Jobs & Internships

Open Positions

Hospitality Intern

Position Responsibilities:

• Greet and direct guests to seating areas and various services

• Communicate, in detail, all known aspects of the film festival to team for seamless customer experience from start to finish

• Assist with the organization of event gear before and after service, ensuring staff is set up for success

• General help with events

• Assist festival coordinators with the green room and VIP events

• Assistance with admin support to other team members as needed.

Skills required to be successful in this position:

• The ability to engage with consumers in an easy and fun manner in order to raise awareness of the Oxford Film Festival

• The ability to aide in the direction of orderly evacuation of the building during emergencies

• The ability to multi-task, cross-train and learn new skills quickly and comprehensively

• The ability to remain calm and level-headed under high-pressure situations

Arrange suitable office hours to meet internship requirements. This is a non paid internship.

Marketing Intern

Position Responsibilities:

• Assistance writing press releases and other office admin support to other team members as needed.

• Manages social media platform partnerships, influencer relations and community outreach.

• Prepare photography and other media for publication and maintain digital archive.

• Design and distribute Flyers

• General help with events

• During the Film Festival, assist PR Coordinator with the red carpet interviews.

Skills required to be successful in this position:

• The ability to engage with consumers in an easy and fun manner in order to raise awareness of the Oxford Film Festival

• The ability write coherently for press releases

• The ability to work with some program to design images and flyers

• The ability to multi-task, cross-train and learn new skills quickly and comprehensively

Arrange suitable office hours to meet internship requirements. This is a non paid internship.

Business Intern

Position Responsibilities:

• The selected candidate will be required to call upon corporate, foundation/non-profit organizations and individuals to gain donors/sponsorship as well as the following responsibilities:

• Assist in raising funds for the The Oxford Film Festival by aggressively developing and nurturing current and prospective donors including individuals, foundations and corporations.

• Respond to donor inquiries and provide exceptional front-line service and support to donors and
  prospects.

• Conduct full range of activities required to prepare, write and submit grant proposals in accordance with the fundraising budgetary goals of the organization.

• Establish a system for tracking and any reporting required by the The Oxford Film Festival to foundations

Expectations:

• Maintain high level of professionalism. Treat clients, staff, volunteers, board members, etc., with dignity and respect.

• Strong administrative and time management skills. Excellent research, organizational, communication and writing skills required. Ability to work from spreadsheets and to manage deliverables and timelines (Proficiency in Excel, Google Drive/Google docs, PowerPoint)

• Travels often to meet with donors throughout the North Mississippi region. Must have access to a vehicle for work-related off-site meetings and events.

 Skills required to be successful in this position:

• Ability to research, solicit, and secure funds from individual, corporate, and foundation relationships. Experience developing relationships with the expressed purpose of causing a prescribed action outcome.

Arrange suitable office hours to meet internship requirements. This is a non paid internship.