Looking for an internship in arts administration or marketing?
UJ Arts & Culture, a division of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at the University of Johannesburg, is currently recruiting for their 2020 internship programme. Through these internships, UJ Arts & Culture is looking to help young professionals under the age of 26 find their feet and future direction. Energetic, ambitious and qualified young people can look forward to a phenomenal learning experience at the UJ Arts Centre.
The internship programme is specifically designed for newly qualified graduates, giving them an opportunity to enter the job market for the first time and provide them with valuable workplace experience.
“With these internships, UJ Arts & Culture sets out to invest in the employability and job readiness of recent graduates who show potential and interest in these roles and the creative sector. The high unemployment rate in South Africa results in an extremely competitive job market and programmes like these serve as a stepping stone for young professionals,” says Pieter Jacobs, Head of Arts & Culture at the University of Johannesburg.
There are two full-time paid internships available:
Arts Administration Internship
This is an 11-month full-time (8 hours per day 5 days per week) paid internship based at the UJ Art Centre on the University of Johannesburg’s Kingsway Campus in Auckland Park. The intern will often be required to work flexible hours and/or over weekends. The intern’s main responsibilities will include:
- Arts Academy Administration
- Student contracts
- Attendance registers
- Bulk communication
- Processing of cultural bursaries
- Coordination of auditions, classes, rehearsals and performances
- Planning and coordinating the Arts Academy Wrap Party
In addition to gaining professional project administration, coordination, communication and event management experience, the intern will receive ongoing feedback regarding their performance and assistance with career planning and preparation. The intern will report to one supervisor and receive the support of at least one mentor.
Arts Administration Internship Application:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=zVp4-u82vEGKlImEEyfgRQuF40uqk1lJkxReUrtSbtxUMURFOVZXTk9WSzE0SEgzRk03ME1NUDc2OS4u
Young professionals under the age of 26 are eligible; an arts related or arts administration degree would be advantageous.
Closing date for application is 6 December 2019. If you have not heard from UJ Arts & Culture by the 6th of January, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Arts Marketing Internship
This is a 9-month full-time (8 hours per day 5 days per week) paid internship based at the Con Cowan Theatre on the University of Johannesburg’s Bunting Road Campus in Auckland Park. The intern will often be required to work flexible hours and/or over weekends. The intern’s main responsibilities will include:
- Social media coordination and engagement
- Onsite event support
- Ticket processing
- Database management
- Distribution of promotional material
- Audience surveys
- General marketing support
In addition to gaining professional social media marketing, public relations and database management experience, interns will receive ongoing feedback regarding their performance and assistance with career planning and preparation. The intern will report to one supervisor and receive the support of at least one mentor.
Arts Marketing Internship Application:
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=zVp4-u82vEGKlImEEyfgRQuF40uqk1lJkxReUrtSbtxUOU02T0dYRDhZUjhUS0ZYTjE5M1NCTFNENC4u
Young professionals under the age of 26 are eligible; a marketing degree would be advantageous.
Closing date for application is 6 December 2019. If you have not received a response from UJ Arts & Culture by 30 January 2020 please consider your application unsuccessful.
NOTES TO THE EDITOR
UJ Arts & Culture, a division of the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture (FADA) produces and presents world-class student and professional arts programmes aligned to the UJ vision of an international university of choice, anchored in Africa, dynamically shaping the future. A robust range of arts platforms are offered on all four UJ campuses for students, staff, alumni and the general public to experience and engage with emerging and established Pan-African and international artists drawn from the full spectrum of the arts.
In addition to UJ Arts & Culture, FADA (www.uj.ac.za/fada) offers programmes in eight creative disciplines, in Art, Design and Architecture, as well as playing home to the NRF SARChI Chair in South African Art & Visual Culture, and the Visual Identities in Art & Design Research Centre. The Faculty has a strong focus on sustainability and relevance, and engages actively with the dynamism, creativity and diversity of Johannesburg in imagining new approaches to art and design education.