Cultural Arts Program
Internships
Mississippi Action for Community Education, (MACE) a non-profit community development corporation is looking for Production Interns to assist in the planning and presentation of events in the Mississippi Delta region, throughout the year. We are looking for a team of volunteers to
work on committees and individually, as part of
our
community outreach campaign and build-up to this year’s Blues Week that
includes the longest running “authentic” Blues festival in the world,
the Mississippi Delta Blues and Heritage Festival; and the Blues in
School program.
The Production Interns will report to the Director of Cultural Arts Programming. The Interns will work with community volunteers, partner non-profits, sponsors and write press releases; make cold calls and follow-up on plans underway; and assist in organizing press conferences; recruiting business people (locally & nationally); selling advertising; arranging travel, on-air interviews; writing feature stories for local and national publications; and edit artist bios for Blues Week promotional materials.
Production Intern PROJECTS
• To research, script and shoot a documentary about the Delta Blues and Heritage Festival’s history and its founder Charles D. Bannerman.
• To research and compile a resource directory of blues related films &
videos, producers/directors contact information in order to establish
international Blues film festival in Greenville, MS
• To chronicle, link and map all Blues related entities and activities
regionally.
• To update and reconstruct the website www.deltablues.org; and
moderate the discussion group at: delta-blues@yahoogroups.com.
• To develop festival production manuals for efficient stage management.
Qualifications
The candidates must have a demonstrated commitment to community development and be able to commit to a minimum of six weeks project assignment. It is important that all Interns be mature, energetic, highly organized, reliable people, who can work independently and realize this as a tremendous career-building opportunity.
Please send resumes and inquiries to:
Director of Cultural Arts Programming
macearts@bellsouth.net
The Production Interns will report to the Director of Cultural Arts Programming. The Interns will work with community volunteers, partner non-profits, sponsors and write press releases; make cold calls and follow-up on plans underway; and assist in organizing press conferences; recruiting business people (locally & nationally); selling advertising; arranging travel, on-air interviews; writing feature stories for local and national publications; and edit artist bios for Blues Week promotional materials.
Production Intern PROJECTS
• To research, script and shoot a documentary about the Delta Blues and Heritage Festival’s history and its founder Charles D. Bannerman.
• To research and compile a resource directory of blues related films &
videos, producers/directors contact information in order to establish
international Blues film festival in Greenville, MS
• To chronicle, link and map all Blues related entities and activities
regionally.
• To update and reconstruct the website www.deltablues.org; and
moderate the discussion group at: delta-blues@yahoogroups.com.
• To develop festival production manuals for efficient stage management.
Qualifications
The candidates must have a demonstrated commitment to community development and be able to commit to a minimum of six weeks project assignment. It is important that all Interns be mature, energetic, highly organized, reliable people, who can work independently and realize this as a tremendous career-building opportunity.
Please send resumes and inquiries to:
Director of Cultural Arts Programming
macearts@bellsouth.net