Arts Marketing & Development Internship

Application Deadline: February 18, 2026

Time Commitment: 15-20 hours/week; flexible scheduling

Length of Internship: February through May

About the Weinberg Center for the Arts

The Weinberg Center is one of the region’s premier performing arts presenters, offering film, music, dance, theater, and family-focused programming. Located in the historic Tivoli movie theater in downtown Frederick, Maryland, the Weinberg Center strives to ensure that the arts remain accessible and affordable to local and regional audiences alike.

About the Internship

Do you love the arts and want real-world experience in the performing arts sector? Join the Weinberg Center and help us entice, enliven, educate, and enchant our patrons and the community with our programming. We aim to provide college students with valuable mentoring and hands-on experience, bridging the gap between the classroom and the workplace. Interns play an integral part in the inner workings of the Weinberg Center, supporting the administrative staff in their daily activities. Interns will gain insight into the world of nonprofit arts administration and will build practical skills that are broadly applicable to business, marketing, and communications. Please note that we do not offer internships backstage or in the technical department.

Benefits

This is a paid internship starting at $15/hour. Additionally, interns will receive complimentary tickets to attend Weinberg Center events based on availability. Interns are encouraged to use the internship for academic credit.

Responsibilities

Support the Manager of Marketing in event promotion:

• Create and maintain website and social media content
• Assist in planning and creation of email marketing initiatives
• Write and edit press releases
• Assist in designing promotional posters, flyers, and graphics
• Manage ongoing group sales efforts, ticket sales tracking, event listings, and various public relations projects

Support the Manager of Development in fundraising efforts:

• Assist in the printing and coordination of regular mailings
• Connect with donors via phone
• Assist in grant research and/or writing
• Assist with event management for occasional pre-show parties (as available)

Occasional manual labor such as lifting, pulling, and pushing as needed. Additional research and administrative support as requested by supervisors.

Desired skills

• An exemplary college student with a field of study in communications, journalism, English, theatre, dance, music, graphic design, marketing, business, or arts administration (comparable experience will be considered)
• Strong writer with adequate editing skills
• Possess basic design knowledge and creative tools experience
• Organized and able to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Detail-oriented self-starter who can work as part of a team or individually
• Comfortable with providing customer service and interacting with donors
• Curious and willing to learn

Experience with graphic design, social media, and website management is a plus. Strong computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite are required.

Candidates must submit a resume and cover letter in addition to completing the online application for consideration.