Los Angeles, CA 90057
The Creative Media Intern(s) will work directly with staff members leading our Creative Camp: month-long summer workshops in screenwriting, filmmaking, music production, and spoken word performance. The intern will assist our staff in the development, scheduling, and teaching of media workshops that teach and guide students to tell powerful stories across mediums while building their craft and confidence. They will work with youth production teams to support students’ content creation throughout their term. The intern will also help coordinate visiting professionals from our partner organizations such as Creative Artists Agency (CAA), William Morris Endeavor, and the Writers Guild of America.
Interns may also assist senior staff with general administrative tasks such as filing, data entry, organization, and occasional errands. The Get Lit staff is a small, tightly knit team. The interns will be expected to pitch in on projects, regardless of size, should assistance be required.
Get Lit expects applicants to have basic computer skills, have experience with Microsoft Word and Excel, and be familiar with Macintosh operating systems. Candidates should have an interest in marketing, media, fundraising, and/or literary and performing arts. Other skills useful for these positions include: proofreading skills, event experience, and an ability to communicate with a wide range of people including teenagers, parents of students, professional staff members, and organization Board Members.
Get Lit – Words Ignite inspires literacy, wellness, creativity, and workforce development for young people through Spoken Word poetry and media. Through in- and after-school programs centered on classic and contemporary poetry and multi-media expression, Get Lit advances education, promotes literacy, and offers opportunities for under-resourced young people to create community and raise up their authentic voices. Our programs span the classroom to career including: In-School Program with award-winning curricula; the Classic Slam spoken word competition; the Get Lit Players performance troupe; our Film Lab and Creative Camp programs for high-schoolers; and our Creative Career Lab that offers young adults job training and employment placement in creative fields.
To apply, please email a cover letter and a resume including relevant experience and/or interests, with email subject line “Communications Internship” or “Creative Media Internship” to Ms. Samantha Feld at samantha@getlit.org