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DOCUMENTARY STUDIES INTERN
Job Title: DOCUMENTARY STUDIES INTERN
Job Code: 0108
FLSA: N
Job Level: 00
Revised Date: 09/01/2020
Job Family: JF 03
Occupational Summary
To build pathways that lead to a more diverse segment of our population being engaged with the documentary arts and who may go on to become documentarians.
Work Performed
Emerging documentary artists will work alongside CDS faculty, staff, and artists, exploring and developing their skills in audio, photography, writing, film, and /or other documentary mediums.
Emerging documentary artists will participate in program activities (workshops, conferences, classes, trips, etc.) to further develop and encourage community connections and their voice in the arts.
Emerging documentary artists will plan and work on their own documentary arts projects and interact with local and national mentors.
Emerging documentary artists will present their projects to the larger community, serve as mentors to incoming emerging documentary artists, and receive support as they plan for their next steps (within the documentary arts or otherwise).
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education/Training
Applicants typically would not be enrolled in school on a full-time basis. No other required education needed.
Experience
Applicants must demonstrate some form of artistic engagement (all creative forms encouraged) and interest in exploring the documentary arts (no previous experience in documentary arts required).
Skills
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
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