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Just In: Part-time Paid Digital Designer Position with the Lucille Lortel Theatre

Dear students this is a new opportunity that I have been informed of by a COMD alum who is currently holding the position. She is leaving for a new spot. So, please review the details below. The link for the appliciation is at  https://forms.gle/wEPmd1F7CXo5mgBU7. Details are below. Applications accepted through May 31, 2024

Digital Designer
Part-time Opportunity
Employer: Lucille Lortel Theatre
Hourly Wage: $20/hour
Benefits: Retirement plan and flexible paid time-off policy
Start Date: June 17, 2024
Location: Currently fully remote, anticipated hybrid in-office work in NYC in the future
To Apply: Please upload a resume and brief cover letter in one PDF detailing your interest in this position. Applications accepted through May 31, 2024

The Lucille Lortel Theatre is seeking a part-time digital designer staff member. Duties include creating promotional graphics for various theatre programs and social media campaigns, maintaining the organization’s website, regularly updating graphics for the Internet Off-Broadway Database (IOBDB.com), and providing design support to the full-time staff.

This part-time position of approximately 20 hours per week (Monday-Friday) has flexible hours, and work is remote until further notice. Candidate must provide their own computer while working remotely (company will provide software, as needed). Pay is $20/hour. A minimum commitment of two years is preferred. The start date is June 17, 2024.

Skills:

  • Experience with Apple (including Keynote), Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Dropbox, MailChimp 
  • Proficiency in photo and video editing software such as:
    • Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign
    • Premiere/Final Cut Pro
    • Canva
  • Knowledge of Squarespace, WordPress, or other web design programs
  • Basic knowledge of After Effects
  • Familiarity with digital accessibility practices not required but a plus
  • Familiarity with basic coding
  • General interest in theatre/arts

Lucille Lortel Theatre is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly encourage applicants from historically marginalized communities. Lucille Lortel Theatre recognizes that historic institutional practices have led to an exclusionary and harmful environment for members of these communities, and is actively working to become a more diverse, anti-racist, inclusive organization. We acknowledge and welcome the complexity of the work ahead.

About the Lucille Lortel Theatre

Lucille Lortel Theatre’s mission is to foster both new and established artists, increase awareness and appreciation of Off-Broadway, and uphold fair and equitable business and artistic practices in service of creating a larger, more diverse community of theatre makers and audiences. The Company builds on the legacy of its founder, Lucille Lortel (1900–1999) who was a champion of work by Samuel Beckett, Caryl Churchill, Athol Fugard, Jean Genet, Adrienne Kennedy, Larry Kramer, Terrence McNally, Marsha Norman, Sam Shepard, and Wendy Wasserstein. In addition to its Off-Broadway theatre, which has been in continuous operation since 1955, the Company is renovating a three-story carriage house in Chelsea that will act as the Company’s new headquarters. Its programs include The Alcove at the Lortel, a commissioning and development program for early and mid-career playwrights; the 121 Project, a bespoke development program for new musicals; NYC Public High School Playwriting Fellowship, Fellowships in NYC Theatre at Bennington College, Lucille Lortel Awards and Playwrights’ Sidewalk, Internet Off-Broadway Database (IOBDB.com), and Non-Profit Theatre Strategic and Management Services. For more information, please visit www.lortel.org.

Fall 24 Internship Opportunity with the Faculty Commons Design Team

Dear students, below is the information for applying to City Tech’s Faculty Commons Design Team internship for Fall 2024. Right now, there is one position available on the team. I just received notification of the availability of this spot today. The Faculty Commons is the center for Teaching, Learning. Scholarship and Professional Development here at City Tech and as a member of this team, you will work on a range of creative projects for Faculty clients.

This internship can be used for credit for COMD 4900 IF you are enrolled in that class for Fall 2024 and you will receive a stipend upon completion of the internship. Interviews via zoom will take place Thursday May 30 and Friday May 31st.  Selected intern(s) will be notified Friday 5/31.  Training is June 3-7, 10 & 12. You must be available on those dates to attend the remote training. See below for more details, qualifications and how to apply.

I know finals begin this week, but if you have a resume and portfolio ready, apply to this spot ASAP. This internship can be used for credit for COMD 4900 IF you are enrolled in that class for Fall 2024 and you will receive a stipend upon completion of the internship. Interviews will take place Thursday May 30 and Friday May 31st.  Selected intern(s) will be notified Friday 5/31.  Training is June 3-7, 10 & 12. You must be available on those dates to attend the training. So apply ASAP to this spot and be sure to ask faculty to be references promptly as you do need to name two faculty members as references when submitting your application.

Exhibitista Creative seeks a Graphic Design Intern for Fall 2024

Exhibitista creative (www.exhibitista.com) is a small consultancy specializing in exhibitions, branding, and websites, for museums, historic houses, faith-based organizations, and small businesses that is owned and managed by Johanna Goldfeld. This position is unpaid.

Essential Duties:

  • Help with creative design projects. Past intern assignments have included:
    • vector drawing for logos
    • typographic studies
    • exhibition layouts
    • collateral and research for the business
    • social media support
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively
  • Communicate regularly with the  internship supervisor

Minimum Qualifications

  • GPA of 3.3
  • Proficiency in InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
  • Strong logo creation and vector drawing skills
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Strong English proficiency and grammar skills preferred

To apply: Please submit a short cover letter, resume, and portfolio to Johanna Goldfeld at jg@exhibitista.com

Marketing Content Creator Summer Internship for startup Shopify brand

This is an opportunity with a startup CirNory Shopify brand. Per the company, they are seeking “a self-motivated Marketing Content Creator with a knack for advertising and products to join the team. This position is perfect for a student based in the US who is eager to dive into the world of marketing and support the growth of a budding brand. The role will start as an internship with a stipend, but there’s great potential for it to evolve into a part-time or full-time position as we expand. 

Intern stipend between $450 – $550 per month. Hours TBD, 3 months June, July & August 2024.

If you are interested in this spot, please reach out to Prof. Davis at ddavis@citytech.cuny.edu to get the contact information for this opportunity.

Exhibit: “Drawings from Joe’s Pub” at the Public Theatre

The Public Theater presents Drawings From Joe’s Pub by Joan Chiverton

Public Opening Reception April 15th, the balcony gallery of the Public Theater 5-7 pm, 425 Lafayette St, New York, NY 

Joan Chiverton is a New York City-based illustrator, painter, and educator, whose work has been widely exhibited and has appeared in the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. She is also the sister of Richard Pels, one of COMD’s adjunct professors. If you can’t make the opening, the exhibit is available for viewing through July 2024. 

Ms. Chiverton is renowned for her live sketches of performing artists on stage. She has regularly collaborated with Joe’s Pub, since 2017, and has uniquely captured the electric, creative energy of the work on stage, off-stage, and behind-the-scenes.

This exhibition is a celebration of Joe’s Pub’s 25th anniversary season and the many, multidisciplinary collaborations that make the magic possible in our “jewel box of a room” every evening. It will 

Video Recording of “Zoomin’ With Creatives” held on Thursday April 4th 1 to 2:30 PM.

This session was recorded and below is the link to the recording. You will get a message that you need to request access. So, request access using your City Tech email and you should be approved.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h0Ft8Jd8A1_4Efrv6x5FBt-u6vKU9Pdr/view?usp=drive_link

Links for the artists on this zoom:

Marcos Chin https://www.marcoschin.com/

Designer Todd Goldstein http://www.todd-goldstein.com 

Photographer Rehan Miskci: https://www.rehanmiskci.com/

Adobe Creative Cafe Held on April 24th 10 AM to 5 PM at Glass House Union Square 31 E. 17th Street

Dear COMD Graphic Design students, on 4/24 during Spring Break you have a wonderful opportunity to share your Portfolio with professionals in the field.

It is a casual setting where you can pop-in/out at any point between the event time to get their work reviewed. You just need to RSVP using the link below:

https://event.adobe.com/creativecafe-newyork

Adobe is particularly interested in seeing the portfolios of COMD students focused on graphic design but if advertising and web design mixed into your portfolio is fine also.

Please take advantage of this opportunity. If you are a junior or a senior, it will be most helpful to you for honing your portfolio for internships or first jobs upon graduation. If you have taken COMD 2400 and have your sophomore portfolio review ready, it is a great opportunity to get feedback on your work as you head into your upper level classes.

Summer Internship with Integral, an agency here in NYC

Dear COMD students who are planning on taking COMD 4900 this Summer, this is a paid hybrid spot with an award winning NYC agency, Integral.

  • Internship program dates are June 4, 2024 – August 30, 2024
    • We’re absolutely willing to flex on these dates, depending on your school schedule
  • Up to 40 hours per week
  • Compensation: $20/hour up to 40 hours/week

Please see this link for further details about this spot and how to apply. Apply ASAP.

Networking Opportunity on Campus: Participate in a User Focus Group with Media Current, a digital design agency

Join Eliott Mower of Media Current, a digital design agency, this coming Tuesday for a user experience focus group. Please come and share your thoughts and experiences navigating City Tech with the goal of creating a more engaging and informative College entrance.   This is part of the Title V STEM Success Collaborative grant initiative to improve campus-wide communications

When: Tuesday, March 12, 2:15 PM – 3:30 PM

Where: Pearl Ground Floor, P114

Incentive: Pizza with dessert

This event has been arranged by Prof. Hitchings & Prof. Leonhardt. Reach out to Prof. Hitchings via email if you have questions at mhitchings@citytech.cuny.edu

Career Fair Networking Opportunity: “We the People: The 2024 State of Black Design Conference” in Nashville–Conference Can be Attended Virtually

Dear students, if you are interested in attending virtual sessions of this conference held from March 14-15th at the University of Tenesssee in Nashville , you can go to the SOBD website to learn about it and to this site to register to attend. It does cost $25 to attend this virtual conference so you need to decide if this is a worthy investment.

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