Sound Engineer Intern (The Holland Project, Pack Intern, Spring 2026)
**This internship is hosted by The Holland Project and sponsored by the Nevada Career Studio and Dan Lofrese Liberal Arts Internship Endowment.
Students are highly encouraged to visit the Nevada Career Studio in-person Fridays from 12:00 to 4:00 or use our Virtual Resume + Cover Letter Tune Up service BEFORE applying for these positions. Students are welcome to by any time during our drop-in hours, but we’ll have dedicated staff on Fridays! Resumes and cover letters that do not meet NCS expectations will not be included in applicant packages to employers.
About The Holland Project:
The Holland Project has served as Reno’s all-ages, DIY music venue and community art space since 2007, presenting 300 music performances, visual art exhibitions and events, community gatherings, youth camps, afterschool opportunities, workshops, mentorships, and so much more annually. The mission is simple: “Art, music, culture. By young people, for young people”. Governed by its members, volunteer boards, and committees, Holland seeks to propel Reno’s all-ages movement and wholeheartedly support and champion opportunities for young people in our community. Holland fundamentally believes that music and art are vital forces and that young people have the ability and right to shape and share their culture. Now nearly two decades in operation, Holland Project is the place for the most contemporary, cutting-edge, and unique art experiences in the region.
Internship Description:
The Sound Engineer will work with our Booking and Production staff to learn how to run live audio, produce live events, manage staging and artist tech requirements, and work with artists, bands, and venue staff to help execute Holland’s exciting music and events schedule. Communication, teamwork/collaboration, and a love for music are helpful traits in this position, as is a cool head under pressure! This person will learn to advance bands, do pre-production work, load-in and set-up bands, sound check, run sound during events and programs, communicate with bands and venue staff, learn to manage, fix, and upkeep our equipment, and more. After this internship, the intern should be able to run sound and work at any venue (including picking up shifts at Holland), help run events or festivals, or continue to work in production locally or beyond.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Learn to use the board and related equipment to set-up live sound
- Help w/with pre-production, load-in, and sound checks
- Work shows and live music events, start-to-finish
- Help manage and care for sound equipment
- Help prepare for and manage sound and staging for offsite events
Goals and Expectations of the Intern:
- Complete 120 hours of work as an intern (8-15 hours per week, 15 weeks total)
- Interns must be able to work nights and weekends, be good communicators and collaborators, and show up with a positive and ready-to-help attitude.
- Interns will work with bands and artists of varying expertise/experience levels with many different kinds of equipment, and patience and eagerness to assist are key.
- Our goal is that you learn all the basics of running live sound; learn how to work with and communicate with artists and production staff; feel confident to run sound by yourself at shows or events - from load-in to sound check to the show to breakdown; that you understand all the various pieces of equipment and how they work (so you can troubleshoot); and that you leave being able to continue to work at Holland or other venues or places that produce live events!
Required Qualifications:
- Must be a degree-seeking undergraduate student at the University of Nevada, Reno during the Spring ‘26 semester
- Must be enrolled in a College of Liberal Arts Bachelor’s Degree Program
- Understanding of music/sound equipment (having used or set up a PA, recorded live music, played an instrument, used a mixing board, etc).
- Having tech confidence and general understanding of power/electronics and how basic sound works is also helpful.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Some knowledge of m32-style mixing board, and some live sound experience is preferred.
Desired Schedule for Intern:
Nights and weekends, 1-2 shows a week.
PIGP internships require interns to complete 120 hours during their internship. It is the intern’s responsibility to ensure this requirement is met.