{"id":23635,"date":"2026-06-16T14:22:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T18:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/?p=23635"},"modified":"2026-06-16T14:22:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T18:22:57","slug":"internship-temporary-publicity-associate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/2026\/06\/16\/internship-temporary-publicity-associate\/","title":{"rendered":"Internship: Temporary Publicity Associate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bannerContainer bannerContainer-contentWidth\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstchairpromo.com\/\"><img width=\"2000\" height=\"1200\" src=\"\/artsadmin\/files\/2026\/06\/JOB-POSTING-IMG-SIZE-3-1.png\" class=\"size-full alignnone wp-image-23636\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/files\/2026\/06\/JOB-POSTING-IMG-SIZE-3-1.png 2000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/files\/2026\/06\/JOB-POSTING-IMG-SIZE-3-1-636x382.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/files\/2026\/06\/JOB-POSTING-IMG-SIZE-3-1-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/files\/2026\/06\/JOB-POSTING-IMG-SIZE-3-1-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/files\/2026\/06\/JOB-POSTING-IMG-SIZE-3-1-1536x922.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>First Chair Promotion is seeking a Temporary Publicity Associate to cover a paternity leave from late June through August, beginning with a paid shadowing\/onboarding period.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2007, First Chair Promotion is a boutique public relations firm specializing in classical music. Working closely with clients and their teams, First Chair identifies newsworthy performances, projects, recordings, and events and seeks targeted coverage \u2014 cultivating a public profile for each artist in line with tailored strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Clients include the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, David Lang, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Hilary Hahn, James Taylor, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Julia Wolfe, Michael Gordon, Yo-Yo Ma, and Yuval Sharon.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>RESPONSIBILITIES<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Drafting press releases and media pitches<\/li>\n<li>Brainstorming pitch angles<\/li>\n<li>Arranging and coordinating press interviews<\/li>\n<li>Pitching non-classical media outlets<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring media coverage and compiling clips<\/li>\n<li>Coordinating with journalists and client contacts<\/li>\n<li>Updating artist websites and social media on Facebook and Instagram<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring and updating artist profiles on Spotify, Apple Music, and Songkick.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>QUALIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The ideal candidate is a strong writer with keen attention to detail, someone who can work independently across multiple priorities, and is east coast-based.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>TO APPLY<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>To apply, please send a resume and brief cover note to amanda@firstchairpromo.com.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstchairpromo.com\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Image Credit: First Chair Promotion<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Chair Promotion is seeking a Temporary Publicity Associate to cover a paternity leave from late June through August, beginning with a paid shadowing\/onboarding period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10690,"featured_media":23636,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23635"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10690"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23635"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23635\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23639,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23635\/revisions\/23639"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/artsadmin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}