Stanford Live Campus Engagement Internship (2026-27)

Stanford Live is seeking a highly motivated undergraduate or graduate student with a deep interest in the performing arts to join our team as a campus engagement intern. In this role, the selected candidate will promote Stanford community and campus engagement with visiting artists and learn about Stanford Live's programming and engagement initiatives. The selected intern will have an opportunity to contribute to creating and executing events that align with Stanford Live’s season themes and the university’s diverse student population and spearhead efforts to bring student engagement opportunities to life.

Throughout the internship, the selected candidate will work closely with the artistic team led by Stanford Live’s Director of Programming and Engagement, Laura Evans. Following the academic calendar, this paid internship will begin in early October 2026 and conclude in May 2027. The position comes with an option for renewal, and a successful intern may be invited to return for a second year. Professional development opportunities such as conference attendance to the industry’s key events may be possible in year two of the position. The selected candidate will be responsible for conducting research on season themes, connecting them with pertinent academic research and communities on campus. This work will involve creating and updating a comprehensive list of resources that contextualizes the landscape and issues so that engagement programming illuminates the artists’ work and relevance to the Stanford community. Potential engagement opportunities include public conversations with faculty and artists, pre-concert talks by Stanford figures, collaborations with key centers on campus, and experiences designed for student residences and social spaces such as dinners with artists in residence. Highlights from earlier iterations of this role include conference travel and a festival curation project.

Expectations:

• Maintain set office hours each week to plan engagement opportunities for upcoming performances. Approximately 6-10 hours per week, including events and performances.
• Support and execute engagement opportunities between artists and Stanford community members.
• Attend weekly artistic and engagement team meetings at Stanford Live to understand programming, budgeting and operations decision making within the institution
• Research and help establish connections between Stanford Live and relevant faculty, academic centers, and student organizations related to season themes and performances.

Deliverables:

• Maintain and update an engagement map/resource list of faculty, staff, and student organizations relevant to the season themes.
• Contribute to detailed planning for campus and student engagement for selected upcoming performances.
• Contribute occasional pieces to Stanford Live magazine/blog.
• Contribute to generative discussion and planning for engagement programming on relevant topics.

Working Conditions:

• The intern will spend approximately 4-8 hours per week working in Stanford Live’s offices in Littlefield Center, and approximately 2 hours a week at Bing Concert Hall or other venues, conducting independent research, and executing artist engagement activities on campus.
• The intern will attend programming and engagement meetings every week.
• The intern will have the opportunity to regularly attend performances and engage with artists.

Work Standards:

• Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues, clients, and external organizations.
• Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
• Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University’s Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu.

Time Requirements & Compensation:

• Work arrangement: In Person only
• Time commitment: 6-10 hours per week from September 2026-June 2027
• Compensation: $18.70–$23.00 per hour