Education Intern

POSITION: Education Program Intern 

LOCATION: New York City

Start Date: August 2024 

ABOUT THE MOTH: 

The Moth is an acclaimed not-for-profit organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. The Moth has presented more than thirty thousand stories, told live and without notes, by people from all walks of life to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. To really understand The Moth, we encourage you to listen to a few stories here: The Moth | Stories. 

ABOUT THE MOTH Education Program: 

The Moth Education Program works with teens, young adults and educators to build community through storytelling workshops, performances and innovative resources.The Moth believes that young people have powerful voices and perspectives, yet they often go unheard. This is especially true for young people of color. The Moth seeks to provide a platform to amplify young voices and narratives far and wide.

POSITION OVERVIEW: 

We are looking for a candidate who would be excited to learn about the inner workings of running arts education programs at The Moth, including the process of curating and wrapping live and virtual events.

HOURLY RATE: $16

  • 8 hours per week for 4 months.

  • 1-3 days per week between Monday - Thursday, 10am-6pm EST. 

  • This position requires some evening and weekend hours, as needed, to support our event schedule.

  • A set schedule with the above parameters will be determined by the candidate’s availability.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Assist in the virtual and in person production of our program events: EDU Slams, Showcases, Workshops, Teacher PD Offerings and Assemblies.

  • Assist in programming workshops for high school and college students.

  • Support implementation of professional development for teachers and instructors (The Moth Teacher Institute, curriculum updates and packaging, researching potential conferences and potential partners, instructor meet-ups, observing workshops).

  • Elevating storytelling as an art form (introduction to podcasting, social media, marketing, participation in the story archival process).

  • Admin support (data entry, replying to inquiries, managing The Moth’s Info acct. and other tasks)

  • Assist in the wrap process for all events including video editing and photo curation for promo materials.

  • Development of Marketing and Recruitment Materials with an eye on youth recruitment strategies.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS 

●  Experience with editing video.

  • An understanding of organizational software (google suites, airtable).

  • An eye for social media trends.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY 

The Moth is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally vibrant team and strongly encourages applications from people of diverse backgrounds. The Moth seeks to hire staff who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. All positions at The Moth are filled without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, HIV/AIDS status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. The Moth brings storytelling opportunities to people from a variety of communities. Candidates with a commitment to supporting diversity are strongly encouraged to apply. 

HOW TO APPLY: 

To apply for this position, please complete this questionnaire by August 1st 2024 at 11:59PM.