Administrative Paid Administrative Apprentice, Summer Programs Juilliard School , N

About the Position

This full-time apprenticeship supports Juilliard Summer Programs, delivering an exceptional experience to students, faculty, and staff. The role ensures high-level excellence in planning, logistics, and cross-departmental coordination across Admissions, Financial Aid, Facilities, Communications & Marketing, Web, Programming, Event Operations, Student Life, Health & Wellness, Human Resources, and more.

The apprenticeship reports to the Assistant Director of Summer Programs and offers exposure to all institutional functions.

Salary: $18.50 per hour or a contracted amount of $29,600 for the school year. The schedule follows standard office hours with occasional flexibility for events.

• Understand how Juilliard designs and delivers educational programming through collaboration across academic, artistic, and operational departments.
• Gain hands‑on experience in program planning, event coordination, and administrative support.
• Build transferable skills in communication, project management, and cross‑functional teamwork while contributing to the student, faculty, and guest artist experience.

• Provide administrative and logistical support for planning and execution of Juilliard Summer programs.
• Coordinate with artistic and administrative leadership across the School to ensure clear communication and efficient workflows.
• Support scheduling, participant communications, enrollment workflows, and onboarding for students, faculty, staff, and guest artists.
• Collaborate with program staff to maintain and distribute core program materials.
• Manage external communications, drafting correspondence, and responding to inquiries.
• Create and maintain internal documentation such as meeting notes, how‑to guides, and workflow records.
• Support systems for data tracking, program evaluation, and continuous improvement.

• Bachelor’s Degree or related professional experience and transferable skills.
• Background in music performance, education, or artistic administration.
• Strong organizational and event planning skills; educational setting experience a plus.
• Passion for youth arts education and meaningful experiences for this age group.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail and proactive, solutions‑oriented mindset.
• Quick to learn and adapt to new systems, software, and workflows.
• Preferred:
  Experience in summer programs, arts festivals, or camps.

The Juilliard School is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its relations with its faculty, staff, students, and other members of the Juilliard community, and does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, alienage, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, physical or mental disability, medical condition, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, partnership status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable local, state, or federal law.