Development Intern at Lincoln Center Theater

Organization Overview:

Lincoln Center Theater has produced over 200 plays and musicals at the Vivian Beaumont, Mitzi E. Newhouse, and Claire Tow Theaters at Lincoln Center and other theaters on and off-Broadway, as well as touring productions nationally and around the world. LCT is committed to developing and producing new works and classics with an emphasis on the work of new and emerging playwrights, directors, and designers. LCT’s education program, Open Stages, reaches thousands of public-school students annually with curriculum-related projects, teaching artist support, and tickets to LCT productions.

LCT Values:

Lincoln Center Theater is dedicated to fostering a theater representative of all of the populations we serve. We are proactively committed to better serve the artists, staff, crews, audiences, and broader community through our organization’s values. We welcome applicants who are in alignment with our organization’s values of empathy, dignity, and care.

Internship Summary:

• The 2025-2026 Development Intern will work to support LCT’s 14-person

Development team in the following areas:

Strategy

• Assist the Director of Development and Planning on special initiatives.

Research

• Conduct research on prospective institutional and individual supporters.
• Data Entry in Tessitura.
• Create new constituent records.
• Update existing records to reflect new constituent codes, relationships, contact information, and invitation codes.
• Attend department meetings, and log moves management actions.
• Work with the Development operations team to maintain the development database, tracking event attendance, appeals, and mailings.

Operations

• Maintain department calendar.
• Oversee e-filing on behalf of department.

Events

• Support staff, as needed, at special events.

Writing

• Support the Development team with drafting, revising, and editing donor communication and department materials.

Other duties and projects as assigned.

Learning Opportunities for the Development Intern:

• Become proficient in Tessitura.
• Learn data management and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) fundamentals.
• Gain exposure to fundraising fundamentals and departmental budgets.
• Become an expert user of Development research tools such as Lexis Nexis, and iWave.

Position Requirements and Experience:

• Passion or interest in a career in not-for-profit performing arts.
• Great interpersonal and communication skills.
• Team-oriented and attentive to detail.
• Availability to work between Monday to Friday, 10am-6pm, or a flexible schedule with approximately 30 hours/weekly in the office. Might be asked to work occasional evenings, with advanced notice.

Compensation:

• Paid hourly at $18/hour. Payroll is paid weekly. Start date for the internship will be October 2025 through May/June 2026 (exact dates TBD).

Application Instructions:

Please apply here: https://lct.bamboohr.com/careers/47

Please note that only candidates who submit a resume and cover letter will be considered.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, affectional preference, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health decisions, pregnancy, disability, genetic predisposition, age, military or veteran status, marital or familial status, or any other protected characteristic, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.