Festival Internships

Raindance Film Festival

London

Salary: Unpaid

Raindance Film Festival is seeking London-based interns who are friendly, enthusiastic and interested in film and events management to fill the following roles at this year’s Raindance Film Festival. Please note excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

All applicants should be available between 1 July to 04 October (negotiable) and will work a min of 24 hours per week (full-time desired) from the Raindance office in central London (10 Craven Street, WC2N 5PE, London, UK).

This year’s festival will run from 18 to 29 September, during which time interns will be asked to perform full time (ideally).

Roles available:

  • Office/Courses intern: In this role you will follow up on daily operations in the office. In addition, you will have creative freedom to contribute to the Raindance blog and social media handle. This internship is perfect for thinking about a career in film as it gives you a great opportunity to attend all the Raindance courses while assisting our Courses Director.
  • Hospitality intern: Applicants should have a working knowledge of the festival world, excellent interpersonal skills, and be willing to work with VIPs in a fast-moving environment. For this position it is necessary to be well-presented and confident. This role will appeal greatly to those interested in pursuing a career in hospitality management.
  • Events intern: Applicants should have an interest in event management and will report to the Events Coordinator on planning the Raindance Film Festival events. They should have great organisation, communication and management skills. This role will appeal greatly to those interested in pursuing a career in event management.
  • Volunteer Coordination intern:  Applicants should have good people management skills. Some customer faced experience in a very fast paced environment is essential. This position will involve contacting and scheduling the volunteers for the Raindance Film Festival and managing them on site throughout the whole festival.
  • Marketing intern: Applicants should have a strong focus in marketing with a desire to obtain marketing support experience. For this position interns will help the Marketing Director to implement Raindance’s marketing strategy. A time precious role that needs somebody with great writing and communication skills, and the ability to pick up an organisation’s social media voice fast!
  • Filmmaker intern: This is a great filmmaking role for those wanting to gain or enhance their videography/photography experience, and who want to develop their skills and gain insight into a world renowned film festival. The role will involve registering Galas, Q&As and special events. You must bring your own camera!

How to Apply?

Please email a one page CV and a cover letter outlining your experience, which position you would like to be considered for and why you are interested in working for the Raindance Film Festival to intern@raindance.co.uk.

Please specify the position for which you are applying in the subject line of your email. If you are interested in applying for more than one position please send in ONE application and specify all the positions you are interested in, in the subject line.

The closing date for this position is 03/07/2019 at 23:59

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