CALIBRASKA INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Beginning in 2020 we launched an internship program focused on providing students in Nebraska and California opportunities to assist our teaching artists online and on the ground. Additionally, our interns create design work for our social media, help with administrative tasks, build out screenings, and more. All while gaining one to one guidance and advice from our team of creative professionals.
Each summer, Calibraska flies professionals out for our tour covering Scottsbluff, North Platte, Kearney, Lincoln, Omaha, and Wayne (2024 pilot) to teach unique multigenerational offerings in the areas of animation, film, acting, writing, and design.
Benefits of our internships include networking with industry professionals, receiving direct mentorship and working relations with our teaching artists who are professionals in the Los Angeles Creative industries. We tailor each project to best capitalize on the intern's existing interests and skill sets but also any processes they may want to explore or learn including equipment, software, production, etc.
Calibraska Arts Initiative Director, Erica Larsen-Dockray, leans on her connections from her Alma mater, CalArts as well as her extensive experience as an animation teaching artist in Los Angeles to put together a stellar line-up of instructors each year, many of whom are college faculty, working at the big production studios, and award winning artists, performers, and producers.
The Calibraska Summer Program is like none other and creates very special experiences for the students, the teaching artists, and interns!
INTERNSHIP APPLICATIONS ART OPEN UNTIL 11:59PM 5/9/2026!
ABOUT THE 2026 INTERNSHIPS
This summer, Calibraska is bringing out professionals for our summer long tour covering Scottsbluff, North Platte, Kearney, Lincoln, and Wayne to teach unique multi-generational offerings.
Benefits of our internships include networking with industry professionals, receiving direct mentorship and working relations with our teaching artists who are professionals in the Los Angeles Creative industries or Faculty at other Institutions. We tailor each project to best capitalize on the intern's existing interests and skill sets but also any processes they may want to explore or learn including equipment, software, production, etc.
We have 2 different types of internship opportunities for 2026.
1. MEDIA MAKER INTERN:
Full time position, June through mid August.
Our "Tour Media Maker Intern" will be on the ground for our entire tour of Nebraska and support our programming, teaching artists, and director by assisting on a variety of projects and areas of operation.
In addition to these areas of involvement, this intern will also support documenting the program experience for our students as well as our teaching artists. This includes capturing documentation of the program including photos and video including interviews, designing graphics and social media posts, editing and producing a sizzle reel, and other creative avenues of sharing our work!
This is a full time paid position of $15/hour that will travel with us for the entire summer tour. This internship also includes housing and partial travel costs!
This internship is 1 position beginning June 1st and running through mid August, up to 40 hours a week for 8 weeks. **Preference will be given to applicants who can work the entire tour.
2. SITE INTERN:
Mon-Thurs + Friday/Saturday screening, Weekly appointments through out summer.
In addition to our tour internship, we are also offering internship positions to assist our program at each site on our tour. The individual site positions are for pay, credit or a volunteer basis.
Site internships are as follows:
> 6/8-6/18 Up to 6 positions in Lincoln, NE at the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts
> 6/22-6/25 1 position in Kearney, NE at Kearney Community Learning Center
> 6/29-7/2 1 position in Wayne, NE at Wayne State College
> 6/13-6/16 1 position in Scottsbluff, NE at Scottsbluff Senior High School
> 7/20-7/30 Up to 9 positions in North Platte, NE at Mid Plains Community College South Campus
Our site interns are primarily Monday-Thursdays 9a-5p plus a culmination screening typically held on Friday afternoon/evening. There is potential time for load in and load out on the weekends before and/or after our residency. Our in-person interns' main role is to assist the teaching artist, keeping media and materials organized, as well as additional documentation of student and teaching artist experience.
