Internships at MFT

MFT seeks exceptional interns to help develop and run Music for Tomorrow. MFT is a not-for-profit started in 2006, chaired and co-founded by actor Jude Law. MFT seeks to save the jazz music of today for the world of tomorrow by supporting jazz’s creative economy through grants, programs, ventures, and by growing the audience of jazz. Our board includes global leaders in business, music and social media. Please see more about us at www.MusicForTomorrow.org.

Interns need not reside in Manhattan or New Orleans. Internships are part-time and flexible (~10 hrs a week). Internships are unpaid but offer substantial networking, mentoring, and professional development benefits. A music background is not necessary, but applicants must be over-achievers, ambitious, driven, and able to work independently. Recent university graduates may volunteer full-time and receive amnesty to defer any college loans as per IRS law.

We are looking for a minimum commitment of 3 months, which is open to extension.

This is not a typical internship. MFT seeks exceptional people who can take a leadership role in developing MFT's ambitious plans. Interns will work with members of our board, including managing directors at top investment banks and founders of major social media companies. Interns will work alongside MFT staff to help plan our next gala with Mr. Law and be invited to attend. Interns will also be asked to help, where possible, with other MFT events.

If interested, please email a resume and brief cover letter to with the subject "Internship." Positions remain open until filled. Please see below for all available internship positions.

Social Media Intern

• Develop and manage MFT blogging, tweeting, facebook cause and page updates, and other social media platforms.
• Manage MFT's social media development.
• Develop social media strategies for emerging MFT artists. Help artists manage their social media profiles through MFT to bolster their presence, sales, and bookings.
• Must have working knowledge of various social media platforms and stay abreast of all social media news.

Press Relations & Marketing Intern

• Advertise and market for our various events.
• Develop copy for MFT press releases, newsletters, and media advisories.
• Hone MFT's language and messaging.
• Develop relationships with print and online journalists to increase MFT coverage.
• Must have excellent English skills and the ability to develop copy that is strong, persuasive, and hip.

Development Intern

• Manage MFT donor relations through database management.
• Help MFT make its constituency feel like part of the MFT family.
• Directly assist in planning and execution of MFT's upcoming fiscal campaign.
• Must have superior oral communication skills.

Graphic Design Intern

• Update and hone MFT's website, letter head, logo, advertisement, and other copy.
• Improve current imaging to strengthen MFT's brand.
• Must have a keen eye and hand. We are looking for artists to rethink and revitalize our brand by thinking outside the box and offering bold ideas.

Web Development Intern

• Update MFT's website with news and other content.
• Redesign portions of the site as needed.
• Work with Social Media Intern to keep MFT up to date with emerging social media technologies.
• Work with MFT staff and other interns to ensure all appropriate copy and news from other areas of the organization are reflected on the website.
• Suggest new technologies as appropriate for MFT's website.
• Must be fluent in basic web building languages. Must prefer simple and clean web design to over-complex Flash driven formats.

Jazz News & Networking Intern

• Compile information on arts news at national and city levels.
• Reach out and connect to artists in various cities.
• Help MFT build a constituency of artists from which it can draw from for future events.
• Must be a jazz aficionado who keeps current with jazz news.
• Responsible for making sure nothing important in the jazz world falls off MFT's radar.

Creative Economics Intern

• Analyze data and reports to help MFT keep abreast of creative economy developments.
• Explore MFT grant opportunities.
• Work on various MFT economic projects including research towards a creative economic outlook for New Orleans.
• Plan towards MFT’s 2010 fiscal year.
• Need not be an economist or economics major, but must have a strong interest in economics.
• Basic calculus skills to work with simple economic models.