Summer Culinary Intern
Location: Burbank, California
Start: May - August, 2024
Type: Part-time (2 days/week)
Overview: Mythical is currently seeking an intern to assist the Mythical Kitchen department. Throughout the course of this program, interns will be involved in multiple facets of Mythical Entertainment, with a focus on Food Production. Interns will gain hands-on experience while working closely with various teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in some area of Production and/or Culinary Arts and be pursuing (or recently graduated with) an undergraduate degree in related fields. This is a paid internship and will take place in our studio 2 days a week.
Responsibilities:
Culinary:
- Shadowing our recipe development process
- Assisting the team with mis en place according to the recipe docs
- Receiving and organizing deliveries and breaking down boxes
- Spearheading an R&D project of their choice
Creative Development:
- Shadowing all brainstorming/production meetings with the team
- Pitching YouTube episode ideas for Mythical Kitchen
- Assisting with beat sheet research
- Pitching short-form series ideas for IG and TikTok
- Assisting with research docs for A Hot Dog is A Sandwich Podcast
- Pitching succinct and comedic podcast intros
- Creating case studies on fellow YouTube Creators, analyzing how they edit, how food is portrayed, how scripted/unscripted it feels, etc.
- Shadowing the thumbnail development process
- Optional: Creating BTS social content (during prep or shoot days)
Requirements:
- Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from an accredited university
- Rising Junior and above
- Strong interest in Post Production, Culinary Arts, or related creative field
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Skills you’ll walk away with:
- How to pitch a concept with title and thumbnail in mind
- How to work with a team from brainstorm to shoot
- How to identify a well-executed YouTube video
- How to work with food in an on-camera context
- How to write and research for A Hot Dog is A Sandwich