Marketing And Distribution Internship (Remote)

Marketing And Distribution Internship | Animate Projects | UK

Closing date: Monday 18th November at 10:00am

Salary: £13.15 per hour (14 hours per week)

Duration: 3 months 

Location: Remote

Hours: 9am to 5pm, two days a week (days TBC)

Interviews: Tuesday 3 or Wednesday 4 December

Start date: 9 December

Learn about how arts projects are made and delivered to audiences in this part-time internship with a company create projects at the intersection of animation, film and art.

Animate champions experiment in animation. Our mission is to engage the public with the creativity and craft of the artform. We do this through developing new work, supporting artists to create thought provoking projects, engaging with audiences across digital and physical contexts, and promoting critical debate.

What you will learn

In this internship you will learn about the development, production and delivery of art projects and specifically independent, artists’ animation productions. You will gain a greater understanding of the distribution networks for short film and animation, practical experience in using marketing tools to promote professional work and build audiences, and the opportunity to learn about the process of producing short animation first-hand. There may be opportunity to attend live events.

Responsibilities

You will provide support to the producers with project administration and with the marketing and distribution of projects. Projects you will be involved with include our Arts Council England supported MORTAL commissions for early career artists, our Accelerate Sessions online webinars, Maryam Mohajer’s BFI backed film And Granny Would Dance, and Qianhui Yu’s BFI NETWORK supported short Statue in the Garden.

The role includes: 

• Managing film festival distribution, maintaining spreadsheets, using online submission platforms, liaising with festival contacts
• Promotion of festival screenings and other news on social media
• Observing meetings, note taking, and liaising with artists and crew members
• Assisting with online and live events
• Undertaking desk research
• Attending meetings and events and undertaking travel if required
• Other admin tasks such as booking travel, organising meetings.

Knowledge, skills and experience

We are looking for someone who has:

• A keen interest in independent animation and short film
• A desire to work in production, marketing or administration 
• Confidence with using Excel spreadsheets and Google Sheets, Word documents, and email
• Experience with posting to social media platforms 
• First-rate notetaking skills
• Strong communication and organisation skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Self-motivation, confidence in using their initiative, and able to take responsibility for their work
• Their own home office set up.

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