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OrganizationLight House Studio
TypePart Time
Application DeadlineMay 30, 2018
College Degree Required?No
Emailjobs@lighthousestudio.org
PhoneNo calls please

Description

Light House Studio is looking for experienced filmmakers to lead and assist in mentoring workshops for 8-18 year olds. Lead Teaching Artists manage and lead filmmaking workshops. Assistant Teaching Artists work closely with the Lead Teaching Artist to facilitate filmmaking lessons and exercises.

Summer 2018: Assistant Teaching Artists will be in charge of overseeing a small group of 3-5 students in the storytelling, production, and post-production process. Emphasis is placed on encouraging collective decision-making among students and ensuring students rotate roles throughout production. Teaching Artists are college students, recent graduates, or professionals with a passion for storytelling and an interest in sharing film knowledge with the next generation of filmmakers. We prefer Teaching Artists to commit to working throughout the summer, June – August 2018. Workshops take place during the day, usually from 9 am – 3 pm, M-F.

Skills Required

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Professional experience in video/film production including specialization in one or more of the following (documentary, animation and narrative filmmaking).
  • Holds a relevant bachelor of fine arts or master of fine arts degree (film/video or related field) or currently enrolled in a film/video undergraduate or graduate program
  • Teaching experience is preferred, but a desire to teach is a must
  • Experienced operator of consumer, prosumer and professional sound, video and lighting equipment
  • Proficient with industry standard software FCPX. iStopMotion, After Effects, Premiere and Illustrator preferred
  • Experience shooting, keying, and editing green screen footage
  • Strong storytelling abilities

Work Schedule

Compensation: Paid based on experience.
Hours: Summer workshops run June-August, 20-30 hours per week (Monday – Friday).
All Teaching Artists must complete a background check.

To Apply: Please send cover letter, resume, contact information for three professional references, and samples of creative work to jobs@lighthousestudio.org. No calls please. Review of applications will begin immediately thereafter and will continue until all positions are filled.