Special Events & Volunteer Internship

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Bellevue Arts Museum seeks an intern to assist the Special Events & Volunteer Manager to prepare for BAM’s two largest annual events: Artful Evening (July 16) and BAM ARTSfair (July 28-31). The Special Events & Volunteer Internship will assist with recruitment, processing, scheduling, preparation and orientation for Artful Evening and BAM ARTSfair. The Special Events & Volunteer Internship will actively help the manager and coordinator to recruit volunteer leads as well as organize and prepare volunteer materials. The Special Events & Volunteer Intern must be comfortable taking on a leadership role among peers. The Events Intern will work closely with the Special Events & Volunteer Manager and the Programming Events & Volunteer Coordinator.

Key Responsibilities

Volunteers:

• Research and update Artful Evening & ARTSfair volunteer outreach lists.
• Will conduct community outreach to recruitment volunteers for Artful Evening and BAM ARTSfair.
• Assist in processing volunteer applications and maintain accurate records in database.
• Research and help develop volunteer activities for ARTSfair.
• Help organize and coordinate Artful Evening & ARTSfair materials.
• Be onsite during and provide additional support for Artful Evening, July 16, and BAM ARTSfair, July 28-31.
• Act as a lead onsite with Volunteer Manager or Coordinator for volunteers during Artful Evening & BAM ARTSfair.
• Log volunteer hours in database and help process volunteer community service forms.

Special Events:

• Research and create a list of cultural special events and festivals in the local area for 2017.
• Research venue marketing platforms.
• Research special event software.
• Maintains museum equipment such as wine glasses, water glasses, serving platters, linens, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Organized with great attention to detail.
• Experience and familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills.
• Strong initiative and ability to work independently and in a team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be available from June through early- August, 2016.
• Must be available for Artful Evening on Saturday, July 16 and ARTSfair weekend July 28-31.

To apply

Submit a recent resume and a brief letter of interest with "Special Events & Volunteer Internship" in the subject line to Julia Sepulveda at julias@bellevuearts.org. Position open until filled.