Paid Internship Offers Real Experience, Industry Connections
Spend the Spring Semester with PAS and Launch Your Career

The Percussive Arts Society is seeking applicants for our six-month internship program beginning in January 2012. All percussion students who wish to gain music industry experience and promote career goals are encouraged to apply.

PAS interns acquire broad industry experience by assisting with a variety of staff projects, including those relating to music products, teaching, concert production, publishing, artist management, and marketing. The spring 2012 intern will be an integral part of the team that organizes, produces, and runs our 2012 international convention in Austin TX. Our intern will work closely with the PAS Director of Event Production and Marketing on artist and manufacturer relations and marketing. 

PAS interns receive a $1,200 stipend each month.

While PAS does not serve as a career placement service for interns, we understand that our interns need to use their experience with us to give themselves a competitive edge in their career pursuits, and we encourage and support their preparation for entering the job market or returning to graduate school. Read about the experience and opportunities available to PAS interns from those who know our program best, our intern alums.

We invite prospective candidates to send the following information:

• a cover letter that both describes the applicant’s career goals and also suggests how an internship with PAS will help to realistically promote those goals;
• a résumé of academic and work experiences, with emphasis on leadership skills and responsibilities;
• a list of persons who have agreed to provide academic and work-related recommendations, along with contact information; and
• a digital copy of a paper submitted in an upper division course.

Completed applications can be forwarded as e-mail attachments to osircy@pas.org in MSWord or .pdf format. Those who prefer may send hard copies of application materials to our postal address: Intern Coordinator, Percussive Arts Society, 110 W. Washington, Suite A, Indianapolis IN 46204.

Priority will be given to candidates whose applications are received on or before Friday, November 4, 2011. We will appreciate receiving applications well before the closing deadline.

Please encourage students in your studio or music business program to consider the advantages of six months of industry-related experience with the Percussive Arts Society.  Applicants and faculty advisors are encouraged to contact us for additional information.