Live Events & Entertainment Production Intern

LIVE EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION INTERN

DancePhreakz | Elevé LA Studio

Location: Los Angeles County, CA | Hybrid
Position Type: Part-Time Internship
Schedule: Approximately 8–15 hours per week; evening and weekend availability required for select productions and events
Compensation: Paid Internship
Reports To: Founder & CEO and/or Designated Producer/Supervisor

About the Organization:
DancePhreakz is a growing entertainment, media, movement, and lifestyle company dedicated to creating original programming, live entertainment, performance opportunities, and culture-driven experiences. Through our entertainment productions, creative initiatives, and Elevé LA Studio, we develop experiences that bring together performers, creators, audiences, brands, and communities.

Our live entertainment portfolio includes original dance and pole productions, showcases, competitions, themed entertainment experiences, community events, and special productions. As we continue expanding our live entertainment division, we are looking for emerging talent interested in helping develop, produce, and grow original live experiences.

ABOUT THE ROLE

DancePhreakz is seeking a creative, organized, resourceful, and business-minded Live Events & Entertainment Production Intern to support the development, planning, promotion, and execution of our live shows, entertainment productions, and special events.

This is a hands-on, multifaceted internship combining creative development, live production, event coordination, sponsorship outreach, talent relations, marketing strategy, and business development.

The Intern will work closely with the Founder and production team to help bring entertainment concepts from initial idea to live execution.

Projects may include original productions such as PolePhreakz and When Worlds Collide, Elevé LA showcases, dance competitions, community events, themed experiences, and new entertainment concepts in development.

We are looking for someone who can contribute creative ideas while understanding the organization, relationships, planning, and business strategy required to bring an event to life.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Live Show Development & Creative Producing

• Assist with brainstorming and developing original live shows, performance concepts, themed experiences, competitions, and entertainment events.
• Research entertainment trends, audience interests, event formats, venues, and creative opportunities.
• Contribute ideas for show themes, programming, audience engagement, special segments, and event experiences.
• Assist with developing show concepts, creative briefs, production outlines, presentations, and preliminary event plans.
• Participate in creative and production meetings and help translate ideas into actionable plans.

Event Planning & Production Coordination

• Assist with planning and coordinating live productions, showcases, performances, community events, and special experiences.
• Support the development of production timelines, event schedules, budgets, run-of-show documents, rehearsal schedules, and planning checklists.
• Help coordinate venues, vendors, equipment, production needs, staffing, talent schedules, and event logistics.
• Maintain event trackers, production documents, contact lists, deadlines, and assigned deliverables.
• Communicate with performers, hosts, judges, vendors, staff, and production teams as directed.
• Assist with event setup, rehearsals, backstage operations, talent check-in, show execution, and breakdown.

Sponsorships, Partnerships & Talent Relations

• Research potential sponsors, brand partners, community organizations, vendors, entertainment collaborators, and other strategic opportunities.
• Assist with sponsor and partnership outreach, introductory emails, follow-ups, meeting coordination, and relationship tracking.
• Help develop sponsorship decks, event pitch decks, proposals, partnership packages, one-sheets, and presentations.
• Support the identification and outreach of performers, hosts, judges, special guests, and other talent for productions.
• Assist with coordinating talent information, availability, participation details, and production requirements.
• Help prepare for sponsorship meetings, entertainment pitches, and partnership discussions.
• Maintain organized sponsorship, talent, and partnership contact records.

Event Marketing, Promotion & Audience Development

• Contribute creative marketing ideas to help build awareness, excitement, attendance, and ticket sales for live events.
• Assist with developing event promotional strategies, campaign concepts, content ideas, and marketing timelines.
• Collaborate with the social media and creative teams to coordinate event promotions, announcements, and marketing materials.
• Research potential promotional partners, influencers, community groups, and organizations that could help expand event reach.
• Assist with ticketing strategies, promotional offers, audience engagement ideas, and outreach campaigns.
• Help track event marketing performance, ticket sales progress, and audience response.

Live Production & Special Projects

• Support production teams during rehearsals, performances, shows, and special events.
• Assist with backstage coordination, talent communication, production schedules, guest experiences, and sponsor activations.
• Help troubleshoot event-day challenges and support smooth execution.
• Assist with post-event recaps, feedback collection, reporting, and recommendations for future productions.
• Provide additional production and event support across DancePhreakz and Elevé LA Studio as assigned.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for someone who:

• Is passionate about live entertainment, events, dance, music, performance, and creative experiences.
• Has strong creative instincts and enjoys developing new entertainment concepts.
• Is highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing multiple moving parts.
• Has excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Is comfortable reaching out to sponsors, brands, talent, vendors, and community partners.
• Understands social media trends and how creative marketing can support event attendance and ticket sales.
• Has a business-minded approach and is interested in sponsorships, revenue generation, and event profitability.
• Is proactive, resourceful, adaptable, and comfortable solving problems.
• Works well independently and collaboratively in fast-paced production environments.
• Is willing to take initiative and contribute wherever additional production support is needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently pursuing or recently completed studies in Entertainment Business, Live Event Production, Arts Management, Theater Production, Music Business, Marketing, Communications, Hospitality, or a related field preferred.
• Previous experience assisting with events, performances, productions, student activities, community programs, or entertainment projects is preferred.
• Familiarity with event planning, production coordination, sponsorship outreach, or talent coordination is a plus.
• Strong research, writing, organization, communication, and time-management skills.
• Familiarity with Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, Canva, project-management tools, or similar software.
• Basic understanding of social media marketing, audience engagement, and event promotion.
• Comfortable communicating professionally with talent, vendors, sponsors, and external partners.
• Must be located in the Los Angeles area and available for select in-person productions, rehearsals, meetings, and events.
• Must have flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends based on production schedules.

WHAT YOU'LL GAIN

This internship provides hands-on experience in the creative, operational, and business sides of producing live entertainment.

The Intern will gain exposure to the full live production process:

Creative Development → Event Planning → Sponsorships & Partnerships → Talent Coordination → Marketing → Production → Live Execution → Post-Event Review

Unlike an internship focused solely on event logistics, this position provides opportunities to contribute creative ideas, help develop original entertainment concepts, assist with sponsorship and talent outreach, and participate in real live productions.

The Intern will work alongside the Founder and production team while gaining practical experience in entertainment producing, event development, business relationships, production coordination, and audience growth.

This position is designed for someone interested in building a career as a Live Event Producer, Entertainment Producer, Production Coordinator, Experiential Producer, or Event Production Manager.

As DancePhreakz continues to expand, strong performers may be considered for additional responsibilities or future employment opportunities based on performance, business needs, and available funding.

Internship Details

• Schedule: 8–15 hours per week with flexible scheduling to accommodate classes or other commitments.
• Location: Hybrid—remote editing plus occasional on-site filming in Gardena, CA.
• Compensation: Paid internship
• Academic credit available if approved by your institution.

Other Information:

• Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt
• EOE Statement: We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.