General Description:

This internship offers valuable hands on experience in film marketing (publicity and promotion), with special focus on independent and foreign film. Opportunity to learn about Bay Area media outlets, film and cultural scene, and other important business contacts. Also gives insight to film exhibition and distribution. Plus, a friendly working environment with free popcorn!
· Intern position is not paid; must be receiving college credit for internship
·Hours are flexible; between 12-24 hours/week; within the work hours Mon-Fri, 9am-5:30pm.
· Benefits include: free admission to regular film showings at theatre, tickets to special film events, free promo schwag (t-shirts, posters, cd’s, etc.)

Marketing:

· Contribute to the creation of concepts for film promotions or other programs specific to theaters
· Write publicity/marketing materials (press releases, etc.)
· Monitor media (newspapers, online) for film publicity results
· Research/make calls for targeted businesses/organizations on specific film promotions
· Execute grassroots marketing, including online promotion
· Prepare promotional materials, including copy for printing postcards & flyers,entry boxes, one-sheet snipes, etc.
· By specific arrangement, provide support at special events.

General Office:
· Process mailings, and overnight packages, filing
· Be proficient in MS Windows, MS Word, MS Excel

Desired Skills/Attributes:

· General office skills: phone, typing, filing.
· Good computer skills
· Writing skills: Press release and other material directed to media. Also material directed to general public: weekly email bulletin, copy for flyers, etc.
· Experience or knowledge of film, especially independent/foreign-language film.
· Experience or knowledge of media in general, and San Francisco media in particular
· Familiarity with San Francisco Bay Area, particularly San Francisco and Berkeley.
· Professional demeanor and good communication skills.
· Self-motivated; direct, extroverted personality; creative, free-thinking; action oriented, strong work ethic.

Promotions/Marketing/Events
Department:  Promotions
Reports To:  Promotions Manager
Compensation:  School credit only (unpaid internship)
Hours:  Part-time

Salem San Francisco is seeking a responsible, outgoing student who is looking to learn more about the exciting world of radio, particularly the aspect of planning events, advertising and promoting, and marketing for a radio station.

Position Summary: Salem San Francisco’s Promotions Department handles marketing efforts for both Business Radio KDOW AM1220 and KFAX Christian Radio AM 1100.  An Intern in the Promotions Department would be responsible for much of the legwork involved in planning events for both stations, and efforts in marketing the stations to new audiences.  This includes clerical duties (data entry, filing and correspondence), listener relations, setting up and working events (conferences, concerts, station remotes, etc.), and other various tasks handed down by management.

Qualifications: Our internship program is built to GIVE you the experience you need, so we don’t require much.  However, you must be over 18 years of age, and legally be allowed to work in the United States.  You must also be enrolled in an educational institution, and be able to receive credit for the work that you do here.  You must also have an available schedule that permits you to work nights and/or weekends in addition to office hours at the station.  You must have a CA drivers license and be able to lift 30lbs.  You must also have a working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and be comfortable and presentable in working with the public.  Experience with HTML is a plus.

We are looking for an intern who can work 1-2 days a week at our office in the Presidio aiding the Filmmaker Services Department. The intern will mainly work with the Grants and Residencies programs. This internship will be a valuable way to learn about filmmaking in the Bay Area. This is also an exciting opportunity to be part of the rapidly-growing Filmmaker Services Department.

Duties will include: organizing information, compiling materials, communicating with our contacts, as well as aiding with research on filmmakers, trends in filmmaking as well as research for our programs and counterpart programs.

Intern must be detail-oriented, hard working and enthusiatic. Filmmaking experience and knowledge of the Bay Area film industry is preferable.

Fitness Company that has a new in-house production team that handles every aspect of production for best-in-class fitness DVDs. Our DVDs and commercials are produced and shot with top-level professional athletes and trainers from every sport. We produce unprecedented fitness athletes and trainers from every sport.

There are 2 Production Assistant Internship Opportunities available.

We are looking for interns interested in producing, production managing, shooting, editing (Final Cut Pro), and graphic design. Organization and interpersonal skills a must. You will support senior and associate producers with logistical and tactical arrangements and procedures. This is a great opportunity to grasp the entire production process-from concepts, script writing and approval, location scouting, permit requests, creating and managing production schedules.

You will also provide general production assistance during shoots, and standard assistance for editors during post production, such as digitizing, logging footage, maintaining our video library and creating rough cuts. This position will also have varying levels of creative project opportunities through spearheading adjunct CREATIVE web and promotional campaigns. You will also have the chance to film our sponsored athletes in their professional athletic setting.

Requirements:
• Minimum of 2 days per week and/or a required 16-20 hours.
• Course credit can be arranged, but not required.
• Drivers license preferred.

The internship is unpaid, but the company is growing rapidly. The opportunity for further employment is always possible.

Small, television based, music video show Production Company located
in downtown San Francisco is seeking several interns that will actively participate across all levels of our production projects, involved in planning through delivery. Historically, our main focus has been based in music video programming, and we are now expanding our efforts with two additional projects for public consumption.  1) Production and initial marketing of talk format television pilots, and 2) Video documentation of an annual live event including subsequent post-production for DVD, television and new media distribution.A minimum of 16 hours per week is required for the entirety of the internship which will end on or about April 30. Outside of two or three mandatory work days, the work schedule is flexible and may be mutually agreed upon based on your availability. You will be provided a workspace, necessary equipment, supplies, training, and additional guidance to ensure successful completion of assigned tasks.

AVAILABLE INTERNSHIP POSITIONS:

• Director
• Producer/Associate Producer
• Technical Director
• Camera Operator
• Production Assistant
• Mastering Video Editor                                                                                                                                            
  

Depending on your exsisting skill set, career track and interests, you will learn, contribute, and improve upon your knowledge of:

• Preproduction planning including forecasts and budgets
• Live production utilizing DV cameras, lighting, audio and additional field equipment
• Post production utilizing the Final Cut Studio suite of applications
• Team collaboration and indivdual contribution
• Related communication and administrative needs to support production

DESIRED SKILLS                                                                                         Applicants should possess logical organization skills, have great attention to detail,and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

We are a non-profit literacy arts program that uses storytelling, digital media, autobiographical writing and interactive theater activities to help students develop their reading, writing and oral communication skills.

Our interns work in San Francisco public middle schools helping students create their own autobiographical stories. Interns help students tell autobiographical stories by facilitating small groups and working one-on-one with students. There are a variety of different programs using different mediums to tell these stories, including writing, theater arts, blogging, and digital movie making.

We also have a need for administrative and management interns in a variety of capacities.  Learn skill sets ranging from classroom arts facilitation to copyediting.

Our in school and community programs serve over 2,000 youth in six Bay Area counties a year; 65% are low-income; 30% English Language Learners; 95% youth of color; and more than 60% are scoring below basic level on literacy tests.

These are non-paid internship. We are willing to fulfill requirements in order for you to receive course credit.

San Francisco Bay Area’s definitive online city guide to Arts & Culture, Entertainment, Food, Shopping, and Urban Living.
Since 1996, we’ve been providing users with comprehensive and up-to-the-minute Event Calendar listings, a dynamic Business Directory, and a “hip and progressive” editorial voice that reviews anything from films, music shows, restaurants, retail shops, and more.
We are currently looking for an individual seeking a career in new media or a related field. These internships are unpaid, and are generally available only to students currently enrolled or recently graduated from an accredited program.  Any experience engaging an online community via blogs and other social networking sites a plus.

Our internships involve finding the best events happening in the Bay Area to be listed in our upcoming events calendar as well as main topic pages. Depending on your interests, in addition to calendar listings, they also can involve coordinating channel updates, micro blogging, interviewing bands, previewing or reviewing live music shows, plays or other events, or writing CD reviews. The intern might help curate the work of local artists for our online gallery, or work with our marketing department to promote our company, a position that offers opportunities for networking.

Requirements:

Commitment of 15 - 20 hours per week for 12 weeks. In order to ensure the educational benefit of the internship, we work with each individual to set goals at the outset. These include quantifiable, specific targets and also broader educational objectives. Interns work closely with experienced professionals, and are given feedback throughout the internship and at its conclusion.

When applying also send any other relevant information including but not limited to writing samples and/or links that showcase your current interest in the new media field.

We are a Production company that provides pre-production, production and post-production services including budgeting and scheduling, cinematography, directing, production management, picture and sound editing as well as creative services for corporate videos, ENG (Electronic News Gathering), episodic television, multi-camera live-event coverage, commercials and documentaries. In addition The Big Picture also provides corporate event production services from creative concept to scripting, staging, set design and direction.  We work in film, video, DV, HD and 24p formats.

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
We seek highly energetic and motivated interns to assist in both the production office, in the editing suite and on location for 13 weeks.  The intern will learn about the business of production as well as gain hands-on experience with the opportunity to assist with all the aspects of a production from set up to wrap.  Interns will have the chance to experience pre-production planning such as helping location and client research, casting calls, client relationships, scripting, budgeting, and scheduling.  Production opportunities include accompanying the crew on field productions and assisting with set up and wrap, equipment set up, shooting, talent coordination, make-up and wardrobe assistance, time management, and location contacts.  Post-production exposure includes assisting with edits, effects, graphics, audio, logging tape, transcription, and dubbing tape.  Previous experience in production is helpful, but not required.  Current students in the field are highly encouraged to apply for this non-paying internship and must be enrolled in a college or university that will issue school credit. Strongly preferred tools of the trade:

Strongly preferred tools of the trade:
•    Live locally in the Bay Area
•    Have own vehicle with a current driver’s license
•    Strong communication skills
•    Research skills (including use of internet based search engines)
•    Knowledge of MS Excel, Word, Access, Outlook
•    Good organizational skills
•    At least One full day a week available
•    Mac and/or Final Cut Pro experience preferred

10-15 hours per week per intern, including Saturdays (flexible)
4 Internships available for Fall 2008
4 Internships available for Spring 2009

The Scott Dick Show, weekdays 6-8PM (two hours live)
The Tasty Planet Show, Saturdays 2-4PM (two hours live)

The Scott Dick show is a political talk show broadcast from the commercial progressive station KRXA 540AM based on the Monterey Peninsula. This is a new show beginning on December 10, 2007.

The Tasty Planet Show is a food, wine and travel show airing every Saturday from 2-4PM and has aired since Oct 2005.

Intern skills desired
Communicate in English and get the nuances.
Refined BS detector (required for monitoring the news for good bits)
Sense of what’s important
Organized
Ability to follow through and prioritize
PC and Mac knowledge
Creative
Ability to work together with others/team player
Good sense of humor
Patience

Tasks May include:
Content brainstorming and group participation in pre/post production meetings
Pre-production writing and researching
Sound bite capture from video and audio sources, editing and preparation for airing
Booking and preparing guests and experts
Audio editing
Video editing
Call screening
Producing
Broadcast board work
Remote broadcasts
Writing bits and producing short radio scripts
Copy writing
Voice-over recording

Education Intern
The California Film Institute is seeking interns to assist the Director of Education. CFI Education is an expanding program covering all of the Bay Area and with a combination of hands-on filmmaking and media literacy programs. The intern schedule is flexible, however we request that interns be available to devote a minimum of 10-15 hours a week, Monday through Fridays with an occasional weekend day during the Mill Valley Film Festival in October. Since the program is 12 months a year special attention will be paid to intern applications for a longer period of time than just one semester.

Primary duties will include:
• Assist with programming and event administration: data entry, logging and organizing preview DVDs, publicity materials, etc.
• Providing General administrative support to the Education Dept: filing, faxing, copying, assist with mailings, sending emails, researching contact names/numbers and general correspondence
• Organizing and editing video clips from our video archiving program
• Filming and editing Q&A’s with film industry speakers
• Assist with committees administration including a Teacher Workshop committee and a new grade school program committee
• May be asked to participate in screening films, depending on experience
• Assist with special projects: Active Cinema, seminars, panels, our annual Environmental Youth Forum in May and the Young Critics Jury program in July etc.
• Additional duties as assigned
• There will be the opportunity to participate in special projects and as a discussion leader according to each intern’s areas of interest or expertise.

Qualifications:
• Must be highly organized and detail oriented with attention to accuracy
• Comfortable working with student ages 13-18
• Preferably familiar with Word, iMovie or Final Cut Pro, Filemaker Pro and Excel on a Mac platform
• Thorough understanding of the Internet
• Interest in Media literacy and/or the filmmaking industry

This job will require working in our San Rafael offices and occasionally in locations in San Francisco and the East Bay.

Compensation:
This is an unpaid internship, however course credit may be available. Interns receive a CFI Associate Membership (with year-round benefits at the Rafael Film Center) and complimentary tickets to the Mill Valley Film Festival and the Smith Rafael Film Center.

Film festival seeks interns to provide administrative and event assistance to the Development department in the run up to and during our 32nd Annual Film Festival. The schedule is flexible, however we request that interns be available to devote a minimum of 8-12 hours a week, Monday through Friday. Ideally, candidates will devote more time during the Festival.
150 hours total for the semester

The Development Department manages numerous relationships with high level sponsors, individuals and in kind partners. Many of the activities include marketing, promotion, hospitality and event functions.

This internship is an excellent opportunity for a hard-working and motivated individual to gain valuable experience assisting with key accounts at one of the foremost Film Festivals in the country. Individuals will get a hands-on understanding of nonprofit organizations.

Primary duties will include:
• Updating and expanding our existing sponsorship and donor databases
• Assisting in researching potential funding sources, including foundations, individuals and corporations, tracking deadlines
• Interfacing with sponsors and donors, requiring a professional demeanor
• Assisting with planning and production of CFI on-site fundraising, cultivation and hospitality events
• Supporting the collecting and tracking sponsors’ recognition for print, events, tickets, electronic and product placement
• Providing General administrative support to the Development Department: filing, faxing, copying, assist with mailings, sending emails, researching contact names/numbers and general correspondence
• Additional duties as assigned

Qualifications:
• Detail-oriented, able to take instruction, take initiative and work with minimal supervision
• Professional demeanor. The intern represents the California Film Institute when speaking with sponsors and donors
• Ability to multitask, exhibit consistent follow-through and can work under time constraints
• Must be highly organized and detail oriented with attention to accuracy
• Familiarity with Marin County/Bay Area businesses and geography a plus, but not essential
• Must be able to work some evenings
• Proficiency in Mac OS, knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Office and Filemaker Pro a plus.

This job will require working in our San Rafael offices.

Compensation:
This is unpaid internship, however course credit may be available. Interns receive a CFI Associate Membership (with year-round benefits at the Rafael Film Center) and complimentary tickets to the Festival.

Benefits:
• Great introduction and experience in sponsor research, cultivation and relationship management, in addition to exposure to aspects of marketing
• Complimentary CFI Associate Membership (with year-round benefits at the Rafael Film Center)
• Complimentary tickets to the Festival
• Interns are able and encouraged to attend CFI preview screenings and CFI/MVFF events that they are working on
• Excellent resume builder
• Unpaid (you will receive course credit via the CSU Media Internship Program

Internships available for Spring, Summer, Fall
State date: ASAP
End date: Students must commit to at least one semester. This could lead to an ongoing internship, if interested.
Part-time positions
No Salary but there is the possibility of earning commissions if the intern sells ad time.

The applicant should be a radio listener and preferably a fan of talk radio with a strong interest in politics. Applicant will need to answer phones and schedule interviews and should listen to our station before starting here to learn what we’re all about.

Skills to be developed: Applicant will have the opportunity to learn all aspects of the talk radio business, including show production, ad production, programming, and sales.

Internships available for Summer
150 total hours (3 units of credit)
1 internship available in Rental Department
1 internship available in Retail Store
Non-Paid Internship

We house the largest rental inventory of Lighting and Grip Equipment north of Hollywood. Interns will work, hands-on, with all of our equipment to put rental orders together for major productions. Interns may also be required to work on set.

Knowledge of 1K, 2K, 5K, 10K Fresnel and Open Face lights, C-Stands, dolly track, flags, etc. a big plus.

Approximately 4-15 hours/week (very flexible schedule)
150 hours maximum for the semester
5-10 Internships available
Non-paid internship

Are you looking to intern for a meaningful organization working with kids?
We bring the art of filmmaking to kids in local children’s hospitals who are faced with serious medical challenges and provide them with an outlet for creative self-expression, a means to learn new skills, and a venue through which they can share their personal stories with others.

Skilled video editors and / or production minded individuals should have compassion and the ability to work with a wide variety of footage in terms of film quality and content: some footage will have children coping with very advanced stages of diseases and complex medical conditions.
An editors’ purpose is to enhance a child’s efforts and help communicate their vision to their family and then to a larger audience. Intern editors are asked to be very creative while honoring the child’s intentions.

This is not an internship where you will work for another editor as an assistant. You will be the Editor and / or Cinematographer on several projects over the course of your internship.

REQUIREMENTS:
• You must have a desire to work with children
• You need to be comfortable working with kids with moderate to severe illness
• Intermediate level (or higher) skill with Final Cut Pro and/or Adobe Premiere
• Intermediate level (or higher) skill with a video camera
• You must be a self-starter

JOB DUTIES
• Log and Edit individual children’s movies
• Work with kids shooting movies in the hospital
• Make copies of edited movies for the child, the library, internal hospital TV and our organization

JOB PERKS
• Be an Editor and / or Cinematographer, not an assistant!
• Work with kids
• Very flexible hours
• Possibly work from home part of the time

SF Film Society also has the following positions open. Please apply via the CSU Media Internship Program.

Fiscal Sponsorship, Grants and Residencies Intern
Working under the supervision of the Manager of Fiscal Sponsorship, Grants and Residencies learn how the Film Society’s Fiscal Sponsorship, Grants and Residencies department operates by assisting in the Fiscal, FilmHouse and Grants application process, reading proposals, viewing work samples and supporting the department with administrative projects.

Responsibilities
Assist in all administrative matters related to Fiscal, FilmHouse and Grants applications including the peer review process. Maintain filmmaker files, including preparing and mailing rejection and acceptance letters, entering data (mailing lists, updates) into computer, and filing. Additionally help with all Fiscal, FilmHouse and Grants events.

Skills
We need flexible, energetic, detail-oriented team players with good organizational skills. Macintosh experience helpful, especially in FileMaker Pro, Entourage, Microsoft Word and scanning. Good writing and telephone skills essential.

Benefits
* Complimentary Film Society membership
* Interns are able and encouraged to attend Film Society preview screenings and Film Society events that they are working on.
* Class credit (if applicable)

The SF Film Society needs interns for the following positions:

Publications:
Video
Students knowledgeable in Final Cut and other video software to help with video tasks such as dubbing, transfering and editing.

History Project
Students with a passion for film history to help with cataloguing, labeling and archiving of historic SFIFF materials.

Front Desk:
full time (30hr/wk) intern for 3 weeks while Front Desk Manager is traveling.

Please apply through the CSU Media Internship Program.

5-10 hrs/week (flexible)
Work from Home/Office at Pier 27
Non-Paid Position

We are looking for an intern to work with us on an exciting feature length documentary film about a re-socialization program in San Quentin Prison. Our film is sponsored by The San Francisco Film Society, is connected with The Doc Film Institute of San Francisco and has received overwhelming support from non-profit agencies throughout the bay area.


We are looking for an intern to work with us primarily in development/fundraising. Primary task would include research new funding opportunities, updating the funding calendar, completing office duties and preparing for upcoming events by completing marketing and outreach materials. For the right candidate there may also be an opportunity to work with the post-production process. This is an opportunity to learn first hand about a grass-roots project by spending a large amount of time with the filmmakers themselves.

We do have available office space in San Francisco and would need an intern who would be willing to come to the office to complete select tasks, although work from home will also be possible.

Ideal candidates posses exemplary internet research skills, writing skills, and organization. Interns must also be Mac literate, detail oriented, and able to multi-task. Interns must be courteous, professional and reliable and should have experience in online research. Working knowledge of film/video is beneficial, including editing experience.

Paid Internship

Broadcast design and animation company working with clients from MTV to Microsoft seeks Design intern.

We are a design-based production company located in San Francisco dedicated to creating on-target branding with motion graphics, live action, 3D and character animation. Our small shop fabricates top notch design work for advertising, broadcast and corporate clients including: Adidas, Blue Shield, Comcast, Footlocker, Gap Inc., HBO, Jet Blue, Microsoft, Mattel, MTV, Nike, PBS, Saturn, Sci-Fi Channel, Toyota, USA Network, VH1 and Women’s Funding Network.

We’re looking for students who are currently studying filmmaking, post-production, broadcast production or advertising with a goal toward Broadcast Design. Interns will be expected to assist in various tasks, including (but not limited to) research, animation, compositing, and administration. This internship offers immediate exposure to the post-production and digital production industry. Interns are paid $50 per day.

Solid knowledge of After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator is a must, and experience with 3d (Max/C4D/Maya) is a bonus. Please have online samples of After Effects animation/design.

Candidates must be very self-motivated, play well with others, and be willing to pitch in where needed. Great sense of humor required.

***Required:
Resume and availability, Website w/ link to your reel, and why you feel you are the best woman/man/alien for the job. Bay Area students eligible for a school credit internship/independent study programs are preferred.

Paid Internship

We are a broadcast design and animation company based in San Francisco, and we’re looking for an energetic and creative self-starter to join our team for the summer as a production intern.

Some of our clients include MTV, VH1, Microsoft, and Adidas. We are looking for someone to assist the production team as well work on smaller projects of his or her own. Get hands on production experience with an industry leader working with 3D, 2D and live action production. This could be a stepping-stone to production coordinator for the right candidate.

Responsibilities include:
• Updating production schedules
• Researching freelance artists and updating freelance database
• Updating digital database
• Assisting production team with various jobs
• General office work
• Running errands

Requirements:
• Must be currently enrolled in college or have a bachelors degree
• Highly organized
• Works well with others
• Great sense of humor
• Previous experience in broadcast production desirable but not necessary
• Knowledge of MS Project, Photoshop/ illustrator a plus

Position: DVD Distribution Intern
Hours: 15 hours per week
COMPENSATION: This is a part-time, non-paid position of negotiable length

Job Description:

There is the opportunity for this internship to develop into a paid position within the company.
FOUNDED IN 1996, our company is a leading international rights manager, exhibitor, and specialty markets distributor of the “moving image arts.” We specialize in the acquisition, exhibition, and distribution of independently produced works of an artistic and socially-relevant nature. We offer a unique and diverse catalogue of international DVD titles are distributed worldwide. New delivery platforms such as mobile TV, video on demand, podcasting, and mobile telephony are also used to reach new audiences and new venues.
INTERNSHIP DESCRIPTION: We seek a qualified and passionate intern to assist in all aspects of independent DVD distribution, sales, and marketing. The intern will gain experience in targeted product marketing, internet research and web promotions in addition to independent DVD production and distribution.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES:
• Update and maintain online database of filmmakers, films, venues and other related information.
• Assist in the creation of an online marketing plan relevant to the company as well as specific DVD products released into the marketplace.
• General clerical duties.
• Shipping and Receiving. Some lifting required.

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Interest in the business side of film and video a must!
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail; highly-organized and self-motivated
• Ability to work independently and multi-task
• Working knowledge of PC-based programs and comprehension of video blogging and social networking websites