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We’re Hiring a Festival Intern Ice Follies 2025
North Bay, ON • Onsite
Salary: $19/hr, 35hr/wk
Contract Length: February 3 – June 30, 2025 (21 weeks)
Start Date: February 3rd, 2025
Application Deadline: January 26th, 2025, 11:59pm EST
Note: This position is contingent on funding.
About Ice Follies
Ice Follies is a biennial festival that celebrates contemporary and community-engaged art. Set against the stunning backdrop of frozen Lake Nipissing, this unique event invites audiences to explore an array of artistic works off the shores of North Bay and the Nipissing First Nation. Organized by artist-run centers in the Nipissing area, Ice Follies spans the fields of contemporary visual arts, Indigenous arts, community arts, performance, media arts, and community engagement. The festival is free to the public, allowing open access 24 hours a day from February 7 to February 21, 2025.
Position: Festival Intern
Ice Follies is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Intern to assist in the final stages of festival preparation, execution, and post-event documentation. This role offers hands-on experience in festival operations, from supporting event logistics to compiling critical post-event insights that will shape future editions of Ice Follies.
Key Responsibilities
Festival Support & Operations
- Assist with the on-site setup, daily operations, and tear-down of Ice Follies 2025.
- Coordinate with artists, volunteers, and stakeholders to ensure smooth event execution.
- Provide logistical support, including safety measures, accessibility considerations, and operational troubleshooting.
Post-Event Analysis & Reporting
- Gather and analyze festival attendance data, including foot traffic counts and survey results.
- Assess social media and website analytics to evaluate audience engagement.
- Assist with final reporting to granting bodies, ensuring that key deliverables and funding requirements are met.
- Support the creation of the final festival report, including compiling data, visual documentation, and key insights for future planning.
Resource Development for Future Festivals
- Develop a comprehensive resource guide on festival coordination, documenting key processes such as:
- Grant application strategies
- Stakeholder and artist engagement
- Budget planning and sponsorship considerations
- Volunteer coordination best practices
- Marketing and outreach approaches
- Work closely with the Ice Follies team to ensure this guide serves as a long-term resource for future festival organizers.
Qualifications
- Experience in event planning, arts administration, community engagement, or a related field.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Ability to work flexibly in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
- Comfortable working outdoors in winter conditions during the festival.
- Passion for contemporary and community-engaged art.
- be unemployed or underemployed youth (persons aged 30 and under);
- have graduated within the last three years with a degree, diploma or certificate from a recognized post-secondary institution;
- be legally entitled to work in Canada;
- have not previously participated as a youth intern in FedNor’s programs or in any other federal or provincial internship program with pay for a period of six months or more
Interested candidates should submit a resume and a cover letter detailing their interest and qualifications for the position to applications@icefollies.ca.
Applications will be accepted until January 26th, 2025 at 11:59pm EST, with interviews scheduled on a rolling basis.
Ice Follies is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply, including Indigenous persons, women, persons with disabilities, and members of racialized communities.
Join us in bringing the magic of Ice Follies to life, and contribute to an event that promises to be unlike any other!
This position is supported by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario.
