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2025 Music And Festivals Intern - Fall

The mission of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is to welcome all to celebrate the American spirit in a setting that unites the power of art with the beauty of nature. Founded by philanthropist and arts patron Alice Walton, Crystal Bridges is a public non-profit charitable organization.

The Momentary is a new contemporary art space that opened to the public on February 22, 2020, in downtown Bentonville, Arkansas. A satellite to Crystal Bridges, the Momentary presents visual, performing, and culinary arts. The mission of the Momentary is to champion contemporary art's role in everyday life and explore the unfolding story of contemporary American arts in an international context by actively commissioning and exhibiting outstanding works that explore new ideas and inspire action.

The Programming Intern is an integral member of the Music & Festivals team who contributes to the programmatic vision through programming and administrative support. A strong interest in and experience with music is required. The Programming Intern supports an active team in the research, planning and implementation of a wide range of music programming including concerts, festivals, residencies, and other events or programs at varying scales. The intern selected for this position will be supporting our Music and Festivals Department and Production teams during Fall 2025.

The Programming Intern will shadow the Music & Festivals team, who are in regular communication with artists and their representatives, external contractors, and community partners. They will learn the ins-and-outs of the Music & Festivals department and act as a bridge between idea generation, practical production and audience experiences. Opportunities exist for this role to deliver programs under the supervision of the Associate Programmer of Music & Festivals, and the Director of Music & Festivals.

The Programming Intern regularly performs administrative tasks that are complex in nature and require considerable discretion and confidentiality. The Programming Intern must be consistently professional, approachable, proactive, and be able to organize and balance multiple tasks. Regularly, the Programming Intern will be responsible for working across multiple, overlapping timelines and insuring all external and inter-departmental communications are clear, timely, and documented.

The Programming Intern reports to the Associate Programmer, Music & Festivals, and works closely with team members across departments at Crystal Bridges and the Momentary, including, but not limited to, Operations, Box Office, Data Strategy, Brand Strategy and Communications, Engagement, Visual Arts, and Special Events.

The intern selected for this role will perform the following duties and responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive research on musicians, bands, and emerging artists to identify potential acts for our events. Analyze trends in music genres, audience preferences, and performance histories to make informed recommendations for bookings.
• Maintain and update a detailed database of musician contacts, performance metrics, and historical booking data to support strategic decision-making in event programming.
• Shadow in booking openers for headlining acts, effectively doubling the number of bookings for certain events.
• Shadow communications and negotiations with agents, keeping accurate records of interactions and agreements.
• Maintain and update a tracker of open, expiring, and expired offers in correlation with the events calendar.
• Provide timely and accurate information to the coordinator to ensure that all Microsoft Team channels, EMS, and other calendars are updated.
• Help manage contracts, file them appropriately, and keep updated riders accessible in the Microsoft Teams channel.
• Assist in providing organizational support for Music & Festivals projects, including scheduling project meetings, booking meeting rooms, preparing agendas and sending out notes focused on next steps.
• Assists in monitoring and documenting the internal budgets and amounts spent on offers.
• Shadow the Programmer on Site for events, providing backup to the primary programmer.
• Contribute to the creation of ancillary programming to boost event attendance, including pop-up events at Tower Bar, patio listening sessions, and other venues.
• Assist in generating and submitting offer letters to musicians.
• Assist in submissions of programs to various platforms including program management team, Smartsheet, and Microsoft Teams programming documents.
• Assist in creating and managing specific program channels within Microsoft Teams.
• Work closely with the programming team and other departments to manage workflow and coordination, especially during peak seasons at locations like North Forest at Crystal Bridges.
• Engage in brainstorming sessions to continually innovate and improve our music offerings.
• Answer inquiries in a prompt, professional manner.
• Provide suggestions to improve processes.
• Keep supervisor informed as to any issues or changes in project scope.
• Help foster team creativity, collegiality, timeliness, and mutual respect, to create experiences that engage and delight guests.

Knowledge of music, festivals, and music business required

Interest in learning project coordination

Ability to meet deadlines within fast-paced working environments

Willingness to learn specialized software systems is required, including Microsoft products, EMS, Workday, Adaptive, and Google Workspace

Once sufficiently trained, a willingness to work independently, as well as within a team

This position requires the ability to maintain the highest ethics as they relate to all aspects of curatorial endeavor and to understand and maintain the highest levels of confidentiality and discretion

Anticipated Start Date: August 25th

Anticipated End Date: November 15th

Hours: High School students: Up to 15 hours a week; Undergraduate students (bachelor's Level): Up to 20 hours a week

Weekly schedule to be arranged with direct supervisor

To qualify for bachelor's hours, you must be enrolled in an accredited program or have graduated from an accredited program within the last three years. Students will be required to submit a current schedule or official transcript.

High School Interns: $12.00 an hour

Undergraduate Interns: $13.00 an hour

To qualify for bachelor's compensation, you must be enrolled in an accredited program or have graduated from an accredited program within the last three years. Students will be required to submit a current schedule or official transcript.

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The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an intern to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands: In the work environment described below, position requires work at a desk, utilizing a computer and a telephone for prolonged periods of time, good eye/hand coordination, bending and stretching for filing, and physical stamina to lift a minimum of 25 pounds to a height of at least three feet for file and materials storage as appropriate for the demands of the office. Visual acuity to review written materials is required for this job.

Work environment: Work will be performed in an office environment and museum spaces. The noise level in the museum work environment is usually low to moderate.

All offers of employment are contingent on your successful completion of a confidentiality agreement and background check. In addition, you will need to provide proper identification verifying your eligibility to work in the United States.

Crystal Bridges is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a culturally diverse workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment of any kind. We encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

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