THE ARTISTS FORUM seeks dedicated individuals to intern or volunteer across our live events, televised programs, and digital media platforms. This opportunity offers meaningful engagement with the New York City arts community while contributing to the advancement of local and international artists.
Interns gain hands-on experience within the arts sector. Hours are flexible and may be remote and/or in-person. Positions are unpaid. For additional information, please view our company video.
Available opportunities are listed below or may be downloaded.
To apply, please send a cover letter specifying your area(s) of interest, along with your resume and any relevant writing samples or portfolio materials to [email protected]. Please submit all materials in PDF format.
SOCIAL MEDIA
DESCRIPTION: Handle accounts to enhance our social media presence – daily post scheduling with content creation + copywriting. Research new platforms, influencers, and trends to design innovative social media campaigns. Analyze marketing data and insights to better reach our audiences
SKILLS: Research, marketing, social media marketing, creative writing, some graphic design experience
BENEFITS: Interactive learning/skill building through real-world projects
GRAPHICS INTERN
DESCRIPTION: Develop organizational visual branding: postcards, brochures, social media images/gifs
SKILLS: Adobe Creative Suite
BENEFITS: Credited work on real-world corporate events
VIDEO INTERN
DESCRIPTION: Editing cable show, studio PA, on-location shoots, creating social media shorts
SKILLS: Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere
BENEFITS: Credits on active, respected, 20+ yr cable program
OUTREACH INTERN
DESCRIPTION: Research sponsors, partners, professional supporters, grant opportunities, company analytics, written communication, database/mailing list management
SKILLS: Marketing, non-profit management, creative writing
BENEFITS: Increased outreach management skills
JOURNALISM INTERN
DESCRIPTION: Attend cultural events and create reviews and/or scholarly essays for our online magazine
SKILLS: Journalism, essays, photography
BENEFITS: Become a published writer by virtue of our official ISSN number
STRATEGIC DESIGN INTERN
DESCRIPTION: Develop strategies to strengthen the overall organizational brand and work practices. Design strategic plans for audience/artist outreach and retention. Develop fundraising, marketing, and partnership strategies for potential partners, sponsors, and donors
SKILLS: Research, organizational analysis, non-profit management, design thinking methods, communication, business writing, and presentation
BENEFITS: Increased skill sets through real-world experiences, increased outreach management skills
WEB DEVELOPMENT INTERN
DESCRIPTION: Front and/or back-end development, site responsiveness, and website data analytics for theartistsforum.org. Independent worker with good communication skills.
SKILLS: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, WordPress, SSL mgmt.
– Knowledge of web development: Git, PHP, Bootstrap, cPanel
– Able to handle professional IDE, such as PHPStorm
– Good communicator, work independently, troubleshoot problems
– User experience (UX), user interface (UI), database management. (PHPMyAdmin; knowledge of normalization)
BENEFITS: Expanded portfolio through active company site