What are the responsibilities and job description for the Education and Community Engagement Intern position at NASHVILLE SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION?
Education and Community Engagement Internship – Summer 2026
The Education and Community Engagement Interns will provide support for the day-to-day activities of the Education and Community Engagement department of the Nashville Symphony, which is responsible for the Symphony’s music education initiatives, children’s concerts, community partnerships, and adult education programs. The interns will primarily assist in the planning and implementation of community events at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center and in the community, including the Nashville Symphony's neighborhood residency program Music in My Neighborhood. They will also assist in the creation of educational materials for the upcoming season’s Young People’s Concerts, and collaborate with the Marketing & Communications team to promote and document Education and Community events.
Responsibilities include communicating to event partners, helping on-site with program implementation, attending planning meetings, promoting and documenting events in collaboration with the communications department, and assisting in the creation of supporting materials and resources.
Additional opportunities include:
- Meeting with and shadowing department heads across the organization
- Access to concerts and events
- Networking/collaboration opportunities with other nonprofit and arts organizations in town
Internship Requirements:
- All interns must be students at accredited colleges and universities.
- Intern must work a minimum of 100 hours per semester or an average of 10-12 hours a week. Required hours can be increased up to 135 hours per semester if necessary for academic credit.
- Start and end dates of the internship can vary based on the intern’s academic schedule, but must begin in May or early June and conclude by July 31st.
- Interns must be available to work some evenings and select weekends during the season.
- Interns must be high-energy, detail-oriented, team players.
- Internship compensation is $10/hour
- Internships do not guarantee full-time positions with the Symphony upon completion.
Application Procedure:
Please submit an application using the following link:
https://www.nashvillesymphony.org/about/careers/
*Please remember to include the specific internship for which you are applying in the cover letter of portion of your application, ex. Summer 2026 Education Internship
Salary : $10