Social Media Intern

The Nashville Symphony is a nonprofit organization. We are seeking a creative and internet-savvy Social Media Intern to help capture the energy, excitement, and impact of our performances, musicians, and community programs. This intern will play a vital role in bringing the concert experience to life through photography, video, and social media storytelling—creating content that inspires engagement and gives audiences that “wish I were there” feeling.

This is an ideal opportunity for a college student interested in building their portfolio of digital storytelling, arts marketing, or social media content creation. The selected individual will gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Attend concerts and events to capture behind-the-scenes moments, audience reactions, and on-stage highlights through photography and video.
• Create social-ready content (reels, stories, short clips, graphics, etc.) that showcases the full Nashville Symphony experience.
• Draft engaging and informative social media copy to accompany posts.
• Collaborate with the Communications team to plan, storyboard, and edit content for Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.
• Assist with maintenance of concert information on LinkTree, Facebook Events, and other platforms.
• Highlight diverse aspects of the organization, including musician features, educational initiatives, and community engagement programs.
• Maintain organized folders of raw and edited media content for future use.
• Research social media trends and propose new content ideas that align with the Symphony’s brand and audience interests.
• Other projects, as assigned, that align with intern’s skill sets and interests.

Qualifications

• Current undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a degree in communications, journalism, digital media, film, marketing, arts administration, music, or a related field.
• Strong interest in classical music.
• Strong interest in the arts, social media, and content creation.
• Experience managing social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, X, etc.).
• Experience using content creation tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, Final Cut Pro, etc.
• Comfortable attending and working evening and weekend events.
• Creative thinker with a strong eye for visual storytelling and detail.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with a team.
• Ability to operate a camera, capture high-quality photos and video, and edit content.
• Reliable transportation to and from Schermerhorn Symphony Center in downtown Nashville.
• Musician preferred.

Details

• Internship hours include attendance at Symphony concerts and events (typically evenings and sometimes weekends), weekly check-ins with supervisor (scheduled based on intern availability), and independent editing.
• Internship hours are flexible and contingent on concert schedules, which are typically evenings and weekends for up to 20 hours/week.
• Compensation: $10/hour + class credit + complimentary concert tickets
• Completion of the internship does not guarantee full-time employment with the Nashville Symphony.

To Apply

Qualified candidates should send their resume and a link to their multimedia portfolio/work samples to socialmedia@nashvillesymphony.org with subject line “Social Media Internship”