Program Intern

The Program Intern will provide support work for Venice Arts’ Media Arts Education & Mentoring Program (“MAE”) from June-December. Starting in June the Program Intern will work approximately 15-20 hours a week. Once completing requisite training the intern’s primary responsibility during this time will be to work alongside the Administrative + Development Associate to ensure our facilities, equipment, and files are ready for the start of summer camp.

During the Summer Media Arts Camp, July 6 - 31, the Program Intern will work 35 hours a week, Monday through Friday, 8:30am-3pm, supporting workshops and ensuring students and their families feel welcome. The intern’s primary responsibility is to oversee the student morning check-in process and help supervise the students who hold over from morning to afternoon workshops, leading enrichment activities during the break, and generally monitoring students during this transitional hour. Additionally, the intern will serve as a classroom aid preparing workshop materials, and assisting with general administrative tasks.

During the month of August, the Program Intern will work 15-20 hours per week. During this period the Intern will assist with the transition from summer camp to the academic year helping to archive students work, file student records, reset computers and other general organizational tasks. If time allows, they will also support the work of the Outreach + Opportunities Coordinator. This includes attending outreach events and school presentations, and supporting the planning of fall events including College Day.

During the Academic Year (September-December), the Program Intern will work 15-20 hours per week, including Tuesday and Thursday 3:30-6:30pm and Saturdays 9am-4:30pm. Any additional hours will be determined based on the intern’s availability and organization needs.

The intern’s primary responsibilities will be to oversee the student check in/out process and serve as a classroom aid as needed and support with outreach tasks. On Saturdays the intern

will be given the opportunity to (1) serve in the classroom as a teaching assistant to get a more in-depth experience with classroom management and teaching practices or (2) to assist with preparations for upcoming public events such as College Day and Community Day and/or (3) support with Development and Communications efforts such as: providing support

for our annual large fundraising event, and marketing and communications needs. The selection of these options will be made after the Summer Camp and will be based upon the

intern’s professional development goals.

The Program Intern will be on-boarded and begin training on June 22nd. The Program Intern must be available for a minimum of 15 hours a week for the entire internship. Specifically, the

Program Intern must be available during these times:

● Monday-Friday, 8:30am-3pm during our Media Arts Summer Camp, July 6 - 31

● Tuesday, Thursday 3:30-6:30pm and Saturdays 9am-4:30pm during our Academic Year, September 5-December 12.

This is a temporary, non exempt, hourly internship with a rate of $18.42/hour.

A summary list of the tasks described above includes:

● Running student check-in during Media Arts Summer Camp

● Overseeing the student lunch break and activities from 12-1pm during Camp

● Serving as general workshop support, specifically:

● Assisting with class setup/breakdown

● Providing mentoring support and assisting students with projects

● Maintaining digital class files on individual devices and Google Drive

● Supporting with general public programming including:

● Drafting floor plans and researching aligned resources and partners

● Designing and printing collateral and drafting social media content

● Staging and clearing programming space including moving furniture up to 25lbs

● Assisting with the run of the show including (re)stocking refreshments, staffing information and workshop tables

● Supporting the Development and Communications team:

● Researching and assisting with the submission of formal requests for in-kind donations from businesses, companies and corporations.

● Supporting general administrative needs:

● Assisting with software updates

● Answering phone calls, filing, printing, and copying

● Opening and closing the gate for visitors and deliveries

The Program Intern candidate must have the following qualifications:

● Is currently enrolled as an undergraduate college student. (This can include students enrolled in associate degree (community college) programs.)

● Is a resident of Los Angeles County attending college outside of the region or currently attending college in Los Angeles County.

● Is able to legally work within the United States.

Students who are on track to complete their undergraduate degree, or transfer from a community college to a four-year institution between May 1 - December 1, 2025, are eligible.

You would not be eligible to participate if:

● You have already earned a Bachelor of the Arts, Bachelor of Science, or a higher degree. (Prospective graduates who will complete their undergraduate degree between May 1, 2025, and December 1, 2025, need not be currently enrolled at the time of the internship.)

● You have previously participated in Los Angeles County’s Arts Internship Program.

● You are a current or former staff member of Venice Arts.

● You are a relative of a current employee, board member, trustee, officer, and/or

director of Venice Arts.