CITYarts Projects Intern

CITYarts Projects Intern Job Description

CITYarts engages youth with professional artists in the creation of public art, including murals and mosaics. Through this creative process, CITYarts empowers, educates, and connects youth and children locally and around the world to become active participants in realizing their potential and transforming communities.

The projects interns are expected to divide their time between office responsibilities and on site projects. In the office, they will be involved in the running of programs-related tasks. In the field they will be engaged in hands-on work facilitating the process of mural making for volunteers and youth. Altogether this position requires versatility in that it entails both concentrated office-style focus and on site energetic persistence. This internship provides a small stipend of $15/8hrs worked to offset travel and food expenses, paid bi-weekly. DISCLAIMER: High schoolers are strongly encouraged to apply, but cannot be paid.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creating project planning materials
• Designing and capturing social media content
• Inventorying on site and in office
• Updating company resources
• Helping with outreach to schools and artists
• Transporting supplies and materials to and from work sites
• Assisting artists at worksites in whatever way possible which may include:
  • Scraping walls
  • Priming walls
  • Painting walls
  • Cleaning up painting supplies
  • Carrying arts materials
  • Interacting with and engaging volunteers and youth at work sites
     

REQUIREMENTS

• Available to work at least 3 months
  • Starting in January is ideal, and we are happy to work around school schedules
• Working knowledge of basic artistic skills (i.e. painting, drawing)
• Experienced with Microsoft Word and Excel
• Flexible with transitioning from an office setting to an outdoor mural site, or vise versa
• Energetic and personable