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Arts Administration

Profile

Marcus is an up and coming Arts Administrator gaining a broad range of skills and experiences. He completed a Bachelor’s of Arts in Arts Management and Arts Entrepreneurship with a Minor in Accountancy from Miami University. He has experience working for arts organizations both domestically and internationally. He has developed orchestra logistic and operation skills as an Orchestra Operations Administrator for Prague Summer Nights — an international music festival running across the Czech Republic and Austria.

Alongside operations, he has developed capabilities in scheduling, music librarianship, and personnel management during his time in the Czech Republic, and in data analysis and survey development as an intern for the Institute for Arts Public Value pilot project under Angela Meleca in Ohio.

He has worked for multiple chamber festivals as an Arts Administration Intern for Summermusik (Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra) and the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. During these intense Festivals he worked in artistic, production, marketing, and operations developing skills including musician liaison, scheduling, and social media.

Recent Experience
Completed
2025 – 2026 · Cincinnati, OH

Arts Administration Intern

Summermusik (Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra)

Managed social media across all platforms, developed marketing strategies, and contributed to festival production, grant writing, and donor relations.

Completed · Summer 2026
Summer 2026 · Santa Fe, NM

Artistic Administration Intern

Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

Worked across artistic, production, marketing, and operations during the 2026 summer season, building on experience from Prague Summer Nights and Summermusik.

800+
Audience Members
Prague Festival
150+
Students Served
Try It Day
3
Czech Cities
Stage-Managed
4
Opera Productions
Vienna

Selected Experience

Summer 2025 Czechia + Austria Operations

Festival Prague Summer Nights

Orchestra Operations Administrator

As an Orchestra Administrator, his role consisted of several responsibilities ranging from stage management, scheduling, and coordinating concerts in the Czech Republic. Marcus stage managed in three different cities in the Czech Republic: Tabor, Plzen, and Prague. These concerts had distinguished guests such as world renown conductor Marin Alsop, the Dallas Symphony Chorus, and principal clarinetist of the Philadelphia Orchestra Ricardo Morales. The festival's concerts had an attendance of over 800 audience members. In addition, Marcus was responsible for stage managing the orchestra for 4 opera productions of Magic Flute and Figaro in Vienna, Austria.

2025 – 2026 Cincinnati, OH Marketing · Development

Summermusik (Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra)

Arts Administration Intern

As an Arts Administration Intern, his role was to manage all social media accounts and develop and execute marketing strategies. In addition to marketing, Marcus also has experience in Festival production and planning for We Are One: Roots and development work in grant writing and donor relations.

Marshall Elementary Project Management

Instrument Try It Day Event

Project Manager

Marcus project managed an Instrument Try It Day Fair for over 150 students at Marshall Elementary. He collaborated with Marshall Elementary, Miami Music Department, Willis Music, and Ohio Collegiate Music Educators Association (OCMEA) to create this event. He organized the schedule for the event and the logistics coordinating with all parties involved. More specifically his role was focused on coordinating with Willis Music to get the instruments for this event. Additionally, he was heavily involved in coordinating with the president of OCMEA to get music education volunteers to help run the instrument stations for the event.

IAPV Institute for Arts Public Value
Internship · Under Angela Meleca Research · Data

Institute for Arts Public Value

Research & Data Intern

Contributed to a pilot project under Angela Meleca's direction, focused on understanding the public value of the arts. Marcus developed skills in survey design and data analysis, supporting research that informs how arts organizations measure and communicate their community impact.

Skills & Capabilities

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Operations & Production

  • Stage management
  • Scheduling & logistics
  • Music librarianship
  • Personnel management
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Marketing & Social

  • Multi-platform social media
  • Video & reel production
  • Marketing strategy
  • Content planning
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Development

  • Grant writing
  • Grant research
  • Donor relations
  • Artist liaison
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Research & Data

  • Survey development
  • Data analysis
  • Data management
  • Public-value research