Internship basics

• All internships are paid at the rate of $16.90 per hour.
• Internships require an average of 10 hours per week (built around your school schedule) over 12 weeks (120 hours total).
• Internships offer academic credit.
• Each semester includes 8 professional development sessions.
• Internships offer hands-on work experiences and opportunities to build a professional network.

Marketing & Communications

Areas: Marketing Administration, General Marketing (Creative), General Marketing (Data & Analytics)*,  Graphic Design**, and Public Relations 
*General Marketing (Analytics) applicants must be experienced in Excel. Strong preference for applicants experienced in dashboarding tools and survey platforms. 
**Graphic Design applicants must be experienced in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator, and must provide a link to their online portfolio.

Marketing & Communications interns gain hands-on experience supporting the strategy, creativity, and analysis behind the Center’s marketing efforts. Working with staff across the department, interns contribute to projects that connect audiences with the arts through storytelling, design, and data-driven insights. 

• Administrative interns support the Vice President, Marketing & Communications on department-wide initiatives, gaining broad exposure to the operations of a major performing arts center through research, customer feedback tracking, budget analysis, and process improvement projects. 
• Creative Marketing interns contribute to campaign planning, social media content creation, and merchandise design and development, helping to shape the Center’s brand storytelling across platforms and audiences. 
• Data & Analytics interns explore audience trends, conduct show and genre research, and assist with pricing and performance analysis to inform strategic marketing decisions and revenue planning. 
• Graphic Design interns assist with visual concepting and production across digital and print platforms, collaborating on materials that align with the Center’s creative vision and support season-wide campaigns. 
• Public Relations interns support media relations, institutional communications, and community engagement through press outreach, event publicity coordination, and onsite coverage of press nights and public events.

Marketing interns leave with practical experience across the creative, analytical, and strategic dimensions of arts marketing —where every project helps bring performances to life. 

Requirements 

Requirements for our fall/spring internships are:

• Interns must be authorized to work in the U.S. and must be 18 years of age or older.
• Interns must be registered for credit from their college institution.
• Interns must be able to complete a minimum of 120 hours IN PERSON during the 12-week internship.
• Interns must be available to attend professional development sessions from 2pm-3pm on Fridays. This cannot be changed or waived, so please confirm your availability before applying. 

About Segerstrom Center for the Arts

Segerstrom Center for the Arts is an acclaimed arts institution as well as a beautiful multi-disciplinary cultural campus. It is committed to supporting artistic excellence on all of its stages, offering unsurpassed experiences, and to engaging the entire community in new and exciting ways through the unique power of live performance and a diverse array of inspiring programs. Previously called the Orange County Performing Arts Center, Segerstrom Center is Orange County’s largest non-profit arts organization. In addition to its six performance venues, Segerstrom Center is also home to the American Ballet Theatre William J. Gillespie School. The Center presents a broad range of programming for audiences of all ages, including international ballet and dance, national tours of top Broadway shows, intimate performances of jazz and cabaret, contemporary artists, classical music performed by renowned chamber orchestras and ensembles, family-friendly programming, free performances open to the public from outdoor movie screenings to dancing on the plaza and many other special events. The Center’s education programs are designed to inspire young people through the arts and reach hundreds of thousands of students each year.

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