[Hiring] Interactive Resident @MAS Event and Design LLC

Role Description

The MAS Residency program is a 20-week tasting of our MAS special sauce — who we are, what we do, and how we do it. It's a deep dive into the experiential marketing industry, where fresh minds can immerse themselves in our world (and our clients’).

• Hone and grow skills while uncovering new interests and opportunities.
• Collaborate closely with leading experts in the field.
• Forge invaluable professional connections.
• Actively contribute to the agency’s perspective.
• Depart with substantial portfolio work.

We’re looking for cultural collaborators! Recent grads, grad students, or anyone in the event marketing industry can apply. We want relentless learners, envelope-pushers, and creatives who are immune to ordinary thinking.

As an Interactive Resident, you will work alongside creative and technical teams to research new tools, ideate technology-enabled concepts, and contribute to prototypes and proofs of concept.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with at least one real-time or interactive tool: TouchDesigner, Unity, Unreal, p5.js, three.js, or similar.
• The ability to explain a technical idea in plain language to producers, designers, and clients.
• A working understanding of how hardware talks to software: sensors, cameras, OSC/MIDI, Arduino, or similar.
• Comfort working with agentic AI.
• Interest in assisting with crafting user journeys and ensuring that UX/UI considerations align with overall project goals.
• Working knowledge of Google Workspace (including Slides, Sheets, Docs, and Drive).
• Access to a personal laptop for the duration of the 20-week program.

• Bonus points if you have:
• Live event, installation, or exhibition experience, especially troubleshooting something on show day.
• 3D or motion tools (Blender, After Effects, Cinema 4D).
• Web builds such as landing pages, registration flows, or simple apps.

Requirements

• Build quick prototypes and proofs of concept using TouchDesigner, Figma, Unity, or web technologies, then test and iterate on them with the team.
• Support live client projects through asset prep, testing, and on-site setup and troubleshooting on show days.
• Write clear setup and handoff documentation so a build can be redeployed or handed off to a partner.
• Contribute concepts and visuals to RFPs and creative decks.
• Support the team in preparing presentations, documentation, and reports for client engagements.
• Help gather and organize data surrounding user journeys and project performance to inform future strategies.
• Participate in a special capstone project with fellow residents that will result in a one-of-a-kind portfolio piece.
• Learn to translate technical ideas into accessible, engaging language for both clients and internal stakeholders.
• Provide insights into user behavior and cultural trends to help guide project direction.
• Work alongside creative and technical teams to support the development of concepts and solutions that integrate innovative technologies and participate in the quality assurance of those ideas.
• Contribute to research and documentation of emerging technologies and trends that align with client objectives and creative strategies.

Benefits

• Temporary position with potential for contract extension or conversion.
• A collaborative, inclusive, and enthusiastic team.
• Starting pay for this role is $22.00 per hour.
• Pay ranges are based on third-party national average market compensation analysis.
• Actual pay is dependent upon many factors, such as training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and market demands.

Creative Submission

SUBMIT A CREATIVE PRESENTATION ABOUT YOURSELF. We want to get to know you! In place of a cover letter, this creative presentation is an opportunity to share how you work, projects you’re proud of, what you’re passionate about, and why MAS.

• Choose 1 of the MAS values and share an experience that shaped you.
• Submissions should be submitted as a PDF, but can consist of:
• An Image/collage or mood board.
• A Word Doc (1 page max).
• A Deck (5 slides max).
• A Video or Audio recording (1 minute max - embedded link).

There will be an opportunity to present for no more than 5 minutes during the 2nd round interviews.

Submission Process

• Create your Presentation.
• Submit your Resume, Presentation, and other relevant Candidate Info via this Job Posting.

Application Deadline

Applications and presentations will be accepted till filled.

Physical Requirements

• Individuals will be required to sit for the majority of the day and may be required to stand as needed.
• May require ability to ambulate primarily on a level surface for periodic periods throughout the day.
• Individuals may be required to travel via airplane, train, taxi, car and/or other means of transportation, as needed.

Other Duties and Acknowledgment

The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the employee/candidate a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of the position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.