Intern - Literary Scouting

This is a Part Time Unpaid Internship

Internship Start Date/Season: September-December
Internship Duration: four months
Time/Days Required: 2 days a week, Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:00am-6:30pm
Workplace Requirements:
Maximum Films & Management is currently looking for a motivated, detail-oriented, enthusiastic, multi-tasking reader intern for Fall 2023 with excellent people and communication skills, nice phone manner, good research skills, and solid reading/writing/coverage abilities, to work 2 days a week, Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:00am-6:30pm, may be a combination of in the office and remote. Exact start date flexible, but most likely early September-mid-December.
•Read books and write coverage/synopses/comments, in MFM's format, on a weekly basis (typically 1 book per week/weekend). Be prepared to sit in on staff meetings and client calls with MFM staff and succinctly discuss/pitch a book you've read when cued by owner of company.
•Research authors/books as needed, and working with assistant and CE, help out with a daily Trades Round-up of news and deals, scour magazines and publications for potential articles, short stories, podcasts and ideas for adaptation and client-requested research or book lists.
•Research articles for potential film/TV adaptation for MFM's articles memo every Wednesday.