🎥 IMMERSIVE MEDIA & PROJECTION MAPPING INTERNSHIP
Miami Music Festival (MMF) | Miami Beach, FL
📅 June 15 – August 3, 2025
💵 $250/week stipend | Academic Credit Available | In-Person Only
The Miami Music Festival (MMF) is seeking a driven, tech-savvy creative to join our Immersive Media Team for the 2025 summer season. This is a paid internship offering hands-on experience working on MMF’s full slate of immersive performances, including three fully staged opera productions and the Immersive Space Symphony—a 360° projection-mapped orchestral experience that places audiences inside vivid digital environments through surround projections and spatial storytelling.
This role is ideal for an emerging media artist or technologist with a strong foundation in motion design and 3D environments, looking to gain real-world experience with live performance, media servers, and interactive projection.
About MMF's Immersive Experiences:
MMF blends world-class musical performances with cutting-edge visual storytelling. Our opera productions feature dynamic immersive environments through large-scale projection mapping, and the Immersive Space Symphony transforms orchestral music into a full sensory experience by enveloping the audience in a real-time 360° visual world.
Internship Responsibilities:
Assist in the creation, prep, and mapping of projection content for MMF’s immersive shows
Operate Resolume Arena and Disguise Media Servers during rehearsals and live performances
Help design and manage 360° environments and surfaces using projection mapping techniques
Collaborate with visual design teams using tools like Adobe After Effects, Blender, and Unreal Engine/Unity
Support projection rig setup, equipment calibration, and technical maintenance
Work closely with opera directors, conductors, and designers to synchronize media with live performance
Requirements:
Required: Solid working knowledge of Adobe After Effects
Preferred: Familiarity with game engines such as Unreal Engine, Unity, or equivalent
Comfortable learning new tools (e.g., Resolume, Disguise, Blender)
Basic understanding of projection workflows or interest in immersive/live production design
Organized, adaptable, and focused under pressure during live performance environments
Must be available in person in Miami Beach for the full internship period
Portfolio or samples demonstrating visual/motion design or real-time environments encouraged
Internship Details:
Dates: June 15 – August 3, 2025
Location: Miami Beach, FL (in person only)
Academic Credit: Available upon request
Perks: Full access to festival performances and rehearsals, one-on-one mentorship, and potential for future paid creative and production roles
To Apply:
Compensation:
UNPAID INTERNSHIP– MMF offers a $250 stipend per week* on top of fulfilling college credit requirements from most major universities.
Application Procedure:
To apply for this position please fill out the online application by using the “Apply” button located at the bottom of this page. Cover Letter and Resume are required to be considered for this position. Please be sure to attach them to your online application form. PDF format is preferred.
Application Deadline: May 1, 2025