Intern - Publicity

This is a Part Time Unpaid Internship

Joe's Pub at The Public is one of New York City's most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance. With its genre-blind booking and commitment to diversity and artist development, the stage at Joe's Pub has welcomed both world-class legends and emerging talent.

Joe's Pub at the Public will be hiring three interns for Fall 2013 (September-December). Ideal candidates are NYC-area university students familiar with Joe's Pub and interested in a wide range of music and performance styles. Candidates should also be interested in working in a live music venue and in operations management with potential interest in pursuing work in the music industry. They should be internet-savvy, proficient with basic computer tasks and MS Office, personable and excited to work with the variety of artists that perform at Joe's Pub. This internship is ideal for those who are curious about how the behind the scenes work all comes together. Familiarity and interest in Public Theater programming is also a must.

In addition to the daytime duties described for each intern position below, all interns will be involved in stage managing performances 2-3 evenings a week. Stage managing involves acting as a liason between the programming dept., artist management, box office, Public Theater staff and production team (sound and lighting engineers), as well as handling artist hospitality, greeting performers and handling show guestlists. For evening shifts, all interns will report to the Joe's Pub artist relations manager.

Duties include:
-Stage managing two evenings a week
-Researching press contacts
-Maintaining/updating press lists
-Compiling and scanning weekly press clips
-Drafting weekly press releases
-Assisting in monthly calendar preparation
-Maintaining photo/video archive
-Occasional Tumblr and YouTube blog posts
-Developing target lists for preview and/or review coverage
-Communicate with artists and management as needed
-Attending a Public Theater intern meeting held in-house

This position provides specific experience for interns who are interested in pursuing careers in arts and music public relations. Candidates for this position should be passionate about music and social media, have strong written and verbal communication skills, follow trends in the media, recognize bylines from major music critics, and read a wide variety of music blogs and local New York arts publications. There will be opportunities to pitch and interact with key media and press contacts on a case-by-case basis. For evening stage manager shifts, the position will interact with artists, managers, sound engineers etc. on a regular basis; strong verbal communication skills are a must. Interested applicants should send a writing sample (blog entry, music review, artist profile, essay) along with a resume and cover letter. A minimum commitment of two weekdays in the Joe's Pub office as well as two evenings shifts for stage managing is required. The Publicity intern will report to and work directly with the Joe's Pub press manager.