BUSINESS OF FILM, MEDIA & JOURNALISM INTERN

BUSINESS OF FILM, MEDIA & JOURNALISM INTERN
NEW YORK CITY, NY   |   IN-PERSON & REMOTE

Length: Fall/Winter 2024 and/or Spring/Summer 2025 (with the possibility for advancement and additional time/opportunities)
Location: In-Person & Remote – part time - 10hrs/wk minimum - flexible hours
To be eligible to participate in the internship program, you must be:
- an active student participating in an undergraduate program;
- an active student participating in a graduate program; or
- a recent graduate within 10 years of graduation

This position is unpaid, but you will receive college/educational credits for your work, if needed. This internship will be a mentorship program where you will work with and get direct advisement from the founder of TASTE.

About TASTE:

An internationally award-winning food documentary series. We film the uncovered, true stories about food entrepreneurs worldwide.

Our TASTE documentary films include dictator-fighting restaurateurs in Myanmar, Michelin-starred chefs in Europe, snail farmers in Vienna, hunters in Borneo jungles, cricket farmers in Thailand, Jewish bakers fighting anti-Semitism in Budapest, former felons-turned-fine dining chefs, and many more.

TASTE is a short-form documentary series that brings people together through two of the world's most uniting forces: food and stories.

TASTE reveals the undiscovered stories of struggle, risk and reward behind our food.

To date, we've filmed 70 documentary short films across 30 countries worldwide in Asia, Europe and the Americas—from Bhutan to Budapest to Brooklyn.

The yet-to-be released series has earned 45 international film festival nominations and awards on its pilot episodes thus far and has been featured in international press such as Food & Wine Magazine, Edible, Huffington Post, PBS and more.

WEBSITE: http://www.tastewithkevin.com/
TRAILER: https://youtu.be/AgB5XeyHpM4
SNEAK PREVIEW EPISODE ON AMAZON PRIME: https://amzn.to/2IisQrL
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/tastewithkevin/

About the Business of Film, Media & Journalism Intern Role:

As a business development intern, you will work one-on-one with the founder of TASTE, helping build up the business end of an internationally award-winning documentary series and food media startup. One day you might help pitch to investors and sponsors, and another day you’ll be liaising with filmmakers, creators, restaurateurs, chefs, and media. TASTE is a startup, so there are no set rules nor procedures. We don’t need a coffee-fetcher. What we are seeking are people who are hungry to share epic, yet intimate stories with the world; who have the creative ability to think nimbly and unconventionally; and who have the wherewithal to take action on their ideas. If you’re the type of person who is self-directed (a.k.a. likes to make their own recipes for getting big projects done), then you should apply.

Sample Tasks & Qualifications:

- Working with restaurants (especially in Manhattan, NY) as we plan and implement in-person TASTE film screenings, premieres, dinners, performances and events——what we like to call “TASTE: Film-to-Table” Events.
- Research and source archival footage and other media footage from independent creators, filmmakers, governments, archival institutions, media companies and more.
- Help recruit creative talent for TASTE: filmmakers, editors, producers, composers, etc.
Researching and reaching out to potential investors, networks, media outlets, sponsors, stakeholders, clients, collaborators, media and press.
- Applicants should have a high attention to detail and be organized, motivated, and self-directed (this is essential!)
- Value doers over talkers.
- Accountable and eager to learn, grow and create with a fast-moving team.
- An understanding that the filmmaking and startup process is a team sport that takes time & dedication.

Flexible location and times. The entire internship will be done remotely with flexible deadlines and work hours that will fit within your schedule. As long as an intern is making progress on his/her projects and putting in 100% effort, then we will make sure that project work hours and deadlines will be flexible according to the intern's schedule.

*IMPORTANT:

In order for your application to be read and considered, it is required to fill out this form: https://bit.ly/3fz4rh7

All applicants who fail to fill out this form will NOT proceed to the interview selection round.

Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications we receive, we aren’t able to contact all candidates who apply, but if you are invited for an interview, you will generally be contacted within 4 weeks of submitting your application.

Thank you for your interest in working with us. Good luck!