Marketing and Event Coordinator Internship (Feb-Jun 2025)

Supported by the Illinois Arts Council Youth Employment in the Arts (YEA) Grant

Homeroom is a small artist-led nonprofit resource for developing and producing original multidisciplinary arts programming, free from financial and artistic constraints. 

By bringing together Chicagoland-based artists, audiences, curators, and venues, Homeroom creates space for generating and exploring new ideas and shared practices of art and community-making. Homeroom supports and presents IL artists at various stages in their careers working in music, dance, film, visual arts, literary arts, puppetry, and other performing arts. Find out more about Homeroom and our past programs. 

Homeroom presents 8-12 multidisciplinary concerts and projects annually involving collaborations between local musicians and visual artists working in contemporary and experimental media, genres, and practices.

With support from the Illinois Arts Council, Homeroom is looking to hire a marketing/event intern for February - June 2025. Due to the nature of the grant, this position is for individuals with a maximum age of 22. Although this is a temporary position, ideally, candidates would be open to ongoing work on a scale to be determined. 

Candidates with artistic practices are encouraged to apply and will have an opportunity to grow into a curatorial/artistic role in the future.
This is a contract position, $25/hr, paid monthly.

Responsibilities
4 hours per week (on average), 65% remote, 35% in-person
Must be available for in-person events in Chicago for all or the vast majority of the following dates: Feb 15, April 3, 10, 17, 24, May (one date TBD), June (one date TBD)

Digital Marketing (remote)

    • Make simple updates to our website (Squarespace)

    • Draft monthly newsletters (Mailchimp)

    • Post and interact on social media

    • Assist with digital outreach and building our email newsletter list

Event Coordination (in-person)

    • Liaison between artists and venue, representing Homeroom

    • Manage event communications (mailing list, donations, communicating organization information to audience)

    • Manage and sell organization/artist merchandise

    • Help with minor production tasks (sound/video)

    • Help with minor documentation tasks (photos/videos)

Skills

  • Ability to manage time and work efficiently and independently

  • Strong writing, communication, and organizational skills

  • Proficient in social media and basic graphic design knowledge (some experience with Canva and Mailchimp is a plus)


Requirements

  • Must be 18-22 years of age 

  • Relevant experience in digital media and marketing

  • Goal and timeline-oriented

  • Able to work independently as a representative of the organization

  • Genuine interest in and basic knowledge of Chicago’s non-commercial music and performing arts community

  • Ideal candidates would be available to continue working with us after this period

Accessibility

Homeroom is committed to making this and all roles work for interested applicants with visible and invisible disabilities. We will work with the person hired for this role to make accessibility accommodations as necessary.

Apply

Please send the following materials to info@homeroomchicago.org with the subject line “Marketing and Event Coordinator - [your name].”

  1. Resume/CV

  2. 1-page cover letter

  3. Portfolio examples, including a short writing sample (1-page) and/or design/layout sample (if applicable)

  4. 3 past work references (name and contact information)


We are accepting applications on a rolling basis and aim to fill this position by early February.

Homeroom provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.