Intern with Beerthoven!

Looking for a fun and enriching way to improve your administrative skills? The Beerthoven Concert Series is opening two Event Management Internships, starting by January 23rd and finishing May 3rd, to assist in managing volunteers for our uniquely approachable, classical chamber music concerts in our Winter/Spring 2024 programming. The intern will work alongside of Executive Director Dr. Daniel Swayze and Beerthoven volunteer personnel. Meetings for this internship will take place between January 1st and January 22nd.

This internship is also intended to serve as a training period for higher-paid, recurring work opportunities with Beerthoven following the conclusion of the internship.

Duties for the internship include:

Weekly meetings with Beerthoven Founder and Executive Director Daniel Swayze, at a time TBD (preferably a weekday morning or early afternoon)

  • Preparation of communications with Beerthoven volunteers

  • Creating strategies for overcoming challenges in running our events using our available volunteer resources

  • Strategizing for the expansion of our volunteer pool.

  • Attendance and assistance in coordinating volunteers at our concert events:

To Invoke History: February 2nd, 3rd, and 4th

Tequila Mockingbird:  April 26th, 27th, and 28th

Expected workload is approximately 40 to 80 hours total (the hours can be adjusted to fit the needs of requirements for internship credit).

Internship qualifications include:

  • Effective communication skills

  • Confident organizing abilities, including use of spreadsheets and online management tools

  • 21 and older preferred but not required

  • Occasional lifting of equipment is a part of this role; we recommend applying only if you can lift 50 pounds or more.

Beerthoven (a 501c3 nonprofit organization) is a down-to-earth, approachable celebration of classical song, chamber music, and beer; a quirky mixture of Bach and Doppelbock in unique and intimate settings. Currently in its tenth season, Beerthoven produces 15 public performances each year, serving approximately 1,000 audience members in the Austin, TX metro annually.

To apply, please submit a resume with two references to Executive Director Dr. Daniel Swayze at Daniel@beerthoven.com.