Join us for a chat with Alumni Sean Cooper! We’ll hear about Sean’s experiences while working with artists including Snoop Dogg, Jamie Foxx, Mary Mary, Musiq Soulchild, BJ The Chicago Kid, Jennifer Hudson and Kanye West. We’ll also talk about how he’s giving back in his community through music.
Join us this month for our FIRST 2021 LARS LIVE “Wellness Check” – streamed live on TWITCH and FB Live! We will be focusing on mental health awareness this month and will showcase student musical artists, animation, and film student’s work! Our special guest host is Blaq Thompson.
Join us for our FINAL LARS Live of 2020! We’re highlighting the “BEST OF 2020” selected from our student artists this year!
Watch this LARS Live from November 2020. We will showcase student work from the animation program as well as three student musical artists who will perform!
Join us as we honor our veterans and active-duty military community for their sacrifice and service to our country. Our keynote speaker is US Marine Corps Veteran and actor Michael Broderick (True Detective)
Watch this virtual haunted LARS Live where student music performers and filmmakers will showcase their work! Though the home of LARS Live, The Ivar Theatre, has been closed since March, the spirit of LARS Live remains! We’ll be going on a virtual walk through in the darkened theatre to see what lurks!
Applicants must be a full time LAFS on ground with a GPA of 2.0 or higher.
Name of Position:
Administrative Assistant, Community Literature Initiative (Off-Campus)
Name of Supervisor(s):
Hiram Sims
Monica Varney
Location where the student will perform his/her duties:
Hybrid: 10 hours/week. 5 hours weekly onsite at The Sims Library of Poetry (2702 W. Florence Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90043) and 5 hours working remotely use of your own DSLR camera is preferred.
Purpose or role of the position within the organization:
The Community Literature Initiative (CLI) is seeking a Videographer and Video
Editor to be part of the team that creates content to promote our organization
and poetry community on social media. In this role, you will be responsible for
operating the camera and editing videos on a weekly basis. You will, in
partnership with the Marketing team, play a key role in ensuring all aspects of the
video creation are of the highest quality.
Duties and responsibilities associated with the position and how they relate to the purpose or role:
● Visit Sims Library of Poetry to film videos in person on a weekly basis
● Edit videos and audio content
● Organize video shoots and communicate with all parties involved
● Collaborate and share files with Marketing team
General qualifications for the position:
● Experience with filming and video editing
● Ability to coordinate with others to organize a video shoot
● Some experience working with audio a plus!
● A team player who is organized and responsive
