Company: Community Supported Film
Address: 56 Parkton Rd.
Location: Boston, MA
Application Deadline: Available Year-round
Position: 2 Part-time, Unpaid
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Description
Description: Administrative and Communications role – including Distribution, Press Outreach, Social Media, and Grantwriting.
Location: Boston, MA
Type: unpaid
Community Supported Film is looking for an intern to play a key role in helping this young organization grow and communicate its mission, primarily by assisting in the distribution of our Afghan-made film, The Fruit of Our Labor.
CSFilm’s mission as a not-for-profit organization is to integrate training, storytelling and awareness building by:
1. Training storytellers from poor and developing communities in non-fiction filmmaking and assisting them with the development of their careers as filmmakers and video-journalists
2. Producing engaging stories from the trainee’s perspective about important social and economic development issues in their communities. These stories counteract the relentless focus of the western media on battlefronts, crises and disasters.
3. Building a bridge between the community of filmmakers, communities in development, and an international community of concerned citizens. This conversation raises awareness about sustainable paths to a more peaceful and equitable world.
This is an excellent opportunity to help build an organization in its start-up phase.
Learn and see more at www.csfilm.org.
Reports to: Director
Hours: 10-15 hours per week
Commitment: 3-6 months
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities:
1. Administration
• Assist with the coordination of screenings, presentations, public engagement, and fundraising campaigns
• Research potential partnerships, collaborations, and distribution and fundraising opportunities
• Writing and copyediting for various purposes
• Assist with donation tracking and acknowledgments
• Assist with the maintenance of administrative systems
2. Communications
Help CSFilm develop and implement a media strategy that builds its audience and promotes its activities.
• Pitching stories and interviews, place op-eds and articles and book CSFilm spokespeople on radio and television.
• Identify, build and maintain relationships with journalists and producers
• Research, develop and maintain the organization’s online social media presence
• Write, edit and distribute press releases and all related correspondence and materials
• Maintain a press database and track media hits
3. Grantwriting
Research and assist in the drafting of grant applications
Requirements
Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
• College degree, near degree completion, or equivalent experience
• Study of and experience with public relations, press outreach and social media
• Excellent written, oral and people communication skills
• Experience with:
• Macintosh OS
• Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Web technology including but not limited to HTML and Wordpress
• Detail oriented with ability to take initiative and carry multiple tasks to completion
Additional Skills (may be learned on the job)
• Familiarity with Photoshop, i-photo, Illustrator and other image and graphic software
• Knowledge of the language of documentary video production and public engagement
• Knowledge of issues of social and economic development
• Video compression and media production for the web
Because we are a small nonprofit start-up, we as yet have limited resources. Applicants are encouraged to bring and use a personally owned laptop during their intern hours when possible, though exceptions can be made.
