Arts Administration Internship

The Evanston Art Center seeks a dynamic individual who is interested in an Arts Administration Internship. The position entails public relations, marketing, and fundraising work. This is an amazing opportunity to gain significant hands on experience while contributing to a great cause.

A non-profit organization, the Evanston Art Center is one of the largest community art centers in Illinois. For over 90 years, the EAC has been dedicated to fostering the appreciation and expression of the visual arts among the diverse audiences of the Greater Chicago/North Shore region, striving to make the art of our time an accessible and integral part of the community’s life.

Responsibilities include:

Mailings

• Generate mailing lists for projects
• Coordinate PR mailings, label production, and bulk mailing
• Oversee announcement production and mailing
• Post event follow up and letter writing

Public Relations

• Maintain all current listings for exhibitions and events with monthly Time Out Chicago, Chicago Art Guide, Chicagoart.net, and other relevant local listings
• Assemble and distribute media kits
• Write and distribute press releases
• Initiate and cultivate stories and photos with press outlets
• Help to produce and oversee memberships communications including invitations, brochures, acknowledgment letters, solicitation letters, newsletters, and e-mail alerts
• Develop marketing plans
• Work with Director of Development and Communications to produce new PR strategies

Office Management

• Organize files and appropriate documentation
• Handle internal paperwork
• Maintenance of the database
• Answer phone calls

Writing Tasks

• Grant research and writing
• General Editing
• Write *Concentrics* articles
• Copy for postcard

Skills Required

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Familiarity with PR
• Ability to multitask
• Self-starter who displays initiative

This is an unpaid internship but we will be happy to write letters of recommendation and assist you in obtaining course credit.