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The Grant Park Music Festival (the Festival) in Chicago, Illinois seeks a full-time Education Programs Assistant for the 2024 summer season. The Education Programs Assistant is a key member of the Education and Community Engagement team, providing key support for the Festival’s lifelong learning and community engagement initiatives and working to produce more than 70 live educational events for over 8,000 music lovers of all ages in the most spectacular locations across Chicago, including the Festival’s home at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. The Festival team is deeply committed to serving the people of Chicago through our mission of enriching lives through the power of music. The Education Programs Assistant gains valuable experience in event/concert planning and production, marketing, and program evaluation. We seek hard workers and detail-oriented, passionate problem solvers dedicated to providing the best service to Festival patrons, musicians, guest artists, and co-workers.
The Education Programs Assistant will work across all Festival departments, with artistic leadership, and will also interact with the Festival’s amazing lineup of guest artists. 2024 guest artists include pianists Stewart Goodyear, Garrick Ohlsson and Clayton Stephenson; violinists Vadim Gluzman, Anne Akiko Meyers, and Christian Tetzlaff; cellists Alban Gerhardt and Johannes Moser; and conductors Giancarlo Guerrero, Eric Jacobsen, Ludovic Morlot, and Anthony Parnther, among others.
KEY DUTIES
MINIMUM CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS
COMPENSATION/SCHEDULE
$16.50/hour, typically 30-40 hours/week. This position is non-exempt.
Some nights and weekends (generally Saturdays) are required during the Festival season (June 12 – August 17).
Position Start Date: mid-May 2024 (specific start date TBD by mutual agreement).
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
For 90 years, the Grant Park Music Festival has been Chicago's summer musical sensation, demonstrating that classical music performed by a world-class orchestra and chorus can have a transformative impact on the city. Showcased in the city's most spectacular setting, the Festival continues to be the summer gathering place for all of Chicago. The Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park is the official home of the Grant Park Music Festival, with free seats available for every concert.
The Festival strives to create a workplace that reflects the diversity of our city and the audiences we serve. People of all backgrounds and experiences, and especially those that have been historically underrepresented in the field, are encouraged to apply for open positions at the Festival. Read more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging HERE.
The Association provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to actual or perceived race (including traits associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, pregnancy (including childbirth, or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), genetic information, marital status, familial/parental status, disability (physical and mental), military status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, citizenship or immigration status, unfavorable discharge from military service, order of protection status, credit history, arrest record, conviction record, and any other classification/characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
The Festival is led by Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Carlos Kalmar, along with Grant Park Chorus Director Christopher Bell, Grant Park Orchestral Association President and CEO Paul Winberg, and Board Chair Adam Grais.
For more information on the Grant Park Music Festival, please visit our website: gpmf.org
Full Time
$51k-63k (estimate)
03/03/2024
05/02/2024
gpmf.org
Chicago, IL
50 - 100