Rubber City Prints Internships: Marketing /Social Media, Administrative/Non-profit, and Print Shop Internship.
Rubber City Prints is a small fine art print shop in Akron, OH with a focus on printmaking education. We are currently seeking part time internships for the 2016 year, Summer and Fall.
Our internships provide a great experience for students with opportunity for school credit and trade for hours in our print shop. All internships vary in time frame, depending upon experience and availability, and last between 3- 9 months.
We have several events in the works for next year, including but not limited to; new workshops for the Akron Community, a Dog Days of Summer fundraiser, and our 1st Miniature Print Exhibition. These are huge opportunities to be creative, event plan and learn valuable marketing skills. There are several internships available and you must be working towards or be a current graduate of a bachelors program to apply. Please be advised that all of our internships are unpaid volunteer internships with opportunity for credit, trade for print shop hours, and Key Holder service. All of our interns will work one-on-one with a volunteer staff, director or instructor during the internship. All others interested may apply as a volunteer.
DEADLINES TO APPLY
May 15th for Summer
August 15th for Fall Semester
All interested applicants must send a resume and cover letter to rubbercityprints@gmail.com and describe related experience, interest in printmaking and non-profits, and career achievements and goals.
QUALIFICATIONS
Must have attained or currently working towards a Bachelor’s Degree in one of the following areas:
Printmaking, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Communications, Arts Administration, Grant Writing, Non-profit/business; related degrees please apply.
Interns must be well-organized, friendly, prompt to work, and communicate with RCP associates on a regular basis. All applicants must have weekday and/or weekend availability with a minimum of 6 hours per week. All interns must work for two weeks before receiving a Key to Summit Art Space and Rubber City Prints.
Preferred experience in any of the following:
Computer Literacy MAC/PC experience in all of the following Photoshop, PowerPoint, In Design,
Microsoft Office, Social Media Websites, Mail Chimp. etc.
INTERNSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES
Print Shop Internship
Monitoring Open Studios
Assisting on Demos, Workshops, and Vendor Stands
Preparing materials for workshops and taking inventory of supplies
Gain experience assisting on special projects and print shop commissions
Work one-on-one with artists & opportunities to teach workshops
Marketing/Social Media
Creating Advertisements, Email Blasts, Event Postings, Online Storefront, Blog Posts.
Educational development for the community during events such as Art Walk, Vendor Stands and special events
Expand outreach on free posting sites, social media outlets and promotional marketing tools
Keeping up to date on services, website and information displays
Administrative/Non-profit
Keep track of fine art print sales, service sales, via spreadsheet/Google docs
Assisting in setting up and coordinating all events at RCP
Make phone calls, scheduling, event planning, etc
Assisting on budgeting, grant writing research, and non-profit committees
Assisting on writing for blog, grants, business letters, promotional networking invitations
April 4, 2024 | 12:00-1:00 p.m. | Online
In this virtual workshop, Rob Greer, Tyron Hoisten, and Elizabeth Tipton will discuss why representation matters in advertising and content creation, drawing on their recent experience participating in ArtsNow’s SEEN initiative. This panel will be moderated by a member of the Arts & Culture Inclusion Council.
Who should attend?
Nonprofit and for-profit leadership and marketing/communication professionals interested in learning about SEEN and participating in a conversation about the importance of authenticity and representation in our work.