Spring greetings!

I wanted to share some news that might be of interest to the COMS students – as of April 15 I will be teaching a 10 week course on creative thinking at Victoria Hall in Westmount. The idea is to develop the skills associated with creative thinking – so not go and stand on your head in the corner, but actual skills that can be practiced and developed. I taught some of these skills sets in the PR class, and decided to develop it further into an actual course. 

It’s 10 weeks, from April 15 to June 17th, Tuesday afternoons from 1:30 to 3:00 PM. I’ll provide a resource list, and materials to use in class. The cost is $85 and registration is through Claude Danis at the Westmount Recreation Centre, 514 989 5393.

Best

Amy

Internship offer 
COMS 583 Internship in Communication Studies !
Goal: Create and promote an ambassador program on social media, involving leaders, 
influencers and a horse riding apparel brand, ProChaps. 
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Duration of the project: 120 hours – 17 x 7 hour days - schedule to be confirmed by both 
ProChaps and the intern. 
Dates : To be determined according to the intern’s schedule. Anytime in between May and 
August. 
Place: ProChaps, 3700 Saint-Patrick, bureau 218, Montréal (about 15 minutes walk from Place 
Saint-Henri and Lionel-Groulx metro station

CASTING ASSISTANT
April 21 – October 27 (flexible)
General Responsibilities
• Read all scripts to understand story lines
• Book and confirm all background performers
• Create and send out daily call sheets during shoot weeks
• Prepare and organize all information for crew on set
• Schedule auditions
• Organize, update and maintain database
• Keep social media pages up to date
• Maintain good relationships with talent agents
• Working with Microsoft Word and Excel (for Mac)
Candidates must be:
• Organized
• Work well under pressure
• Good communicator
• Productive
• Resourceful
• Flexible hours (if needed)
• Must be able to work in a team
• Dedicated
• Bilingual

Casting Experience is a plus
ACTRA knowledge is a plus
PLEASE SEND CV TO:  j.greenberg@cmjprod.ca

CALL TO APPLICANTS: Back Alley Film Productions is currently seeking a part time Administrative Intern. Internship is for school credit only, two days a week for around 3 months (duration is flexible). If you are Montreal based, 18+, in higher education and looking for experience in the TV industry, please send your resume and cover letter to  jlundman@backalleyfilms.ca 

Youth Fusion is a charity that establishes partnerships between universities and high schools in order to engage youth and lower drop-out rates. We have worked with Concordia Communications students on our Film and Media projects in the past, and have really appreciated their expertise.

We're now accepting applications for the positions in Northern Quebec for the 2014-15 school year. All the contracts start August 25th 2014. Click on each link below for the detailed job description:

• Arts, Media & Leadership Project Coordinator
  
• Film and Leadership Project Coordinator

We are hiring students and recent graduates who are able to relocate to Northern Quebec for a period of 4-10 months. We will begin interviewing in May. 

The Office of Public Affairs at the U.S. Consulate General in Montreal is currently accepting applications for internships during the fall 2014 and winter semester 2015 semesters. While unpaid, our internships offer a stimulating and enriching work experience to Canadian and permanent resident university students. We would be grateful if you could share this link with your students. We also invite you to share with them this video which will give them a taste of internships offered at the Consulate.

Hello!

I am a member of OpenMedia at McGill University; we are a club that works to promote greater engagement and empowerment of students on the Internet. We will be hosting a Wikipedia Workshop on April 10th, 5-6:30 pm, and we were wondering if anyone from your Communications department would be interested in joining us. The workshop will feature a member of the Wikimedia Foundation, who will give a presentation on the importance and politics of Wikimedia, followed by lesson on how students can edit Wikipedia pages themselves. The workshop is free, and anyone interested is highly encouraged to come!