Intern

This is a Part Time Paid Internship

Internship Announcement to Begin Immediately
Jonny Stax Presents, Inc., announces internship opportunities for the 2012 Winter/Spring, Summer and Fall terms. Interns will be paid a monthly financial stipend or supported to receive school credit upon successful completion of the program. Interns will be provided a pro-active learning environment, substantial resume-building responsibilities, and networking opportunities in the Chicago entertainment industry.

About the company:
Jonny Stax Presents is a Chicago-based company of artistic entrepreneurs that produces creative ventures, promotes creative development, and provides creative services. It is the company’s mission to provide deliberately liberating experiences for artists and the communities they serve. Jonny Stax Presents the acclaimed work of The Scooty & JoJo Show, including their current hit, Alien Queen.

About the internship:
Interns will have the opportunity to develop their own internship program by identifying where their interests intersect with the needs of the company. Internships currently available by department are as follows:
• Public Relations and Marketing. Building a trusting relationship with the public through media outlets to facilitate growth, manage brands, and draw attention to the company and its products. Using online and street marketing strategies, help grow the audience base and connect potential audiences with the company and its productions.
• Revenue Generation. Identifying new sources of revenue and strategies to tap and maintain these sources. This includes sponsorships, investments, grants, ticket sales, and merchandising.
• Production Management. Managing productions from their initial concept and design to stage readiness. The involves coordinating the logistics and business of making creative products accessible to audiences in a cost-effective, efficient manner that is experienced positively by creators, investors, collaborators, and audiences.
• Business Management. Dealing with accounting systems (tracking and distribution of finances) for parent and sponsored companies and projects as well as managing the day to day operations of the company.
• Creative Development. Developing, delivering, and maintaining creative products consistent with the core principles of Jonny Stax Presents. This includes selecting creative products, hiring creative teams, creating new ventures, and tracking artistic trends in the market.

About the prime candidates:
Jonny Stax Presents is interested in working with individuals who are pleasant and committed to excellence. We do not assume expertise is the defining factor of a successful individual. We value a candidate with the ability to discern what he or she does not know, the tenacity to figure it out, and the ability to communicate new learning to others. Interns do not have to be students but could be individuals seeking new learning opportunities.