Project Description
Apply to the MPii Intern Training Program
Motion Picture Industry Institute (MPii) has been a leader in the industry for 30 years now, researching and improving best practices among working professionals and creating industry-leading programs to share and support the use of those better industry standards.
Key areas of focus include: Story Development, On-set Protocols and Safety, career-building strategies and industry processes, especially with regard to diversity, inclusion and representation, both on-screen and behind the cameras.
For Fall 2019, Motion Picture Industry Institute is offering a special focus to its intern program for those interested in the story side of the business. This one-of-a-kind internship opportunity in Los Angeles involves conducting research directly with some of the most experienced story development professionals in the industry, including shooting and editing documentary-style interviews of top Hollywood filmmakers and their story development people.
Other intern opportunities at MPii this fall include working with senior staff conducting research as part of a major gender equity initiative in our industry.
This part-time or full-time position is a mix of:
- On-line and in-person.
- In office, in studio, and on location.
- Working individually, working in small teams, and working in larger group activities.
Daytime, evening, and weekend hours available.
Like all the best internships, this is a competitive application process. And as a high-value career-building opportunity, it does not pay a salary, but if you have the right mindset and attitude, you’ll find that the program pays much more in education and network/relationship building.
REQUIREMENTS
Because interns are actively involved in so many aspects of MPii’s work in the industry, MPii needs to preserve its reputation of high-caliber of work product and industry-leading standards of excellence. The following are strict job requirements:
- Over 18 years old
- U.S. citizen or has work or student visa
- In Los Angeles area during the term of your internship. (NOTE: if you cannot meet this requirement, look intoonline opportunities at MPii to improve your career potential from wherever you are.
- Highly reliable work ethic
- Self-starter, able to work well individually and in teams
- Growth mindset, excited to learn and grow
- Strong attention to detail
- Capable with GoogleDocs
- Adept in both written and spoken English language
- A quiet place to work “at home” (to be able to present professionally on Skype video calls).
- A reliable high-speed internet connection.
- A functioning computer.
- Reliable transportation (aka car or credible Uber/Lyft budget).
(Note: College credit available. But since MPii is a research institute, current college enrollment is not required to qualify for this internship.)
We are looking for reliable candidates who can commit to a minimum of 10 hours per week, for no less than 8 weeks. NOTE: since you get from the program in direct relationship to what you put in, we see most successful interns investing 40+ hours a week to maximize their benefits.
Interns who are exceptionally (1) proactive, (2) self-motivated, and (3) have a genuine enthusiasm to learn and grow will likely have the most successful internship experience. You need to be able to follow a set of guidelines and procedures and execute, without needing to be micromanaged.
A demanding program, it’s an unpaid position best-suited for those serious about fully engaging to earn career-building experience, on-the-job training, and recommendations that are vital to launching your career in the industry.
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If this is exciting to you, and if you meet the requirements, and you want to apply, please fill out this application below:
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Frequently Asked Questions:
It may vary from 8 to 10 to as many as 20 or so, depending on time of year and other factors.
Typically, our more successful interns get promoted within MPii and then also go on to other internships at major talent agencies, management companies, production companies, studios and networks, where due to the higher-level of training they received at MPii, they stand out from the competition and earn those few coveted entry-level Assistant jobs.
Reliability. That means demonstrating you are (1) proactive, (2) self-motivated, and (3) have a genuine enthusiasm to learn and grow. You need to be able to follow a set of guidelines and procedures and execute, without needing to be micromanaged.