Intern with the OTR Film Festival

Gain valuable career experience and help bring people together to celebrate differences and commonalities. 

Internship Opportunities

***ALL PAID INTERNSHIPS HAVE BEEN FILLED. However, we are still taking applications for unpaid intern positions. 

Please use the link below to apply for an internship opportunity. Hours for the internships are flexible but you must be available the July 6-8th. 

OTR Film Festival Marketing and Promotion

Timeline: May 2023 – July 2023 (Must be available July 6-8th)

  • Attend weekly OTR Film Festival Marketing meetings
  • Work alongside the social media team (overall assistance with social media monitoring including but not limited to: content concepts & ideation, creation, engagement, posting, responding to customer inquiries)
  • Help build brand awareness and promote the film festival by assisting with street teams, coordination of volunteers, advance screenings, and other local marketing events & efforts
  • Assist with email campaigns and press events
  • Assist with the creation of press kits & social media kits 
  • Checking festival phone messages and faciliating a response
  • Assisting with assembling passholder information

OTR Film Festival Special Events Planning Support

Timeline: May 2023 – July 2023 (Must be available July 6-8th)

PRODUCTION DUTIES:

  • Helping with set up and  breakdown of the step and  repeat, tables, decorations lights and  sound systems at events
  • Assisting with Talent coordination of speakers and  performers
  • Running lights or sound at events under supervisions of producers
  • Helping producers tackle any issues with props items or elements on the day of the event
  • picking up or dropping off props sound equipment or other items

ROOM DUTIES:

  • Being point person to direct guests to different areas of event
  • Helping collect tickets problem solve and  answer guest questions

OTR Film Festival Digital Media Support

Timeline: May 2023 – July 2023 (Must be available July 6-8th)

  • Attend weekly OTR Film Festival Marketing meetings
  • Perform quality control checks on films for screening
  • Assist with the captioning of film trailers, promotional video/photo elements, and pre-screening reels produced for the event
  • Assist with uploading approved films and their specs to our festival’s virtual platform
  • Create film pages in ticketing software
  • Capture red carpet and event video during the festival and festival lead-up activities
  • Assist with production of daily event recap videos