Arts + Culture Career Fair
Date: Friday February 21, 2020
Time: Noon – 3pm
Location: Student Center East (SCE), Illinois Room
Hosted by UIC Career Services, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois Springfield
ARTS AND CULTURE CAREER FAIR – FRIDAY FEBRUARY 21 2020
NOON – 3PM, STUDENT CENTER EAST, 750 South Halsted, Illinois Room (3rd Floor)
826CHI – Chicago IL https://www.826chi.org/
- Desired Majors: all majors
- Positions: Summer Internships - General Admin, Education, and PR/Events
Adventure Stage Chicago – Chicago IL https://adventurestage.org/
- Desired Majors: theatre, communications, business, marketing
- Positions: Marketing Intern; Front of House (part-time); Jr AmeriCorps (full-time summer)
Art Institute of Chicago – Chicago IL www.artic.edu
- Desired Majors: Art, Art History
- Positions: Summer Internships
Chicago Cultural Alliance – Chicago IL www.chicagoculturalalliance.org
- Desired Majors: Museum Studies, Arts Administration
- Positions: Digital Marketing Intern, Development Intern, and Executive Assistant Intern
Chicago Zoological Society/Brookfield Zoo – Brookfield IL www.czs.org
- Desired Majors: all majors
- Positions: full time/part time
College Rising – Chicago IL
- Desired Majors: students who are good with branding, creativity, photography, videography but most importantly that they care about other students college life success
- Positions: Intern – Part-time
Fox 32 Chicago – Chicago IL www.fox32chicago.com
- Desired Majors: TV, Film, Journalism
- Positions: variety of positions/stop at table
Fred Astaire Dance Studios – Chicago IL https://fredastaireillinois.com/west-loop/
- Desired Majors: dance, theater, music
- Positions: professional ballroom dance instructor, both part-time and full-time
Goodman Theatre – Chicago IL https://www.goodmantheatre.org/
- Desired Majors: Theatre. Drama, Publicity, Marketing, Arts and Non-Profit Administration and Management
- Positions: Internships
Green Star Movement – Chicago IL https://greenstarmovement.org/
- Desired Majors: all majors
- Positions: Internships for Spring and Summer terms (May-August)
Hornblower Cruises and Events – Chicago IL https://www.entertainmentcruises.com/
- Desired Majors: open
- Positions: Front of House Rotational Restaurant Internship; will also be able do shadows and workshop opportunities with our various departments. Entertainment being one of those opportunities.
Illinois Humanities – Chicago IL https://www.ilhumanities.org/
- Desired Majors: Master students in Museum Studies; Art History; Literature; History; Philosophy; Academic/Creative Writing
- Positions: part-time jobs, internships
League of Chicago Theatres – Chicago IL https://chicagoplays.com/
- Desired Majors: Theatre, Performing Arts, Communication, Marketing, Arts Administration
- Positions: Communications & Outreach Internship (Summer)
Live Nation Entertainment – Chicago IL www.livenation.com
- Desired Majors: all majors
- Positions: Production Runner, Production Assistant, Catering Runner, Catering Assistant, Hospitality Coordinator
Lyric Opera of Chicago – Chicago IL https://www.lyricopera.org/about-lyric-opera/employment-auditions/internships/
- Desired Majors: Marketing, Business, Arts
- Positions: 2020 Summer Internships
Merit School of Music – Chicago IL https://meritmusic.org/
- Desired Majors: all majors
- Positions: open/stop at table
Museum of Contemporary Art – Chicago IL https://mcachicago.org/
- Desired Majors: all majors
- Positions: Internships, possibly part-time positions
Music Garage – Chicago IL http://musicgarage.com
- Desired Majors: Business, Music Business (if applicable), Communications, etc. Open to all though!
- Positions: Internship
North Star Camp – Hayward WI https://northstarcamp.com/
- Desired Majors: Media, Radio-TV-Film, Fine arts, Education
- Positions: Photographer, Videographer, Arts instructor, Camp Counselor
Ravinia Festival – Highland Park IL https://www.ravinia.org/
- Desired Majors: all majors
- Positions: Production Assistant (Full-Time/Temp, Internship Credit Available), Classical Coordinator (Full-Time/Temp), Assistant Production Coordinator (Full-Time/Temp)
Ravinia's Stearns Music Institute – Highland Park IL https://www.ravinia.org/Page/Steans
- Desired Majors: Any: may appeal particularly to Music, Music Business, Music Education, and Arts Administration.
- Positions: RSMI Production Assistant (internship, full-time seasonal)
Read/Write Library – Chicago IL https://readwritelibrary.org
- Desired Majors: all majors
- Positions: Internship
Shedd Aquarium – Chicago IL www.sheddaquarium.org
- Desired Majors: all majors
- Positions: Part-time internships and volunteer opportunities
Victory Gardens Theater – Chicago IL https://victorygardens.org/
- Desired Majors: Theater, Arts Management, Music, and Marketing
- Positions: Unpaid Internships in Marketing, Education, Casting & Producing, Fundraising & Events, and Literary, Departments
Working in Concert (formerly Bellissima Opera) – Chicago IL www.workinginconcert.org
- Desired Majors: arts admin, music, theatre, design, media, communications, library science...
- Positions: internship for administration, marketing, graphic design, social media, event planning
