BAD DOG THEATRE COMPANY – INTERNS WANTED!
Location: Toronto Start Date: immediate Submission deadline: November 14, 2011
Are you passionate about entrepreneurship, marketing, branding, social media and professional development? Do you love comedy and have an interest in seeing Toronto’s artistic community develop and flourish? The Bad Dog Theatre is currently on the lookout for highly-motivated, skilled interns. We offer unpaid internships in Marketing & Communications, which include work in all of the following areas: new business development, marketing and sales, logistics, brand awareness, social media strategy — all relating to the growth and development of the Bad Dog Theatre as Toronto’s foremost producer of unscripted comedy & improvised performance.
We’re looking for two interns (PT) who:
- Are technically savvy with media tools and software including social media platforms (Linkedin/Facebook/Twitter), Microsoft Office, and Photoshop
- Have excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills
- Possess initiative and strong self-management skills
- Can cheerfully deal with constant changes in direction, juggling many jobs at once and prioritizing tasks
- Want a real chance to gain mentorship experience in arts administration, marketing, networking, selling, presenting, and managing
The successful interns may work in the following areas:
- New business development/sales: developing ideas, leads, and generating a new audience and student base for Bad Dog shows, classes and programs
- Brand Marketing: developing a social media strategy and implementing it, managing communications, and building brand awareness
- Website and list management: extending our online presence and communications reach
- Alumni involvement & support: establishing and maintaining relationships with the Bad Dog’s extensive alumni list and existing community
- We are open to any new initiative the intern would like to engage in to develop his/her experience and skill set
What do you get?
- mentorship
- workspace (desk, computer, phone) in a subway-accessible thriving non-profit office environment for one intern; opportunity to work remotely for another
- working for an awesome and cool organization (seriously, we’re a lot of fun!)
- the ability to have real world executions that can be then used on your resume (e.g. increased SM effectiveness on FB fan page by 124%)
- loyalty and references from the team
- developing skills in research, communication, Social Media, teamwork, creativity, etc.
- possible commission-based compensation for workshop & corporate sales targets
About the Bad Dog Theatre
The award-winning Bad Dog Theatre presents top-quality unscripted comedy and improvised performance, as well as offering a wide range of improv-based classes for all levels of skill and experience. The Bad Dog Theatre began in 1982 as Theatresports Toronto, and is the home of Toronto’s longest continuously running improv show. Operating as the Bad Dog Theatre Company since 2003, the company has been dubbed Toronto’s “improv hub”, has played home to Canadian Comedy Award winning shows and troupes and has showcased the talents of countless Canadian comedy heavyweights including Bruce Hunter (Puppets Who Kill), Pat McKenna (Red Green Show, Traders), Lisa Merchant (Train 48, Go Girl), Sandra Shamus (Governor General Award-winning playwright), Linda Kash (Best in Show, A Mighty Wind), Colin Mochrie (Who’s Line Is It, Anyway), Mike Myers, Dan Redican and The Kids in The Hall.
For more info about the Bad Dog Theatre visit www.baddogtheatre.com or e-mail us at board@baddogtheatre.com
TO APPLY, PLEASE E-MAIL US AT: board@baddogtheatre.com
