Lighting Intern, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival
About The Position
The purpose of this internship is to provide support to the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! production team throughout a summer of performing arts programming at the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park. The team is committed to high-level production values and safety, and the Production Intern is expected to contribute to a positive artist, audience, and co-worker experience. The Lighting intern will learn to operate production equipment in a live setting, gain insight into the day-to-day lighting and production operations of a performing arts festival, and expand on the Intern’s academic studies through practical experience in a professional environment.
Requirements
- Mission & Values Alignment: A passion for BRIC’s support of the arts in Brooklyn and a deep commitment to building community, igniting learning and making change through the arts and creativity.
- Experience & Qualifications: Rising college senior or recent graduate from a theater/entertainment technology program preferred. Candidates must be reliable, committed, willing to work the entire summer production schedule, self-motivated, and possess strong interpersonal skills. Some experience working in production for live events is preferred.
- Commitment to Equity & Inclusion: Brings experience operationalizing equity within the Performing Arts and or Hospitality function.
- Ability to lift up to 30 pounds.
- Willingness to work outdoors, early mornings, late nights, long days, and weekend shifts, and to work in inclement weather.
Responsibilities
- Work directly with the Production Coordinator, Technical Director, Stage Manager, Lighting Director, Audio Engineers and other staff.
- Coordinate and implement lighting technical needs.
- Operate production lighting equipment during shows.
- Assist with hang and focus of lights.
- Assist with artist load-in.
- Help to coordinate artists’ lighting and/or video requirements.
- Assist BRIC electrician leads/team with lighting focus, circuiting and troubleshooting electrical problems with lighting grid.
- Act as follow-spot operator during show.
- Create and log applicable reports (wrap-up, event overviews, etc) for BCB leads.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
