Be involved, be inspired. Intern at Kapisanan!

Haniely Pableo and Christine Balmes at Kultura 2011KULTURA 2011 featuring Haniely Pableo and Christine Balmes. Photo Bao-Bao Photography.

Things have been poppin' this year for Kapisanan, with events such as Clutch Vol. 3, Carlos Celdran's If These Walls Could Talk at Harbourfront Centre & Livin' La Vida Imelda, Let Your Hair Down - Kapisanan's Art Auction Fundraiser, and the most recent event, 3-day Kultura Filipino Arts Festival.

Putting up these events require hours of hard work, and Kapisanan has been fortunate enough to have a group of dedicated interns as part of it's support group.

Want to be involved and be inspired? Check out Kapisanan's Internship programs in: Event Planning, Marketing and Communications, and Video Production.

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POSITION AVAILABLE @ KAPISANAN: EVENT PLANNING INTERN

REPORTS TO: Kapisanan Staff: Executive Director, and Operations & Marketing Co-ordinator

EVENT PLANNING INTERN(s) will be working along side the Marketing and Communications Intern, the KAPISANAN Outreach Committee, and the KAPISANAN Video Production Team

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

KAPISANAN is seeking intern(s) for its Event Planning Team. The Event Planning Internship provides a learning experience during which interns participate in all aspects of planning, coordinating, and mounting all KAPISANAN public events. Interns will play a key role in the planning of KAPISANAN’s signature and community-partnered events.

We have several HUGE events planned in the next few months, which are attended by an average of 200-250 people each. During this program you will have an opportunity to gain experience in the field and enhance your skills while working under the direction of professional mentors. This is a great opportunity for you to gain invaluable experience in Event Planning with a vibrant and growing professional organization!

Read about Kapisanan's Event Planning Internship - qualifications and responsibilities.

Interested? Email kat@kapisanancentre.com Subject line "Event Planning Internship"

KULTURA Poster girl, Lyndl AguilarPosters at Kultura 2011, with CLUTCH Vol.3 participant Lyndl Aguilar. Photo Bao-Bao Photography.

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POSITION AVAILABLE at KAPISANAN: Marketing and Communications Intern

REPORTS TO: Kapisanan Staff: Executive Director, and Operations & Marketing Co-ordinator

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

Kapisanan is seeking interns for its Marketing and Communications team. Interns will play a key role in the overall public relations efforts of Kapisanan. The Marketing and Communications Internship provides a learning experience during which interns participate in all aspects of planning and coordinating marketing, promotions, and outreach for all Kapisanan programming, events, and projects. During this program you will have an opportunity to gain experience in the field and enhance your skills while working under the direction of professional mentors.

This is a great opportunity for you to gain invaluable experience in marketing with a vibrant and growing organization!

Read about Kapisanan's Marketing and Communications Internship - qualifications and responsibilities.

Interested? Email kat@kapisanancentre.com Subject line "Marketing & Communications Internship"

Video Production at KapisananVideo Production at Kapisanan. Photo by Rene Sevilla.

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POSITION AVAILABLE @ KAPISANAN:  Video Production INTERN

REPORTS TO: Web Media Content Producer and Executive Director

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

Kapisanan is seeking interns for its video production team. Interns will play a key role in helping add to and refine the rapidly growing video library for our centre.  The video production and post-production internship provides a learning experience during which interns participate in all aspects of video production and post-production. During this program you will have an opportunity to enhance your skills while working under the direction of a mentor within the Kapisanan Media Production community.

Read about Kapisanan's Video Production Internship - qualifications and responsibilities.

Interested? Email info@kapisanancentre.com Subject line "Video Production Internship"

Dwayne Fundano and Thomas LorayesStage managers Dwayne Fundano and Thomas Lorayes at Carlos Celdran's Livin' La Vida Imelda. Photo by Rene Sevilla.

Start date: IMMEDIATELY

Work schedule: 3 days/week (which days are flexible) for a 6 months commitment We are willing to work with a university or college to arrange academic credit or high school co-op placement.

THIS POSITION IS UNPAID – your payment is real world experience, and seeing events you help plan actually happen, with the mentorship of professionals, and/or co-op placement credit.

Please send your resume and cover letter indicating “Event Planning Intern” in the subject by e-mail or in person to:

Contact: Caroline Mangosing – Executive Director info@kapisanancentre.com

167 Augusta Ave. Toronto, ON (2 blocks West of Spadina, North off Dundas)

Please call ahead if you are dropping off your application 416.979.0600

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS is Friday, April 22 2011 at 5 p.m.

KAPISANAN is an equal opportunity employer. Only those applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted.

About KAPISANAN Kapisanan Philippine Centre for Arts & Culture is Toronto’s premiere Filipino-Canadian arts and cultural facility.

Explore Culture. Enrich Potential. Eat Art.

The K is housed inside Toronto’s uber multi-culty and artsy Kensington Market. As a youth-driven centre with an inter-generational sphere, we are a creative collective focused on the professional development of Filipino artists and entrepreneurs.Filipinos are the 4th largest visible minority group in the GTA. That’s 3% of Toronto’s population. Since 2005, the K has established itself as a multi-disciplinary hub where mentors exhilarate artistic expression, professionalism, positive and critical cultural identification into Toronto’s broader Filipino community. We explore performance, design, visual and literary arts, music, film and video by means of arts mentorship programs, arts and cultural workshops and events.