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2020 INTERNS WANTED

Expectations & Requirements for ALL interns:

  • Internships run May 27th - October 5th 
  • 5-10 hours/week (10 hours/week if you want college credit from UNO)
  • Attend monthly board meetings & other programming meetings
  • ​Active communication via phone & email, and in-office face-time with team leaders & BFF staff each week


General Information
All internships are unpaid, however, interns receive:

  • Optional college credit through UNO 
  • Optional artist exhibition at the end of the intern period
  • Artist opportunities & “first dibs”  through BFF’s programming
  • Promotional opportunities through BFF’s media platforms
  • BFF SWAG - including staff t-shirts, buttons, stickers, etc.
  • A free Friend of BFF Membership - including tickets to the annual Members ONLY Ball (Fall 2020)
  • Occasional access to studio, meeting, and workspace at Petshop
  • A positive professional reference & resume builder
  • And many other exciting career opportunities

BFF is seeking interns for each of the following departments (program descriptions below):

  • MaMO Gallery
  • Petshop Gallery & Studios
  • First Fridays & Artist Markets
  • Youth Engagement
  • Administration
  • Marketing (encompassing BFFzz, Event Posters, & Street Team) 

Program Descriptions

MaMO Gallery  (pronounced "May-MOH" and standing for "Mayflower Mobile Gallery") is a 42' semi-trailer-turned-gallery that travels throughout Omaha and Lincoln, parking and partnering with various communities, organizations, and events.   The MaMO operates March-December and hosts interdisciplinary programming at the hands of BFF's MaMO team and representatives from each partnering community/location.
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Intern expectations & duties:
  • Act as a face of the gallery and positively represent within the community
  • Clean and prepare gallery before & after each install/event (wall prep, cleaning, organization, upkeep)
  • Be present and lend assistance & input during all events 
  • Assist in trailer moving (preparing trailer and contents for each move & working with our moving team)
  • Social Media
  • Gallery installations and tear-downs
  • Attend programming meetings
  • Work with artists
  • Engage with the audience and community
Petshop Gallery is a shared creative space in Benson, housing affordable artist studios, community galleries, event space, offices, and is home to BFF's headquarters.
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 Intern expectations & duties:
  • Act as a face of the gallery and positively represent within the community
  • Clean and prepare gallery before & after each install/event (wall prep, cleaning, organization, upkeep)
  • Be present during each FF (exceptions are possible with prior approval)
  • Weekly gallery hours (2-hour sessions on the day of their choice, ideally a consistent schedule occurring on Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays)
  • Social media 
  • Distribute monthly posters
  • Be present and lend assistance & input during special events  (Gungus Fest - May 2nd, PETFEST - August 15th)
  • Assist with studio renters and upkeep when necessary
  • Attend programming meetings
  • Work with artists
  • Engage with the audience and community
First Friday & Artist Markets is our longest-run program, happening on the first Friday of every month, year-round.  It is comprised of neighborhood galleries, venues, and other businesses showcasing special events and artist exhibitions, as well as supplemental BFF programming including youth engagement, on-street digital projections, on-street Artist Markets, and special event months including the New American Arts Festival in August - showcasing local refugee and immigrant arts and cultures.  
 
Intern expectations & duties:
  • Act as a face of the organization and positively represent within the community
  • Be present and lend assistance during ALL summer first Fridays (May 1, June 5, July 3, August 7, September 4) - exceptions are possible with prior approval
  • Hang up street closure signs the day/night before each event
  • Social Media
  • Attend programming meetings
  • During event, intern is expected to be present 1pm-10pm and help:  
    • Set up
    • Attendance track
    • Distribute maps & other promotional material throughout the neighborhood
    • Work the BFF table and fill in for staff and volunteers when needed 
    • Work with associated artists & vendors
    • Engage with the audience and community
    • Assist vendors in check-in, tear down, and associated tasks
    • Tear down
Youth Engagement focuses on providing art and community programming to our youngest of audience members, and consists of monthly hands-on activities, a high-school student-focused monthly art club, weekly youth outreach events for all ages, “BFF KIDS” remote photography activities & exhibitions, quarterly Omaha Public Schools outreach efforts, the implementation of two youth-created public art pieces, and a youth scholarship given to one well-deserving area high school student seeking a degree or profession in the arts.
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 Intern expectations & duties:
  • Act as a face of the organization and positively represent within the community
  • Assist with the “pen friend” program - sorting and replying to youth emails
  • Create and assist with data entry, surveys, and attendance tracking at events 
  • Be present and lend assistance during ALL summer first Fridays (May 1, June 5, July 3, August 7, September 4) - exceptions are possible with prior approval
  • Assist with YE table & activities during first Fridays
  • Creative brainstorming on youth activities
  • Assist in stocking and organization of up-cycled art activity & supply library
  • Attend programming meetings
  • Work with associated artists & educators
  • Engage with the audience and community
Marketing will encompass BFFzz*, social media management, event posters, street team promotions, fundraising and other marketing strategies for the organization.  
BFFzz is a quarterly publication that transforms BFF’s other programming into a tangible embodiment - showcasing visual art, prose, poetry, photography, comics, community engagement, etc.
 
Intern expectations & duties:
  • Act as a face of the organization and positively represent within the community
  • Social media, including weekly post scheduling, content gathering, creative engagement tactics & organization, etc.  
  • Should be familiar with (or willing to learn) Hootsuite and other online media tools
  • Assist with and distribute monthly event posters
  • Assist with monthly community newsletters
  • Assist with press releases 
  • Manage BFF's Vesta account, a community calendar platform 
  • Assist in the curation of BFFzz publication content
  • Be present and lend assistance during special events (BFFzz launch parties, Omaha Zinefest, etc). - exceptions are possible with prior approval
  • Attend programming meetings
  • Work with artists
  • Engage with the audience and community
Administrative will encompass staff, overhead, budgets, grants, development, department organization and other administrative duties.  Interns will work side-by-side with BFF’s Executive and Development Directors & Assistants.

Intern expectations & duties:
  • Act as a face of the organization and positively represent within the community
  • Attend meetings and track minutes, note-taking, and associated tasks
  • Stakeholder, partner, business, and artist correspondence via emails & in-person meetings
  • Seek grants and other funding opportunities
  • Data collection and entry
  • Begin work on BFF archive
  • Be present and lend assistance with membership sales & events during ALL summer first Fridays (May 1, June 5, July 3, August 7, September 4) - exceptions are possible with prior approval
  • Work with associated artists, staff, and volunteers
  • Engage with the audience and community
  • Assist with BFF’s Friends of BFF membership program including:
    • Adding new members to the database & general upkeep
    • Mailing new member packets
    • Working with MailChimp for monthly member newsletters
    • Plan, promote, and implement special member events
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