Each season, Meridian Hill Pictures seeks enthusiastic individuals for our internship program. The internship program at Meridian Hill Pictures is a unique opportunity for emerging filmmakers, storytellers, and educators to build experience in producing and teaching documentary filmmaking, outreach, and engagement strategy. Self-motivated individuals with a strong entrepreneurial spirit interested in are encouraged to apply.
Intern responsibilities include a combination of the following tasks:
- Researching and tracking prospective project partners
- Updating and managing contacts in our CRM system (NationBuilder)
- Creating content for websites, email blasts, and social media
- Conducting press outreach
- Event planning and outreach
- Serving as an on-location production assistant
- Conducting research
- Transcribing and logging footage
- Identifying interview and scene selects in Adobe Premiere
Internships are well-suited for organized, motivated individuals with excellent research, analytical, and writing skills who are interested in documentary filmmaking, social entrepreneurship and community engagement. Self-motivated applicants with experience in production/post-production, teaching, or communications strategy are highly encouraged to apply. We look for eager learners who work well in a team environment.
About the Studio:
Meridian Hill Pictures makes it possible for people to share authentic and compelling stories through the power of documentary. Meridian Hill Pictures' independent documentary films like CITY OF TREES have been broadcast nationally on PBS and played at renowned festivals including Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, St. Louis International Film Festival and the Yale, Princeton and DC Environmental Film Festivals. MHP has produced award-winning commissioned short-form documentaries and facilitated video storytelling trainings with dozens of non-profit, educational and public partners. MHP produces work that demonstrates excellence in storytelling craft, establishes trust with participants and partners, strategic thinking, and a deep embrace of documentary ethics. MHP’s work raises awareness of pressing social issues, democratizes the medium, builds people’s storytelling capacity, and strategically shares under-represented community perspectives with broad audiences. In 2014, MHP received the DC Mayor's Arts Award, the highest honor given to working artists in the District of Columbia.
Other details:
- Requires a minimum commitment of 16 hours/week, with flexible days depending on applicant's schedule
- Interns either receive school credit or a monthly stipend
- Proficiency in other languages beyond English is welcomed
- Meridian Hill Pictures' studio is located in the Josephine Butler Parks Center, a short walk from the Columbia Heights Metro Station (Green/Yellow Line) in Northwest Washington DC
Meridian Hill Pictures is committed to a diverse workplace and is an enthusiastic equal opportunity employer.
Internship Schedule:
Spring Internship: January to May
Summer Internship: June to September
Fall Internship: September to December
Application Deadlines:
Spring Internship: December 15
Summer Internship: May 5 (note updated deadline)
Fall Internship: July 31
How to apply:
Please send a cover letter explaining your interest in working with Meridian Hill Pictures with a resume and writing sample to internships@meridianhillpictures.com. We also welcome video portfolio links if available.
MHP INTERN ALUMNI
2010
Alexis Fearon, Daniel Neumann, Laura Rose
2011
Lisa Allen, Farrah Hassen, Abigail Maravalli, Kyoko Takenaka
2012
Electra Bolotas, Breena Claire, John Dillon, Kate Flannery, Marley Moynahan, Jonna McKone, Emily Moses, Simone Peer, Katherine Rekkas
2013
Jasmine Bright, Ja'anai Delaney, Julie Espinosa, Monica Santis, Zoe Schein, Emma Scott
2014
Leah Edwards, Nicholas Price, Wren Droege, Steve Zeugner, Ingrid Heiberg, Bridgette Reilly, Eden Stiffman
2015
Kimberly McFarland, Lauren Kendrick, Kate McCormick, Shannon Lawrence, Inga Lam, Peter Kowen
2016
Allison Tim, Cindy Centano, Lisa Fierstein, Aisha Jama, Kenya Raymond
2017
Rory McFadden, Marjan Koffa, James Tedrow, Sarah Diamond
2018
Paul Warner, Maureen Smith, Graeme Sloan
2019
John Leos, Zander Karlin, Rylie Smedley, Adrian Kidaman, Nadia Nugent, Rhett Zillinger
