The Traverse City Film Festival is looking for interns for its sixth year. The TCFF is a non-profit 501c3 organization founded in 2005 by Oscar-winning filmmaker Michael Moore. We offer on-going, unpaid internships for students and young professionals who wish to acquire hands-on experience in festival management.

REQUIREMENTS: We are open to students from many areas of study. Interns should be dependable, committed fast learners who are able to see projects through to completion. Interns should be organized while having the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Potential interns MUST have a working personal laptop computer and cell phone which can be used during the internship. Applicants interning for college credit are preferred.

DESCRIPTION: We are looking for interns to help in one or more areas, including office administration, sponsorships, membership programs, concessions and merchandise, design, development, box office, hospitality and guest services, parties and events, bookkeeping and finance, scheduling and logistics, print traffic, venue set up, theater operations, publicity, programming and publications.

COMPUTER SKILLS: Applicants should be very comfortable with computers, proficient with web browsers, Excel, and Word, and capable of basic computer troubleshooting. Experience with imaging, Photoshop and InDesign is a plus. Cross-platform experience is also a plus. Applicants MUST have their own working computer to bring to the internship — no exceptions.

DESIRABLE SKILLS: Please note in your cover letter any experience in the following: working with a variety of file types (ai, tiff, jpeg, avi, wmv, mpeg), basic HTML skills, and any previous experience with office management, movie theaters, or film festivals. Please also detail any writing and communication skills, experience with detailed work, people and customer service skills, and organizational skills.

DATES AND HOURS: The festival will take on a few interns focusing on office and festival administration beginning in May, and quite a few interns will begin in mid to late June. We also offer festival-only internships beginning on or around July 19th which will include working in various different positions throughout the festival. All positions are full-time and all interns must be available through the first week of August. Festival internships run 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday during festival preparations. Hours during the actual festival will vary and be more intensive, and applicants must be completely available the week of the festival for all hours that the festival runs, morning and night.

LOCATION: Downtown Traverse City, Michigan. We do not provide housing, so you will need to make sure you have a place to stay within easy commuting distance. Discounted housing in local college dorm rooms may be available, and most interns have found housing online easily or by talking to other accepted interns.

TO APPLY: Send your resume and a cover letter explaining your interest in the Festival internship program, along with your pertinent experience and qualifications, tointerns@traversecityfilmfestival.org or fax to 231-929-4263. Application deadline is April 30. Interviews will be conducted via phone to fit your schedule. A meet and greet will be held with selected candidates who can visit Traverse City before decisions are announced. A few interns will be accepted and notified early.