Visual Communications, the nation’s premiere Asian Pacific American media arts center, is seeking an undergraduate or graduate student to assist in the organization of the 27th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, set for April 28 through May 7, 2011. The internship candidate will be housed at Visual Communications’ Los Angeles Little Tokyo headquarters for the Winter, and (as applicable), Spring 2011 quarters. The prospective candidate will assist the Executive Producer and Festival Co-Director in various facets of planning and organizing this annual event. The candidate will report to the Executive Producer and Festival Co-Director; and a member of his/her university faculty who will serve as his/her advisor. The candidate’s work will be evaluated by means of regular reports, documentation of work accomplished, and other methods as administered by Visual Communications and the candidate’s university.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

•     As per the directives of the Executive Producer and Festival Co-Director, manage and update a

database of festival entries, guests, sponsors, etc.

•     Work with the Festival Co-Director to a) contact and update invited Festival artists, b) assist Festival Press Officers to coordinate inflow of promotional materials, c) outreach to various student and community organizations

•     Compose stories and capsule synopses for print and online delivery to potential festival audiences

•     Support Visual Communications staff in various aspects of Festival organizing (program organizing, community outreach, special events planning, marketing, etc.)

•     Other related duties and activities, to be determined in collaboration with the Executive Producer and Festival Co-Director.

QUALIFICATIONS:

•      Undergraduate or graduate student, in good academic standing

•     A strong desire to learn about Film Festival organizing and/or programming

•     Excellent written and verbal communication skills

•     Ability to work independently and multi-task in a fast paced environment

•     Computer skills, particularly with word processing, spreadsheet and database programs in the Macintosh platform

•     Familiarity with web-based programs and/or social media marketing a plus

•     An ability to accomplish business over the telephone and e-mail

•     An ability to work with (and learn from) diverse ethnic communities and individual personalities