Paid Dance Video Production Internship

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Phoenix Metro Area  |  Fall 2026–Spring 2027  |  $20/hour

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Dances With Tech is looking for 1–2 paid film interns who are genuinely passionate about dance and want hands-on, long-term training in filming live performance and movement.

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I’m looking to hire as soon as possible for upcoming fall productions, but I’m also looking beyond these individual shows. My goal is to find people who are a strong long-term fit with Dances With Tech—people I can invest in, train over time, and eventually trust to take on more responsibility and independently film performances and projects.

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Priority application deadline: September 15, 2026.

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Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis after September 15 until the positions are filled, so interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

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Pay: $20/hour

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This is an in-person internship in the Phoenix Metro area, with projects taking place at theaters, studios, rehearsals, performances, and other arts venues. You must have your own reliable transportation.

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I am looking for:

The most important qualification is not a perfect filmmaking resume.

It’s an understanding of dance and movement.

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You must have meaningful experience with dance through dancing, choreographing, teaching, studying, production work, or another substantial relationship to the field. You do not need to specialize in any particular genre.

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Dances With Tech regularly documents professional contemporary dance, jazz, hip hop, house, ballet, multicultural dance forms, and other movement practices. Sometimes we also conduct interviews and film art, immersive media, theater, and other kinds of live events.

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You need to know:

When you film dance, you’re not just pointing a camera at a stage. You need to understand how movement works well enough to anticipate what might happen next and make decisions in real time.

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That includes understanding:

• How dancers travel through space

• Movement phrasing and musicality

• Entrances, exits, formations, and partnering

• When to follow movement and when to hold the frame

• How close you can get without cutting off important movement

• How bodies move into, through, and out of the camera frame

• How your framing choices change the way choreography is experienced on screen

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I can help teach and strengthen technical camera skills. You need to bring a genuine understanding of and passion for dance.

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You Might Be a Great Fit If You Are:

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• Thoughtful, observant, and curious

• An excellent communicator

• Reliable and consistently on time

• Comfortable taking direction and incorporating feedback

• Self-directed once you understand what needs to be done

• A true team player and collaborator

• Willing to pitch in wherever needed during a production

• Calm and adaptable when live events change quickly

• Excited about cameras, media, and technology

• Passionate about dance and live performance

• Interested in developing professional dance cinematography skills

• Respectful of the artists, cultures, communities, and movement traditions you are documenting

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You must have some previous hands-on video production experience. This is not a learn to use a camera internship.

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Experience with Sony digital cameras—particularly Sony Alpha or Sony FX-series cameras—is strongly preferred. You do not need to know every setting already, but I want to know what cameras you have used and what you currently feel comfortable doing independently. 

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What You’ll Learn and Do:

This is a hands-on professional training experience using real equipment on real productions.

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Depending on the project and your experience, you may work with:

• Sony FX-series digital cinema cameras

• Sony mirrorless cameras

• Professional lenses

• Tripods and fluid heads

• Multi-camera performance setups

• Professional audio recorders

• Soundboard feeds and wireless audio equipment

• Production media and file-management workflows

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You’ll develop experience with:

• Filming professional dance performances

• Filming rehearsals and works in process

• Choosing camera positions based on choreography

• Wide, medium, close-up, and tracking coverage

• Following dancers while maintaining intentional composition

• Anticipating movement and musical cues

• Working within multi-camera productions

• Camera setup and breakdown

• Audio recording

• Media management

• Communicating with other camera operators during live events

• Working professionally with dancers, choreographers, presenters, venues, and other collaborators

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As your skills grow, the goal is for you to take on increasing responsibility and eventually be able to film select Dances With Tech performances and projects independently.

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Required Fall Availability:

I’m looking for interns who can commit to one or ideally both of these upcoming production blocks:

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September / October (must be available all dates & times. No exceptions.

• September 23 — 5:00–9:00 PM

• October 1 — 4:00–10:00 PM 

• October 2 — 5:00–10:00 PM 

• October 2 & 3 - 10am-1pm (optional/additional opportunity)

Optional:​

• November 20 — 6:00–9:00 PM 

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Preference will be given to applicants who can attend all dates within the fall production block. Additional dates may arise as opportunities arise, but are not required.

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I’m especially interested in people who can commit to training and working with Dances With Tech through at least May 2027 or longer.

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Future hours will vary based on the production calendar.

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Interested in Editing Too?

 

Editing experience is not required for this filming internship.

However, if you are also interested in editing, please tell me!

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Dances With Tech produces:

• Multi-camera dance performance edits

• Artist interviews

• Long-form documentation

• Promotional videos

• Rehearsal and process documentation

• Short-form social media content

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Editing may become a separate internship or paid work opportunity with its own responsibilities and pay rate. If interested, send the same application below but include info about your editing experience and samples.

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How We Work

At Dances With Tech, we approach media work with curiosity, care, collaboration, and respect.

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That means staying open to learning, listening to the artists and communities we work with, respecting the cultural histories behind the dance forms we document, making technology feel approachable, experimenting creatively, and reflecting on how we can keep improving the way we work together.

I’m looking for interns who want to be active collaborators — not just people who show up, operate a camera, and leave.

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About Dances With Tech

Dances With Tech is a movement-aware media production and creative education company that works with dancers, choreographers, performing arts organizations, multidisciplinary artists, nonprofits, and creative communities.

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Our slogan is Rooted in Movement. Amplified by Tech.

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Our production work includes multi-camera documentation of professional dance performances, rehearsals, creative processes, interviews, promotional content, and artist archives.

We believe technology should support artistic practice rather than overshadow it.

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What You’ll Gain

This internship is intended to offer meaningful professional development, mentorship, and increasing responsibility.

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You’ll gain:

• Hands-on experience filming professional artists and performances

• Training with professional cameras, lenses, and audio equipment

• Specialized mentorship in dance videography

• Experience working on professional multi-camera productions

• Portfolio-building opportunities where client and project permissions allow

• Greater confidence making live camera decisions

• Feedback on your cinematography and production skills

• Experience working as part of a professional production team

• The possibility of growing into additional paid production work with Dances With Tech

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How to Apply

No cover letter. No formal resume required. In fact please do not send me more things written by AI.

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I would much rather see your work and learn about your relationship to dance, filmmaking, and this kind of work in your own words. I want to see that you can follow directions, so please make sure you follow the directions and answer all of the questions below (including the subject so I can easily search my inbox for it). If you do not follow directions, I will know you have not read this, and I will not respond to your application. Let's please respect each other's limited time and busy lives.

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Email info@danceswithtech.com with the subject:

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DWT FILM INTERNSHIP

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Please include:

• 1. A short introduction. Who are you, and what interests you about filming dance?

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• 2. Your dance experience. What is your relationship to dance, movement, choreography, or performance? What forms have you studied, practiced, performed, taught, or worked around?

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• 3. Your filmmaking experience. What kinds of things have you filmed?

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• 4. Your Sony camera experience. Have you worked with Sony Alpha or Sony FX-series cameras? Which models? What camera tasks are you currently comfortable handling independently?

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• 5. Your availability. Tell me exactly which September, October, and November dates listed above you can commit to. How long are you able to commit to this internship? What other kinds of projects/school/work are you juggling this year?

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• 6. Video samples. Send links to a few examples of things you have personally filmed. They do not have to be dance videos. Please briefly explain your role on each project.

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• 7. What you want to learn. What skills are you most excited to develop?

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• 8. Editing experience or interest, if applicable. Tell me what editing software you use and include samples if you have them. (not required, but if you want to edit, please include this info)

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Priority deadline: September 15, 2026.

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Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis until the positions are filled. Because the first production date is September 23, applicants interested in the September/October production block should apply as soon as possible.

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Dances With Tech LLC is committed to cultivating a welcoming, collaborative working environment. Hiring decisions are based on business needs, project requirements, experience, potential, and individual qualifications. We value collaborators with different backgrounds, identities, abilities, perspectives, and relationships to dance, art, and technology.