CAE Intern Position

Organization: 
San Francisco Arts Commission
Location: 
San Francisco, CA
Submission Deadline: 
06/15/2010 America/Los_Angeles
The Community Arts and Education program of the San Francisco Arts Commission seeks an intern who can commit to working at least eight hours during the summer. Please note that this is an unpaid internship.

Opportunity:

Gain experience working within city government
Learn about the San Francisco arts community
Help produce a podcast
Develop marketing skills with blog writing and event calendar postings

 About us:

The Community Arts and Education program celebrates the importance of arts and culture in our daily lives by supporting cultural arts activities and arts education in San Francisco's diverse communities. Our program started in 1967 when a group of artists and arts activists brought a radical notion to the San Francisco Arts Commission: fund artists and arts organizations to work in neighborhood and community settings. Today, the Community Arts and Education program continues to nurture art for and by the people, where they live and work, in our neighborhoods and online.

 

Duties: 
Potential tasks:

Transcribe interviews to help produce CAE's podcast, Deep Roots
Assist with setting up events for various CAE programs
Write blog posts to the CAE website in preparation of our monthly calendar e-Newsletter
Support the program director through administrative tasks
Commitment:

June through August
Flexible schedule: we prefer someone who could come into the office eight hours a week, which could be split up into two days
During production time, we may need more support
Transcription could be done from home
We are happy to support school credit

Requirements: 
Desired skills:

Familiarity with the Internet and Google tools
Familiarity with social media like Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and Wordpress
Familiarity with Filemaker Pro (we just upgraded to FMP10)
Experience with Microsoft Office (Word and Excel, mostly)
Ability to transcribe recordings in English
Ability to write blog posts based on press material supplied

How to Apply: 
For more information: http://www.sfartscommission.org/CAE

Please email Robynn Takayama to apply at robynn.takayama [at] sfgov [dot] org. Submit a cover letter describing why you are interested in the position, what is your related experience, and what is your availability. People of color are encouraged to apply.

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Resources

5th Edition "Inside/Out Guide"(2006)

The 5th edition of the AEFC publication Inside/Out: A Guide to Arts and Arts Education Resources for Children and Teens in San Francisco is still available. This is considered the most comprehensive resource directory in San Francisco for building strong arts education programs in schools and community settings.

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