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Institute for Music Leadership

  • About the IML
    • Welcome
    • Contact Us
    • Spotlight
    • History of the IML
  • Arts Leadership Programs
    • About
    • ALP Certificate Program
    • ALP Course Information
    • Eastman Career and Leadership Certificate Online
    • MA in Music Leadership
  • Paul R. Judy Center for Innovation and Research
  • Careers
    • Career Advising
    • Résumé and CV
    • Cover Letters
    • Interview Prep
    • Teaching Philosophies
    • Personal Statements
    • Job Openings
    • Freelance and Media Resources
    • Additional Resources
    • IML Video Interview Space
  • Events
  • Grants
  • Gig Service
  • IML Store

Job Openings

Looking for a job and need to know where to look? Although you may find some teaching and administrative positions on job sites such as Indeed and Monster, most music-related positions have their own special sites. Check these locations to view listings in your specific music field.

Eastman’s Virtual Job Board

This virtual job board lists employment, internship, and volunteer opportunities that have been submitted by employers particularly interested in hiring Eastman students and recent alumni.

Local Rochester Options 

Looking for a campus job or something in the Rochester area? Here are some local job options.

Internship Options

Looking for an academic or summer internship? If you are interested in music internships, check out Eastman’s Arts Leadership Program (which guarantees 2 paid internships if accepted). In addition, here are some music organizations that host interns.

Music Specific Job Boards:

General, Arts Administration, and Executive

  • NEC Bridge (free student access to enrolled Eastman students)
  • Musical America
  • Chamber Music America
  • New York Foundation for the Arts
  • Music Match music industry board
  • Indeed (Not music-specific, but highlights local positions)
  • Monster (Not music-specific, but highlights local positions)

Positions in Higher Education

  • Chronicle Vitae
  • Higher Ed Jobs
  • College Music Society (individual membership required)
  • Inside Higher Ed
  • Higher Education Recruitment Consortium
  • AcademicKeys
  • NEC Bridge (free student access to enrolled Eastman students)

Conducting

(see HIGHER EDUCATION)

  • American Choral Directors Association
  • Conductors Guild
  • Instrumental Conducting Jobs Facebook group
  • College Band Director National Association (membership emails frequently list openings)
  • League of American Orchestras
  • American String Teachers Association

Orchestral/Performance Positions

  • International Musician (individual membership required)
  • NEC Bridge (access given to enrolled Eastman students)
  • Audition Cafe
  • Musical Chairs
  • American Federation of Musicians (individual membership required)

K-12 Teaching Positions

  • National Association for Music Education
  • American String Teachers Association
  • Band Director Resource Page
  • Schoolspring

Local K-12 Teaching Positions

  • New York State School Music Association
  • OLAS

Church Musicians

  • Musica Sacra
  • AGO Positions (individual membership required)
  • Church Staffing
  • National Association of Pastoral Musicians
  • Association of Anglican Musicians (individual membership required)
  • Episcopal News Service
  • Association of Lutheran Church Musicians
  • Presbyterian Association of Musicians
  • United Methodist Jobs
  • UCC Musicians Association (individual membership required)
  • National Baptist Convention Openings
  • Catholic Jobs
  • Unitarian Universalist Boards
  • Church Jobs

Military Positions

  • The United States Army Field Band – Job listings for the Concert Band, Soldiers’ Chorus, Jazz Ambassadors, and Volunteers.
  • The United States Navy Band
  • The United States Air Force Band
  • The United States Coast Guard Band
  • “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band

Employers

Are you interested in hiring an Eastman student? Please submit an opportunity with our Virtual Job Board Form. Please only submit full- or part-time positions and volunteer opportunities. If you are looking for someone to fill in for a one-time gig, such as a performer for a wedding, please go to our Gig Service page.


Meet with an Advisor


Make an appointment with the Eastman Careers Advisor to discuss career topics in further detail.

Going to be on the UR Campus? Visit the Gwen M Greene Career and Internship Center.

Quick Links

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CONTACT US

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Eastman School of Music
26 Gibbs Street, Box 26
Rochester, NY 14604

585.274.1113
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