Atlanta Film Festival 365

Internships

Our internships give interns a well-rounded experience and knowledge of producing a film festival, as well as experience working for a non-profit, member-based, media arts organization. Interns assist with administrative duties, membership, and event planning and coordination.

Atlanta Film Festival 365 is a year-round, non-profit media arts organization that specializes in film screenings, educational support and film and media events, including an annual screenplay competition and the Atlanta Film Festival, held each April.

Basic Requirements for all Interns:

  • Must be at least 18 years-old (internships for High School Seniors available on a case by case basis)
  • Must work a minimum of 10 hours per week (office hours are Monday through Friday, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM)
  • Must be available to work a select number of after-hours events (some events are off-site). Depending on the nature of the event, hours worked may be applied to minimum hours required
  • Must work a minimum of 3 months (12 weeks)
  • Internships are unpaid
 
Interns should be Mac & PC literate and have a basic working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Interns should be energetic, outgoing and enjoy working with the public. Interns should have excellent written and oral communications skills, phone manners and organizational abilities.

Intern Positions:
 Depending on the project, other duties than the ones outlined below may be required. Duties outlined below may be shared and required of interns in other departments.

Festival Intern (September to May availability preferred) 

  • Assists in entering and tracking festival submissions
  • Assists in organizing and communicating with screening committees
  • Assists in communicating with filmmakers before, during and after the festival
  • Assists in print traffic
  • Assists in screening logistics during the festival
  • Basic understanding of screening formats preferred, but not required

Communications Intern

  • Assists in maintaining and updating website
  • Assists in maintaining ATL365 presence on the web, including Social Media
  • Assists in writing basic event announcements
  • Assists in creating marketing materials including fliers, posters and other ancillaries
  • Proficiency with Photoshop and Illustrator preferred, but not required
  • Assist in documenting events, including some filmming and photography

Membership and Volunteer Intern
 
  • Assists in maintaining ATL365 membership
  • Assists in member recruitment
  • Assists in general customer service duties, including membership and ancillary sales
  • Assists in organizing and communicating with volunteers
 
Administrative Intern
 
  • Assist managing director, and act as administrative assistant to managing director
  • Assist with organizational bookkeeping, including deposits and billing
  • Assist with request for organizational information
  • Maintenance of filing system and archives
  • Database maintenance and data entry
  • Office receptionist, to include greeting clients, answering general phone calls and daily maintenance of general email requests
  • Office Management to include office supply orders, shipping and postage and other office details
  • Experience with Microsoft Word & Excel required, Filemaker Pro and Quickbooks preferred
 
Administrative intern must have the ability to work confidentially in matters of budget and financial information. Administrative intern should be able to work constructively and diplomatically with staff, board and volunteers. 

Submitting for internships and requesting info:

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Volunteering: If you're interested in volunteering for Atlanta Film Festival 365, please fill out our volunteer sign up form. An ATL365 staff member will contact you in a few days.