2022 Marketing Assistant - Internship null

Do you have a flair for creativity, love film, and want to gain marketing experience working within Australia’s vibrant Film Industry through volunteering or university internships? Yes? Then, this is your time to join the Queer Screen team! 

Before we dive into all the fun responsibilities, let’s talk about Queer Screen. Formed in 1993, Queer Screen has been a successful NFP organisation celebrating the diversity of sexualities and gender identities through queer storytelling on screen, by inclusive and respectful communities filled with creativity, inspiration and pride. Our team at Queer Screen has proudly produced and curated the Mardi Gras Film Festival for almost 30 years. Our 30th year is planned to be our biggest year yet, with World Pride joining the 2023 Sydney Mardi Gras and borders reopened! 

Hence, we are looking for passionate marketing volunteers and interns to join our small and vibrant marketing team for the fun as we celebrate and promote our 30th Mardi Gras Film Festival, working together to make 2023 our biggest film festival yet!

The successful applicants will report to the Marketing Manager and work closely with the Festival Director, Digital Marketing and Content Coordinator, Queer Screen staff, and other volunteers. The role may include some of the following tasks and will be flexible depending on the applicant's skills, experience, and interests: 

• Assist the Marketing Manager, Production and Volunteer Coordinator and Partnerships Coordinator with marketing implementation and execution.
• Assist in the execution of marketing cross-promotion by reaching out to like-minded organisations to engage in cross-promotion activities.
• Assist the Volunteer Coordinator to cross-promote volunteer recruitment, including creating unique ideas and reaching out to different organizations/unis to get a variety of volunteers. 
• Assist the Production and Volunteer Coordinator to create a volunteer induction video.
• Assist in updating session pages and website databases to make sure all festival information is accurate and up to date. 
• Cross-checking content captions for shorts and content marketing to ensure accuracy and consistency. 
• Research and assist in implementing targeted and strategic marketing campaigns for films and events in the festival across multiple social, digital, and print platforms.
• Prior to and during the festival, assist in the development and creation of content for festival marketing collateral. Including written blogs, event videos, and photography.
• Assist with image and video resizing for promotional use.
• Assist with content planning, and programming across a variety of marketing channels including eNews, social media, google ads, and print and digital publications. 
• Assist with scheduling, drafting, and posting social media posts and photos in a timely manner.
• Assist with marketing reporting including monitoring analytics, results and key findings.
• Assist in the Implementation of marketing strategy and cross-promo outreach for MGFF Regional screenings and online streaming. 
• Assist with festival activations and events, including bumping in and out of the venue. 
• Assist in the curation and brand awareness of Queer Screen during the festival, including supporting the team during major events.

Successful applicants will share the following skills and interests: 

• Reliability and ability to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple tasks.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Organised with attention to detail
• Creative-minded with fresh ideas 
• Eager to learn
• Interest in marketing and film. 
• Commit to Queer Screen’s mission and vision statements. 

The position requires a commitment of 8-20 hours per week across a hybrid working environment and is flexible to work within the successful applicant's current work/study schedule from 9 December 2022 - 31 March 2023. 

The majority of the tasks will be completed between Monday - Friday, 10 - 6 pm, but there will be the expectation to work outside of these hours in the lead-up to and during the festival (February 15th - March 2nd).

We are happy to accommodate university internships and work with applicants who want to work with Queer Screen as part of the university summer work experience. 

Confidential applications should send either a written or video cover letter (1-page max and 2min long) outlining qualifications, experience, availability, and interest for the position to Becky Gallehawk, marketing@queerscreen.org.au. 

For more information on Queer Screen, see www.queerscreen.org.au. 

Queer Screen is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and social inclusion. As part of Queer Screen's commitment to creating a more diverse, inclusive and representative organisation, we invite people with a disability, trans and gender diverse people, intersex people, First Nations people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply. The successful applicants will be based in Sydney.