Entertainment 2 Affect Change (E2AC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that connects award-winning content creators, mission-based organizations, and passionate funders who want to share their impact through the power of story.
- E2AC On Campus is our year-round college program that brings together a network of changemakers from around the country.
- Our summer program, Social Impact Entertainment (SIE) 101, teaches how content and change combine as a force for social good.
- Now in its 4th year, we have welcomed 100+ students to this program.
- Last year our team who continued into the fall planned an entire film festival!
Working hand in hand with Entertainment 2 Affect Change’s leadership team, E2AC OC ambassadors will report directly to our Executive Director and 1-2 student leaders (E2AC Fellows), who are returning students from past semesters.
Responsibilities and What to Expect (What You’ll Do!)
- Learn what social impact entertainment is, how you can pursue it as a career, and how media combines with social change.
- Create an Impact Campaign for films that have attached causes — learn how to research, identify, develop, and market an entire impact campaign with team members. (E2AC does all this for free for partner films!)
- Actively participate in free weekly screenings of documentaries on our global streaming channel, E2AC+ — the first streaming platform that combines film + philanthropy. Learn how films for good are developed, produced, sold, and marketed.
- Help craft our novel. data-driven, professional-researched backed IMPACT ASSESSMENT SCALE and its roll out to festivals and films around the world.
- Create unique content for social media in partnership with our social media director.
- Build your network of professionals in the social impact entertainment space.
- Work on a team project with peers from around the country – each year we welcome students from all over the country.
This is a good fit if you:
- Are a student who feels strongly about creating content for social good.
- Are a self-starter who enjoys running with projects.
- Are interested in a career in entertainment, nonprofit work, project management, marketing, or want experience working from the ground up on multiple projects.
- Are able to work effectively from a remote setting without constant micromanaging – we like to give our students freedom to work across multiple projects.
- Want to learn how documentary films, film festivals, podcast networks, and nonprofit organizations connect to one another and fund their projects.
Other important info:
- Applications open on Friday, 3/8/24 and closes on Sunday 4/21/24.
- All students are eligible for our unpaid internship.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with A LOT of preference given to early applicants.
- Our application is broken into 3 quick rounds: (1) Fill out the application here on Handshake; (2) Submit 1 minute video telling us why you’re a good fit; (3) Final Zoom group interview.
- Average turnaround time from application to interview is 4 business days. (Seriously.)
- Timeline is 6/10/23 to 7/26/23 (6 weeks + finals week) with option to continue into fall on a case by case basis.
- Teams will have weekly meetups to go over updates and deliverables.
- This will be more fun than anything else you’re applying to. (We’re biased.)
- Have further questions? Email us at students@e2ac.org to learn more.