SFFILM

The Bay Area's home for the world's finest films and filmmakers.

Education

Schools at the Festival Assistant

The Schools at the Festival Assistant will assist the education team with their festival season programming, including Schools at the Festival screenings and school visits. Schools at the Festival screenings and visits are selected to support the curriculum of a range of grade levels and subject areas, and all events are interactive experiences with opportunities for students to engage with filmmakers, industry professionals, and subject area specialists in post-screening discussions and Q&As. This programming also allows filmmakers the opportunity to gain valuable feedback from younger audiences. All programs are developed in alignment with Common Core and California Educational Standards for Media Literacy.

This is a full-time, temporary role from April 1 – April 22, 2020.

Responsibilities

Responsible for assisting in all festival programming. This will include operational duties before, during, and after screenings, organizational work when tracking event data, and flexibility to lead in-school filmmaker visits when needed.

Qualifications

  • Excellent organizational and time management skills.
  • Experience working with youth in a K-12 educational setting.
  • Comfortable with public speaking.
  • Educational background in filmmaking, film studies, and/or education.
  • Having your own vehicle is a plus.

Filmmaker School Visit Coordinator

The Filmmaker School Visit Coordinator will support the Director of Education and Schools at the Festival Program by selecting, coordinating, scheduling, managing and presenting all in-school visits of Festival filmmaker guests to Bay Area K-12 classrooms. Films are selected to support the curriculum of a range of grade levels and subject areas, and all visits are interactive experiences with opportunities for students to engage with filmmakers, industry professionals, and subject area specialists in post-screening discussions and Q&As. Visits also allow the artists the opportunity to gain valuable feedback from younger audiences. All programs are developed in alignment with Common Core and California Educational Standards for Media Literacy.

This is a full-time, temporary role from February 10 – May 1, 2020.

Responsibilities

Responsible for selecting, coordinating, scheduling, managing and presenting all in-school visits of Festival filmmaker guests to Bay Area K-12 classrooms to show and discuss their films.

Qualifications

  • Excellent organizational and time management skills.
  • Experience working with youth in a K-12 educational setting.
  • Comfortable with public speaking.
  • Educational background in filmmaking, film studies, and/or education.
  • Having your own vehicle is a plus.

Youth Education Intern

The Education Department is seeking a motivated intern to support our Filmmakers in the Classroom (FITC) program and assist with our Schools at the Festival (SATF) program in April.

Spring internships will run from February to May 2020. Deadline to apply is January 15, 2020.

Responsibilities

The Youth Education Intern will assist in the classroom as a FITC teaching and production assistant, provide assistance at the theater for SATF screenings, and work in the SFFILM offices providing administrative support. The Youth Education Intern will also help preview films for educational screenings and provide additional support to the Education Department as needed.

Qualifications

  • Strong desire to work with children and/or teens in a classroom setting.
  • Experience with basic film production.
  • Research and data entry skills.
  • Excellent research and writing skills.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (especially Excel and Word).
  • Availability for morning/afternoon weekday classroom sessions, as well as scheduled weekday hours in the SFFILM offices, and some weekend events (8-12 hours a week total).
  • Ability to take direction and work independently, as well as work on a team.
  • Excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing.
  • Previous classroom or teaching experience is preferred but not mandatory.
  • Reliable transportation and ability to travel to school sites around the Bay Area.