Year-Round Careers at Interlochen
Come Work at Interlochen
You seek a life that balances stability with joyful purpose. Your skills and experience set you apart from the rest, and you’re looking for the ideal workplace to continue growing—where your work has meaning, your contributions are valued, and you’re making an impact on the world.
If you are seeking seasonal employment rather than a year-round career, please visit Summer Camp Jobs.
At Interlochen, we’ve drawn together a diverse community of individuals from varied backgrounds, beliefs, and walks of life. We share outstanding job stability, unbelievable benefits, and stellar career growth opportunities.
All this can be found on our 1,200-acre campus, set between two sparkling Michigan lakes. If you’re a professional in education, arts administration, or operations, consider applying to Interlochen today.
Featured Jobs
Whether you see yourself teaching students, serving up fresh meals, or keeping students safe on the road, Interlochen Center for the Arts has the perfect position for you.
Instructor of Residence Life
The Instructor of Residence Life is a live-in teaching position that is responsible for building community and caring for students in a designated area of the Residence Halls.
Transportation Driver
Safely transport students, faculty, and staff to exciting destinations and activities while maintaining a friendly, responsible presence that contributes to the Interlochen experience.
Dining Services Staff
Support seamless meal service operations by maintaining clean facilities, assisting with food preparation and serving, and creating a welcoming dining atmosphere for the Interlochen community.
A meaningful mission
Immerse yourself in an environment of vibrant creativity, where young artists from all across the world gather to explore music, theatre, dance, visual arts, film, creative writing, and interdisciplinary arts. Your work furthers Interlochen’s efforts to engage and inspire creative people of all ages, enhancing the quality of their lives and helping them lead with passion. Learn more about our mission, core values, and purpose.
Join our welcoming community
The arts remind us what it truly means to be human, regardless of perceived differences between us. Inclusivity is at the living, beating heart of our institution—and we wouldn’t want it any other way.
We are committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where people of all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences are valued and celebrated. Learn more about diversity, equity, and inclusion at Interlochen.
Featured Benefits
Generous Time Off: Accrue paid vacation and sick time based on your role and tenure—plus enjoy up to 10 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays annually.
Robust Parental Leave: Up to 12 weeks of paid leave for birth parents, and up to 6 weeks paid parental bonding leave for all new parents, including adoptive parents.
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance: Choose from three health plans starting at $0 per pay period, with additional dental and vision coverage at low cost.
Zero-Cost Health Coverage Option: Our Value Plan includes $0 employee-only premiums and covers preventative care at 100%.
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA): Use pre-tax dollars to cover medical or dependent care expenses up to $5,000 annually.
Life & Disability Insurance: Interlochen provides $10,000 of life insurance at no cost to employees, with affordable options to increase coverage. We also offer short- and long-term disability insurance and critical illness coverage at low, employee-friendly rates—helping you protect what matters most.
Double Retirement Match through TIAA: Contribute to your future with 403(b) or Roth retirement plans. Interlochen matches up to 8% (double your 4% contribution) annually.
Referral Bonus: Earn a $500 referral bonus when you help us grow our team! Refer a friend for year-round positions—including EVS/Maintenance, Dining Services, Residence Life Instructor, or Hotel—and once they’re employed for 60 days working full time, you both get rewarded.
Free daily lunch for employees at our on-site cafeteria, featuring a hot entrée each day, a generous salad and sandwich bar, breakfast bar, daily soups, a wok station, and more. Shift meals are also provided for employees working alternative shifts.
- Enjoy ticket discounts on concerts and events featuring nationally-known musicians, artists, and performers
- Get up to two free tickets for most student performances/shows
- We offer tuition discounts for employee’s children at Arts Academy (75% off) and/or Camp (50% off)
Enjoy a flexible “dress for your day” policy—whether business professional or business casual fits your schedule. As a community rooted in the arts, we value self-expression and welcome creative styles such as tattoos, piercings, and colorful hair, while maintaining a respectful and professional environment.
Experience a workplace like no other—enjoy fresh air with your windows open to the sounds of world-class faculty and students playing diverse music genres, take breaks listening to national touring acts warming up for evening concerts, and stroll by the stunning Duck Lake or Green Lake, all amidst the natural beauty of northern Michigan.
Free housing on campus for Instructors of Residence Life.
- Dennison Center for Recreation and Wellness: Enjoy on-campus access to group classes, a fitness center, and employee challenges for employees and their adult spouses or significant others.
- Grand Traverse Bay YMCA Workplace Wellness Program: Pay a $0 joiner fee and get membership discounts at the Y. Includes free fitness classes, family nights, swimming pools, and much more.
- Health Joy Virtual Care & Benefits App: All benefit-eligible employees get access to Health Joy, a free, easy-to-use app that offers no-cost virtual health and mental health services. It also stores all your insurance cards in one convenient place, making it simple to manage your care wherever you are.
- Personalized Benefit Guidance: Employees get help understanding their health insurance plans, including which providers and services are covered to minimize out-of-pocket costs.
- Cost Transparency: The app can provide estimated costs for procedures, helping employees shop smarter for care.
- Care Coordination: Health Joy can help schedule appointments, find in-network providers, and coordinate care between specialists.
- Claims Support: Assistance with understanding and resolving insurance claims and billing issues.
- Wellness Resources: Access to health coaching, nutrition advice, fitness programs, and other wellness tools.
- Medication Management: Support for finding lower-cost prescription options or navigating pharmacy benefits.
- 24/7 Chat Support: On-demand access to health advisors who can answer questions and guide employees in real time.