Drama Artist Intern

Job Title: Drama Artist Intern

Location: Remote

Department: Training and Leadership Development

Reports To: Department Director

Type: Internship (Part-Time) (Unpaid)

Duration: 4 Months

About Resilience, Inc.

Resilience, Inc. is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting social-emotional learning (SEL), mental health awareness, and emotional intelligence through educational programs and resources. Our mission is to help students and adults develop essential life skills, build resilience, and foster positive relationships.

ob Description

Resilience, Inc. is seeking a creative and enthusiastic Drama Artist Intern to support the Training and Leadership Development Department in developing engaging dramatic performances, role-plays, and educational scenarios. The intern will use drama, storytelling, improvisation, and character portrayal to communicate important messages related to leadership, teamwork, emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, and mental health awareness.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and perform dramatic scenes, skits, and role-plays for educational and leadership-development activities.
• Portray diverse characters and real-life situations to demonstrate communication, empathy, teamwork, and problem-solving.
• Collaborate with the training team to create engaging drama-based learning materials.
• Participate in script development, improvisation, rehearsals, and virtual performances.
• Use creative storytelling techniques to communicate social-emotional learning and leadership concepts.
• Support the creation of educational videos, presentations, and digital training resources.
• Incorporate feedback from the department director and team members to improve performances.
• Participate in virtual meetings, brainstorming sessions, and project discussions.
• Contribute creative ideas for making training sessions interactive, relatable, and engaging.

Requirements

• Interest in drama, theatre, performing arts, storytelling, or creative expression.
• Strong verbal communication and expressive performance skills.
• Ability to develop characters and portray different emotions and situations.
• Creativity and willingness to experiment with dramatic techniques and improvisation.
• Strong collaboration, adaptability, and time-management skills.
• Ability to accept constructive feedback and improve performance.
• Interest in leadership development, emotional intelligence, and social-emotional learning.
• Ability to work independently and participate in virtual team meetings.
• Willingness to learn digital tools for recording or presenting dramatic content.

Learning Outcomes

• Gain practical experience in drama-based educational and leadership-development projects.
• Develop acting, improvisation, storytelling, and presentation skills.
• Strengthen communication, teamwork, empathy, and creative problem-solving abilities.
• Learn how drama and role-play can support leadership training and social-emotional learning