The Israel Film Center at The JCC in Manhattan seeks motivated interns to assist with the Israeli Film Center, its online database – the largest and most comprehensive resource of its kind in the world (www.israelfilmcenter.org), film screenings and new streaming film website. The internships offer opportunities for hands-on experience in various fields, including film archiving, content writing & editing, research, community outreach and marketing, arts publicity and more.
We are seeking interns who can start in the fall and continue with the Center for 3-6 months (start/end date are flexible), for at least 8 hrs per week, preferably 16. While some work may be done remotely, a regular on-site schedule is a requirement.
We are looking for:
News & Reviews Interns
This position will be responsible for regular aggregation of all relevant news, reviews, and happenings in the world of Israeli Cinema. Additionally, contingent on strong writing ability, the intern(s) in this role will have the opportunity to write and publish their own reviews, editorials, and blog posts.
Israel Film Center STREAM interns
Israel Film Center STREAM is a brand new streaming website that makes Israeli cinema accessible to people around the US. The intern will be responsible for adding films and pertinent information to the site as well as conducting research on communities and organizations nationwide to include in our marketing database.
Film Industry Interns
These positions will be responsible for maintaining and growing the "for professionals" section of the website, including all distributor information, production company info, and film festival particulars. Success in this role is reliant on exceptional research skills & keen attention to detail.
Outreach/Publicity Interns
The site was visited by over 1,200 unique users during its launch week, and this position will seek to maintain this momentum. Key to this will be consistent outreach to Israeli film schools, academics, and industry contacts. This position offers a great hands-on intro to professional community engagement and arts publicity. The intern will also be responsible for outreach for Israel Film Center STREAM and the film program at The JCC in Manhattan.
Festival Interns
In March ReelAbilities: NY Disabilities Film Festival returns to the JCC in Manhattan. Around the time of the festival Israel Film Center interns may be required to assist with festival production and marketing.
General Duties (for all interns)
- Extensive Online Research
- Writing and Editing
- Image and (basic) Video Editing
- Maintaining Film Library (Cataloguing & inputting new submissions/corrections)
- Updating and maintaining the public online database with relevant constituent information, film trailers, images, trivia, film festival information, etc…
- Additional administrative support as assigned
Qualifications
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Hebrew language skills a plus
- Multitasking, independent work and deadline-driven team player
- Familiarity with Internet research and basic computer applications
Benefits
While the internship in unpaid, school credit will be offered. Additionally, free access to our film programs and the JCC's state-of-the-art gym will be arranged.
