Careers & Internships
Join the performing arts professionals at Purdue University. Learn more about careers and internships currently available.
Purdue Convocations is a leading professional performing arts presenter based at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Openings for careers and internships in programming, production, marketing, education, outreach, or development become available as our staffing needs grow and change. Have a look at our latest job openings below.
Internships
Graphic Design Intern
The primary role of the graphic design intern position is to provide graphic design, video editing, videography, and photography support to the Purdue Convocations Marketing Department. The goal of this position is to give studentsvaluable real-world experience in a professional in-house design environment. The graphic design intern position should work 10-12 hours per week during the current semester. Those hours may be worked in any combination, at the discretion of the direct supervisor. The graphic design intern position must be reliable, organized, responsible, and flexible. They must also be ambitious, detail-oriented, creative, and driven.
Social Media Intern
The primary role of the Social Media Intern position is to assist in the planning, creating, scheduling, and posting of various digital content for the purpose of promoting Purdue Convocations performances and events. The goal of this position is to give students valuable real-world experience in professional performing arts marketing. The Social Media Intern should work 20 hours per week during the current semester. Those hours may be worked in any combination, at the discretion of the direct supervisor. The Social Media Intern must be reliable, organized, responsible, and flexible. They must also be ambitious, detail-oriented, creative, and driven.
Engagement Intern
The Engagement Intern supports the Manager of Engagement with donor event management, donor research and segmentation, enhancement of stewardship programs, developing communications, and assisting with outreach. The intern will serve as a dynamic representative of Purdue Convocations to the Purdue campus and Greater Lafayette community partners. This position provides students with 15 hours per week of hands-on experience in a professional performing arts environment. Ideal candidates are reliable, organized, creative, and flexible, with availability for some evenings and weekends.
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About Purdue Convocations
Purdue Convocations is a multi-disciplinary performing arts presenting organization based at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. For more than a century, Convos has served the region as a presenter of world-class, national and international artists across the performing arts and entertainment spectrum, with over 30 productions each academic year in multiple campus and community venues ranging from 140-6,000 seats. As a presenter at an institution of higher education, Convos has a strong tradition of curricular engagement as it connects visiting artists with classroom discourse in both the pre-school to grade 12 and collegiate communities. Widely recognized for its diverse programmatic vision, Convos explores classic and contemporary aesthetics, presents established as well as emerging artists, participates in the creation of new work, and benefits from the presence of an internationalized, educated audience. Convos is a leader within the local, statewide and national arts community and an active member of national and international professional associations.
West Lafayette, Indiana, along with its sister city Lafayette, Indiana, and the Purdue University community, is a small, vibrant city with a healthy, diversified economy that is regularly recognized for its quality of life. Attractive and affordable housing, excellent schools, state of the art healthcare, and a wide array of social services, along with Big 10 intercollegiate sports and a broad array of cultural organizations make the community a highly desirable place to call home.