Job posting:
Summer Associate
Position Title: Summer Associate
Dates: Friday, August 7 - August 24, 2026
Position Description: Artist Management/Festival Production Associate
Reports To: Operations & Production Manager
Compensation: $1,250 stipend. Most meals and reimbursement for gas mileage provided.
Position Summary: The Summer Associate provides support for staff and artists leading up to and during the 2026 Portland Chamber Music Festival. A successful candidate will be highly organized and enjoy tackling a wide range of responsibilities as part of a small but supportive and enthusiastic team. Familiarity with and/or passion for the performing arts, especially classical music, as well as an interest in
stage management, concert production, and/or operations is a plus.
Throughout the course of the Festival there will be:
• 20+ Resident Artists
• 4-5 daily rehearsals
• 4 Main stage concerts
• 1 runout performance at a retirement community
• Multiple musician dinners, donor gatherings, etc.
Most activity will take place at Stevens Square Community Center at 631 Stevens Ave, Portland ME. The full season + programs can be found at https://www.pcmf.org/2026-summer-festival (posted soon). Under the Artistic Direction of Grammy-nominated violist and Borromeo String Quartet member Melissa Reardon, PCMF’s Resident Artists are internationally renowned chamber musicians from top ensembles and conservatories around the country such as the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and Curtis Institute of Music, among many others.
Questions? Email Jocelyn Leighton-Cory, Operations & Production Manager at