PING CHONG & COMPANY IS SEEKING A SPRING INTERN
Ping Chong & Company, a nationally-recognized not-for-profit experimental theater company in its 35th year, is seeking a self-motivated and organized individual for Winter-Spring 2011. This is a part-time (2-4 days per week), unpaid, internship position with a start date of mid-late January 2011. Interested applicants should submit résumé and cover letter to: sara@pingchong.org. Ping Chong & Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Deadline to Respond: January 5, 2011.
We are seeking a cheerful and enthusiastic undergraduate or recent graduate who will work closely with the office staff and provide administrative support to daily office routines as well as other general office management projects such as project research, archives, database management. Internships can also be sub-specialized, depending on interest. Possible areas of focus may include: Development, Marketing/Web Development, Production Assistance, Community-based Theater and Arts Education.
Qualifications: Good organizational skills and detail oriented, general knowledge of computer and office software navigation, ability to accomplish multiple tasks under deadline, ability to work well both independently and with others, sense of humor, knowledge and experience working in the performing arts, particularly in the “downtown” arts community. Multi-lingual is a plus.
About Ping Chong & Company:
Ping Chong & Company was founded in 1975 to create and tour innovative works of theatre and art that explore the intersection of race, history, culture and technology in the modern world. The
New York–based non-profit company has produced over 70 works by Ping Chong and his collaborators, toured widely in the United States and throughout the world, and received numerous honors and awards. Recent works include The Devil You Know, which premiered at La MaMa in January 2010 as part of the Under The Radar Festival and Throne of Blood, which was presented at BAM’s Next Wave Festival in November 2010. Since 1992, the company has produced over 40 works in the interview-based Undesirable Elements series, exploring issues of culture and identity in different communities. http://www.facebook.com/l/ef6a7nEQ8-G2bZjBL2fetIVf_7A;www.pingchong.org
