Employment/Volunteer/Internships

 

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Kirkland Performance Center could not function without the invaluable help of our volunteers! Volunteer opportunities are available in a number of areas including:

FRONT OF HOUSE: (mainly evenings and weekends) Ushering, Concessions, Merchandise Sales. For front of House Volunteering please call 425.828.0422 x 229 or email Francine Norton.

DATA ENTRY: Do you like zoning out with some data entry? Are you pretty good with Excel? We need a hand transcribing a whole lot of information! Listen to all the music you want - you can even explore some new CDs from our giant collection! Please call or email Wes Andrews, Education Director, at 425.828.0422 x 241 or wes@kpcenter.org.

 

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Kirkland Performance Center has on-going opportunities for internships to aid in professional/career development in non-profit/theatre organizations. 

General Guidelines for KPC Internships:

  • Time commitment for an internship is minimum of 10 hours per week and maximum of 30 hours per week. Office hours are M - F 9 am to 5 pm.
  • Duration of an internship is 3 months to 9 months.
  • Interns will have a designated supervisor, and will be expected to communicate schedule, etc. to that supervisor.
  • Interns will be expected to create a paper trail / electronic records of their work, so that the work may be continued following their departure.
  • Should someone wish to discontinue an internship, a minimum of one week notice is expected.
  • All interns will be expected to assist with general daily administrative duties including answering office phones, assisting office visitors, etc.

Available Internships

 

Artistic Intern

 
Kirkland Performance Center, a non-profit arts presenter in Kirkland, WA, seeks an unpaid artistic intern to assist the Executive Director with program planning. Minimum of 5 hours per week, maximum of 10. Our venue's annual schedule is 80% music and 20% multidisciplinary work. We touch on many genres of music, especially jazz, folk, world-crossover, swing and singer-songwriter. The Artistic Intern must have a broad interest in KPC’s diverse programming threads.
 
Minimum Qualifications:
 
• Passion for live music and other forms of live performance
• Experience with Microsoft Excel
• Strong collaborative skills and ability to work independently
• Strong communication skills, especially email and phone
• You really, really love to organize information about artists. Mostly in spreadsheets. A lot.
 
Preferred Qualifications:
 
• Radio (including college radio) or other music-industry experience, professional or volunteer
 
Responsibilities:
 
The artistic intern will work with the Executive Director and Education Director to support the program planning process. This is a highly collaborative position that will require frequent communication with both internal and external stakeholders, including artists, agents and volunteers.
 
• Categorizing music samples according to industry-standard genre classifications
• Communicating with artists, agents, and other local venues
• Maintaining calendars and spreadsheets to track key data points on future KPC programs
• Organizing CDs, DVDs, and printed materials
• Attending live performances, especially at Kirkland Performance Center
• Other duties as needed
 
To apply, please send cover letter and resume to Wes Andrews, Education Director, at wes@kpcenter.org.