Internship Program

Position Title: Teaching Artist Internship
Department: Education
Supervisor: Director of Education and Drama School Operations Manager
Classification: Full Time/ Seasonal Internship

About SCT: Since its inception in 1975, the Seattle Children’s Theatre (SCT), has served more than 4 million children for 45 seasons of creative professional theatre and arts education classes for the Puget Sound region, and is one of the most prominent theatre organizations for young audiences in the United States and the world. SCT’s mission is to provide children of all ages access to professional theatre, with a focus on new works, and theatre education. At SCT we are working to become and anti-racist organization, and we value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We are committed to diversity in all areas of our work and encourage applications form all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identify or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status. We strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups.

Position Summary: The Teaching Artist Internship program is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in classrooms and arts administration. Interns assist in virtual and/or in-person classrooms and support professional teaching artists via a variety of summer camps and classes. Over the course of summer, our interns build professional relationships within SCT, gain administrative experience, gain classroom management, attend professional development, and build communication skills by working with children and corresponding with families. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists Teaching Artists in virtual and/or in-person classrooms in roles ranging from leading an exercise to supporting classroom management.
• Supervises students prior, during and after in-person classes.
• Supports technology administration for virtual learning.
• Communicates all student and classroom changes or updates to the Education Office.
• Supports day-to-day Drama School administrative tasks.
• Provides excellent customer service for students and families.
• Supports Drama School program events.
• Assists staff and faculty to develop curriculum.
• Participates in weekly Intern meetings.
• Attends orientation training, professional development seminars, and programing in the field.
• Other duties as assigned.

Desirable Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or a minimum of two years in related field.
• Experience working with students.
• Familiarity with using Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and Zoom.
• Experience in Theatre education.
• Experience in customer service.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage and direct multiple tasks concurrently, and provide follow through.
• Highly organized, strong attention to detail, and patient with customer service skills.
• Must be an independent thinker and doer while being collaborative, effective team player.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment:

• Enjoy working in a fast paced, non-profit environment.
• Experience or interest in theatre required, arts education or experience working with youth preferred.
• Commitment to social justice work and interest in public health.
• Clearances/background checks will be conducted.

Stipend & Schedule:

• Stipend is $225 per week.
• Consistent schedule Monday – Friday 8am-5:30pm on site.
• Term of Internship is June, 2021 – August, 2021 and must work from onsite for all in person programming.
• Interns work 40 hrs/week, dependent on class schedule/cancellations, or other duties as assigned.

Application Procedures: Rolling applications accepted until January 8th, 2021 at 11:59 PM, PST

If you are interested in applying for this internship, please submit a Resume, Cover Letter, and Diversity Statement addressed to Johamy Morales, Director of Education to dramaschool@sct.org no later than January 8th, 2021 at 11:59 PM, PST.

The Diversity Statement should describe how your work, training and/or experience demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. What effort have you made and/or have been involved with that fosters cultural awareness and understanding? What have you done to further your knowledge on access, equity, diversity and inclusion? What do you hope to bring to SCT that will enhance and support a commitment to antiracist work?

No phone calls please. As we continue to monitor King County’s health and safety standards for COVID-19 the Education Department will modify and adapt summer programming to keep staff and students healthy. With this in mind, the interview process starts in November 2020 and will continue on a rolling basis until cohort positions are filled. Final offers will made no later than March 12, 2021.

Position Title: Arts Administrative Internship 
Department: Education 
Supervisor: Drama School Operations Manager and Education Registrar 
Classification: Full Time/ Seasonal Internship 

About SCT:   Since its inception in 1975, the Seattle Children’s Theatre (SCT), has served more than 4 million children for 45 seasons of creative professional theatre and arts education classes for the Puget Sound region, and is one of the most prominent theatre organizations for young audiences in the United States and the world. SCT’s mission is to provide children of all ages access to professional theatre, with a focus on new works, and theatre education. 
At SCT we are working to become and anti-racist organization, and we value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We are committed to diversity in all areas of our work and encourage applications form all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identify or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status. We strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups. 

Position Summary:  The Arts Administrative Internship track is an exciting opportunity to develop hands-on experience in arts administration and theatre education skills in a professional setting. Through this educational internship program the individual builds professional relationships within SCT, gains hands-on experience via administration and in the classroom, attains professional development, and gains communication skills by working with children and families.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Supports day-to-day Drama School administrative tasks. 
• Creates and maintains class folders. and lists.
• Assists with registration inquiries and database management.   
• Provides excellent customer service.  
• Communicates with parents, interns, and teaching artists via email, phone, and in–person. 
• Supports Drama School program events. 
• Supports Teaching Artists in the classroom. 
• Provides administrative support during, prior, and post classes. 
• Assists staff and faculty with student needs. 
• Participates in weekly intern meetings. 
• Attends programing in the field. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

Desirable Skills and Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree or a minimum of two years in related field. 
• Experience in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel required. 
• Experience or interest in Theatre education required. 
• Experience in customer service required. 
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
• Ability to manage and direct multiple tasks concurrently, and provide follow through.  
• Highly organized, attentive to detail, and patient. 
• Must be an independent thinker and doer while being collaborative; effective team player. 
• Familiarity with database programs like Tessitura is a plus. 

Physical Requirements & Work Environment: 

• Enjoy working in a fast paced, non-profit environment. 
• Experience or interest in arts administration; preferably with a theatre or Theatre for Young Audience focus. 
• Experience or interest in theatre required, arts education or experience working with youth required. 
• Commitment to social justice work and interest in public health. 
• Clearances/background checks will be conducted. 

Stipend & Schedule: 

• Stipend is $225 per week. 
• Consistent schedule Monday-Friday 8am-5:30pm. 
• Term of Internship is June, 2020 – August, 2020. Exact end date is negotiable. 
• Generally, the intern will work 40 hrs/week.  

Application Procedures: Rolling applications accepted until January 8th, 2021 at 11:59 PM, PST

If you are interested in applying for this internship, please submit Resume, Cover Letter, and Diversity Statement addressed to Johamy Morales, Director of Education, to dramaschool@sct.org no later than January 8th, 2021. 

The Diversity Statement should describe how your work, training and/or experience demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. What effort have you made and/or have been involved with that fosters cultural awareness and understanding? What have you done to further your knowledge on access, equity, diversity and inclusion? What do you hope to bring to SCT that will enhance and support a commitment to antiracist work?   

No phone calls please. As we continue to monitor King County’s health and safety standards for COVID-19 the Education Department will modify and adapt summer programming to keep staff and students healthy. With this in mind, the interview process starts in November 2020 and will continue on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Final offer will made no later than March 12, 2021. 

Position Title:  Content Marketing Intern (Remote Position)
Department:  Marketing
Supervisor:  Marketing Strategist
Classification:  Full Time/ Seasonal Internship

About SCT: Since its inception in 1975, the Seattle Children’s Theatre (SCT), has served more than 4 million children for 44 seasons of creative professional theatre and arts education classes for the Puget Sound region, and is one of the most prominent theatre organizations for young audiences in the United States and the world. SCT’s mission is to provide children of all ages access to professional theatre, with a focus on new works, and theatre education.
At SCT we are working to become and anti-racist organization, and we value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We are committed to diversity in all areas of our work and encourage applications form all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identify or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status. We strongly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups.

Position Summary: Calling all #mediamasters! Are you obsessed with social media and creating unique content to drive likes and engagement? What about developing quirky blog posts that connect and intrigue readers? If this sounds like fun, we want you to join the sales and marketing team at Seattle Children’s Theatre, an international leader in Theatre for Young Audiences. Reporting to the Marketing Strategist, you’ll share your expertise to help achieve our engagement and content goals while gaining a firsthand account of how a sales and marketing team support a live-theatre institution, drama school and more.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage and develop content for SCT’s social media platforms   
• Co-lead weekly social analytic reporting and derive how this information can advise in improving and expanding social strategy  
• Contribute to content strategy across all SCT platforms as it relates to larger SCT marketing campaigns (advertising, development, education, additional digital content, etc.)  
• Respond to comments and DM’s, creating a sense of consistency with our followers and providing customer service when appropriate 
• Own SCT’s newsroom and develop a consistent, creative and quirky content ideas   
• Other duties as assigned   

Desirable Skills and Qualifications:

• Enrolled college student, 3rd year or above, or a minimum of two years in a related field, with a passion for social media, marketing and performing arts.   
• Experience communicating professional on social media   
• Familiarity with using Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and Zoom   
• Experience in customer service   
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills. 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills   
• Ability to manage and direct multiple tasks concurrently, and provide follow through    
• Highly organized, strong attention to detail, and patient with customer service skills   
• Must be an independent thinker and doer while being collaborative, effective team player  

Physical Requirements & Work Environment: The physical demands described here are representative of those an individual must meet in order to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. We will make reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Enjoy working in a fast paced, non-profit environment   
• Experience or interest in theatre required, arts education or experience working with youth preferred   
• Clearances/background checks will be conducted  

Stipend & Schedule:

• Stipend is $225 per week.   
• Consistent schedule Monday – Friday 8am-5:30pm PST.  
• Term of Internship is June, 2021 – August, 2021 
• Interns work 40 hrs/week, dependent on class schedule/cancellations, or other duties as assigned.   

Application Procedures: January 8, 2021 If you are interested in applying for this internship, please submit a Resume, Cover Letter, samples of relevant work and Diversity Statement addressed to Carolyne Holcomb, Director of Sales and Marketing, carolyneh@sct.org no later than January 8th, 2021.  

The Diversity Statement should describe how your work, training and/or experience demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. What effort have you made and/or have been involved with that fosters cultural awareness and understanding? What have you done to further your knowledge on access, equity, diversity and inclusion? What do you hope to bring to SCT that will enhance and support a commitment to antiracist work?  

 No phone calls please. As we continue to monitor King County’s health and safety standards for COVID-19 the Education Department will modify and adapt summer programming to keep staff and students healthy. With this in mind, the interview process starts in November 2020 and will continue on a rolling basis until cohort positions are filled.  Final offers will made no later than March 12, 2021.