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Executive Director Intern
Job Description: Assists the Executive Director and the Executive Assistant with daily tasks. Duties include running errands, performing administrative tasks, marketing, and some PR work. Opportunity provided to gain event planning experience and learn the logistics of producing an annual film festival.
Job Requirements: Seeking motivated individual with self-management characteristics and excellent organizational skills. Must possess ability to multi-task and have good communication skills. Experience in PR is preferred, but not required.
Contact: Executive Director Assistant, Linzy Beltran –
Conference Intern
Job Description: The Conference Department celebrates writers' contributions to film & television. During four days of panels, screenwriters & filmmakers network & learn the tricks of the trade -- the art, craft & business of screenwriting & filmmaking - from the masters themselves, leading Hollywood writers, directors, producers, agents, managers and production company executives. Intern will assist the Conference Director in coordinating these numerous panels and arrange travel and accommodations for our distinguished guests.
Job Requirements: People skills are a must. You must be comfortable on the phone, able to multitask, and highly organized. It is preferred that you have an interest in film and film-related events. Examples of duties include: assisting in mail outs, arranging travel itineraries, putting together press packets, research contact information w/agencies and/or panelists, marketing, and overseeing volunteers during Conference.
Contact: Conference Director, Erin Hallagan –
Development Intern
Job Description: Assistant to the Development Director. A typical day will include negotiating festival promotion for food trade with local restaurants, digging up any info you can on a potential sponsorship target, writing a marketing proposal for a local business, with time in there somewhere for vetting venues for one of our late night festival parties and updating our sponsorship database.
Job Requirements: People skills and time management skills are a must. Intern must be comfortable on the phone and a creative writer. Marketing/Sales Background preferred, but not required.
Contact: Director of Development, Allison Frady –
Film Department Intern
Job Description: The Film Department at Austin Film Festival is in charge of programming films for the festival, processing and handling entries in the film competition, checking films in and out to screeners, and helping to market AFF to students, filmmakers. We also collaborate with the Marketing Department to market screenings to the public for both year-round-programming events and screenings during the festival. Interns will be required to work a regular schedule within business hours (Monday to Friday 10 am to 6 pm). A prospective intern should be comfortable with computers, especially Word and Excel, efficient, punctual, outgoing, and good with people. There will be a variety of tasks which change weekly including helping with mail-outs, maintaining databases, coordinating and marketing advance screenings, and researching filmmakers and film websites.
Job Requirements: We are looking for a self-starter and a problem-solver who is interested in film and wants to work with a nationally-renown film festival at the ground level. You will be watching film, thinking about film and interacting with filmmakers. … Also you will be doing data entry. And running errands. But it will all be in the name of film.
Contact: Director of Programming, Bears Fonté –
Marketing Intern
Job Description: Assist Director of Marketing with research, grassroots efforts and internet marketing strategies. This includes working with social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Do512, etc., as well as assisting with creating the AFF Daily print out during our festival. Will also help with running the AFF blog, as well as other aspects of the AFF website.
Job Requirements: People and time management skills, creativity, patience and flexibility. Intern must be comfortable on the phone and a creative writer. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel). Communication/Marketing background a plus. Photoshop skills are a plus, but not required. Wordpress knowledge is also a plus.
Contact: Director of Marketing, Celina Guerrero –
Screenplay Competition Intern
Job Description: The Austin Film Festival Screenplay and Teleplay Competition recognizes the work of the writer, opens doors, and creates a networking system for new writers to further their career within the industry. Industry professionals recognize the Austin Film Festival as a widely respected and popular writing competition, with representatives from agencies and production companies participating in the judging process. As a Screenplay Competition Director Intern you would help in the process of logging screenplays, developing databases, maintaining filing, and recruiting production companies for judging.
Job Requirements: Skills must include: good people skills, attention to detail, and a willingness to work. A sense of humor is also a definite must.
Contact: Screenplay Competition Director, Matt Dy -
Young Filmmakers Program Intern
Job Description: Assistant to the Director of Young Filmmakers Program. Publicizing the AFF Summer Film Camp. Research (and contact) schools and various organizations through which we can increase public awareness of the YFP. Research various organizations through which we can get money/sponsorship for the YFP. Brainstorming and putting into practice ways to expand YFP (screenings, increasing publicity for competitions, etc.) Mailings for YFP and Membership. Brainstorming ways to expand membership.
Job Requirements: Intern must be friendly, outgoing, patient, organized, and have an interest in youth!
Contact: Director of Youth Education, Liz Mimms –
Office Management (Administrative) Intern
Job Description: The Office Manager organizes and maintains the Austin Film Festival Office. The Office Manager’s interns will be involved in Project Coordination as well as maintaining the day to day activities of the office.
Job duties entail: Assisting the Office Manager in answering the phones, creating and maintaining databases, creating and responding to email. Some other tasks included are assisting with film screenings around Austin, completing out-of-office errands, and getting price quotes for different projects to be completed. Must be proficient in or have intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office and File Maker database is preferred. Must be able to commit to a regular schedule of ten to fifteen hours per week
Job Requirements: Must demonstrate friendliness and have good communication skills. Organizational skills and multi-tasking is a must. Exemplary phone etiquette required.
Contact: Office Manager, Kristen Washington –
Operations Manager Intern
Job Description: The Operations Manager intern plans, assists, organizes and maintains all major Austin Film Festival projects and timelines. Duties include project coordination, creating deadline and priorities checklists, calendars and assisting in the completion of daily tasks. Works closely with the Executive Assistant and Director in project planning.
Job Requirements: Must demonstrate exemplary communication, organization, and note-taking skills. Must be able to multi-task with self-management characteristics. Proficiency in Microsoft Office is preferred, but not required.
Contact: Operations Manager, Sonia Onescu –
Summer Camp Intern
Job Description: Assistant to the Summer Film Camp Director.
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Update Registration Daily
• Maintain Filing and Organization for Camp
• Communicate with Marketing Department on a weekly basis.
• Assist Camp Coordinator and Camp Director during camp.
• Assist Camp Instructors in supervising students and equipment use.
• Maintain up-to-date communication
• with parents of registered students.
• Update or create forms and document needed for camp and registration.
• Assist with running the Summer Film Camp Showcase
Contact: Young Filmmakers Program director – Liz Mimms –