 15, May 1, October 1, 2012

The DeVos Institute, housed within the Kennedy Center, offers competitive internships for aspiring arts managers to gain critical hands-on experience in many areas of performing arts management. DeVos Institute Interns develop valuable relationships in the industry by training with Kennedy Center Staff within departments aligned with their interests. Interns also gain a broad understanding of the performing arts industry by participating in weekly seminars and activities, attending Kennedy Center performances and events, and connecting with a vast network of DeVos Institute alumni.

Internships are full-time (40 hours per week) or part-time (20-30 hours per week) unpaid opportunities. Interns may receive transportation assistance, complementary tickets to Kennedy Center performances, and/or academic credit upon request. Internships are offered in many Kennedy Center departments including: Fundraising; Marketing; Education; Programming; IT; Production Management; Institutional Affairs; DeVos Institute of Arts Management; Washington National Opera; and National Symphony Orchestra.

Applicants must be a current undergraduate sophomore, junior, or senior; current graduate student; or recent college graduate (3 years or less). Click here for more information.

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Kennedy Center & Brooklyn Academy of Music
Fellowship Location: New York, NY
Application Deadline: March 15, 2012

Performers in Transition Arts Management Fellowship is an opportunity for professional dancers in New York City who have a committed interest in transitioning into arts management.

The Fellowship runs from June 2012 to September 2013 and will provide formal arts management training and applied experience in producing with a Brooklyn based dance organization. This opportunity is offered in conjunction with the BAM Professional Development Program that will provide professional development training and deeply discounted theater and rehearsal studio rental to a select group of Brooklyn non-profit organizations each year. For more information, click here.

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Kennedy Center
Fellowship Location: Washington, DC
Application Deadline: April 1, 2012

Founded by Kennedy Center President Michael Kaiser, the Fellowship at the DeVos Institute of Art Management is an immersive program in arts management strategy designed to prepare mid-career arts managers for executive positions in today’s complex arts environment. The Fellowship offers a structured blend of academic training, hands-on work experience, independent and collective learning opportunities, and personalized mentoring. Fellows develop close working relationship with Kennedy Center leadership, complete significant projects within the context of the Kennedy Center, and are connected to a vast network of Institute alumni throughout the United States and in 39 countries.

For a complete description and information on how to apply, click here.

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* postings updated as of March 9, 2012.