Internship with Becca D’Bus

Start Date: Early to Late-March
Duration: 6 Months minimum

The Employer:

Becca D’Bus is Eugene Tan and together, they are a drag queen, producer and organizer.
Regularly, they produce and perform in RIOT! Hosted by Becca D’Bus and host of other events.
They regularly work on events with IndigNation in the space of queer activism and organizing.
On an ad-hoc/freelance basis, they perform, produce and organize with various other partners throughout the year.

The Internship:

The scope of the internship will be negotiated and created with the successful candidate, but areas will definitely include:
Event production and organization.
Digital content management.
Promotion, marketing and social media.

There are opportunities for the internship to include:
Content creation
Shoot production
Event management

Please note: Performing is not within the scope of this internship.

Duration:

6 months at minimum. Extension is possible.

Time structure:

Part-time, 20 hr/week including
4 hrs weekly at events onsite.
2 hrs every Sunday remotely
Remaining 14 hrs, scheduled but flexible, mostly remote, with possible meetings or onsite activity.

Remuneration:

$400-600/month
To be determined after an interview and the actual scope of the internship is decided.

The Ideal Candidate:

This position is ideal for a candidate who is interested in the worlds of independent event production, queer community and activism, entertainment and nightlife. They should be excited about drag, queer culture and popular culture, and have more than a superficial awareness of these locally, and globally.
Candidates should be able to communicate effectively, clearly and professionally in writing and speech in English. A command of the language that includes copywriting and humour is ideal.
Resourcefulness, punctuality and discipline should come naturally to the candidate. 

All identities are welcome, with queer people, gender minorities and racial minorities especially encouraged to apply.

Requirements:

Candidates should be able to communicate effectively, clearly and professionally in writing and speech in English.
The internship involves working on the intern’s own computer and smartphone, at minimum.
Due to age limits of venues the work occurs in and the ratings on some of the events, candidates must be over 18, ideally, over 21 at the time of application.

Access:

The position involves being on your feet for a couple hours at a time, moving briskly for that time, including up and down stairs.
The position involves being around and interacting with large crowds of boisterous people who will be inebriated.
The position involves writing and speaking in English, and involves an ability to understand social cues, irony, sarcasm and a lot of inferred meaning.

Application process:

Write a cover letter that expresses why you are interested in this position and what you hope to learn from our working together.
Your cover letter should demonstrate your abilities as a writer and communicator.
Do note if you are looking to intern for class credit.
Do include links to your social media accounts, we’d like to have some understanding of your sensibilities in the social media space.

Attach a CV or resume that highlights how you are suited to the position. 

You are encouraged to include 1 or 2 additional pages of additional material that paints a picture of who you are and what you are passionate about. 

Put this all together in a pdf and email it as an attachment to
becca @ riotdragshow . com