Looking for a Creative Intern!

i have some REALLY excited news! i am in the thick of announcing something pretty damn fantastic, but i'm also at a point where i realize i can't do everything myself . . . 

SOOO...

i'm am looking for a creative intern to help me out with a butt load of projects i have going on at the moment. See below for the description and how to apply.

Please feel free to email me with any questions you have!

xoxo

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Creative Intern

Brandi Amara Skyy is an academic, drag/faux queen, and entrepreneur who is getting ready to launch a multi medium platform catering to the drag and performance community. She is seeking a creative intern to help her behind the scenes in a variety of creative endeavors. To learn a little more about her work visit her sites brandiamaraskyy.com and fauxqueens.com as well as her blog “The (mis)Adventures of Faux Queen Brandi Amara Skyy.”

Ideal candidate would have an interest in the art of drag, knowledge of the LGBTQ community, and a desire to learn and grow in a creative environment in conjunction with Brandi Amara Skyy and her platform.

The above are preferred but not necessary. However, an open and nonjudgmental mind is A MUST!

Requirements:

• Proficient in all social media outlets
• Grammatically conscious and creative writer
• Word Press experience preferred but not necessary
• Must be willing to sign an confidentiality form
• Must be willing to work within deadlines
• Must be able to work a minimum of 5 hours (maximum is 15 hours)

Examples of projects CI may be asked to assist on:

• Books, including the female drag queen anthology
• Transcribing Interviews
• Research on a number of topics related to the subject/art of drag
• Social Media development
• Website maintenance and population
• Article research and editing
• Emails
• Magazine content layouts/creative design

If interested, please submit cover letter introducing yourself and what you are looking to gain from this Creative Internship experience. Please do not exceed more than 1000 words and make sure to include your contact information.

Email any questions to brandiamaraskyy at gmail.com.

Thanks!

Faux Queen Projects and Other Fun Drag Queen Stuff

Wow!! What an EXCITING week this has been!!!

I love drag pageant  filled weeks!! One of my favorite things about the drag world is that we are family; we are a community of people who love the same thing: drag and everything that the art form comes with (well, maybe not everything. let's just say most things). Every time i am at a pageant, or performing, or watching my favorite drag performers i think to myself "i love my life. i love my drag community and i'm really lucky that i get to experience it this up-close and personal." i get so overwhelmed sometimes that it makes me want to rhinestone "i love drag" on body and go flashing people on the streets. i'm not of course, but the point is i could and i would.

Anyway, because of my love (obsession) with drag i have dedicated a huge chunk of my life to it. And that dedication includes mass amounts of projects centered around my life source. Here are are but a few of my drag projects in the works.

i'm really excited about the female drag anthology that i'm putting together. i've had some AH MAZE ING responses and i can't wait to share them with you!

i'm also working on a drag magazine called: T|Dragzine which will be both an online and print drag mag catering to all your drag needs! i'm hoping to launch it October 8 (but if you need an immediate drag fix, you can visit my other blog dragspirations for instant drag-gratification).

Perhaps the most personal (and the one project that scares me the most) is my book on faux queens. i've been working on it for the last year--it's my MA thesis rebooted and redragged. i'm labeling it creative nonfiction because it really is a hybrid of genres: memoir, theory, biographical, historical, academic, autoethnographic, and--to some--horror. j/k. Maybe not. i'll be posting some snippets, trailers, and previews at my personal website, www.brandiamaraskyy.com, go check it out for the up-to-date tea on this and other projects.

In addition to all the above fabulousity, i am still performing at Gaybingo Dallas every third Saturday of the month, have a couple of drag pageants to prepare for, and LOTS of dragtastic costumes to whip up!

Can you say tired boots?!?!?

Anyway, i'd love for you to drop me a line and let me know your thoughts!!

Now i'm going to go get my drag on!

xoxo

full drag pageant mode

hello kats and kittens! i have been obsessing about my package for this pageant, Miss LifeWalk, for the last couple of months and i'm finally at a place where i feel that it's going to be unbeatable. right now i'm still amidst all the sewing, stoning, and rehearsing for both gown and talent. while i don't want to post too much until after the pageant, i do want to show you what i've been up to. here are a few pieces and parts that make up my drag package. keep in mind the categories: presentation, gown, fundraising, and talent.

well, we all know what these are, but what could i possibly be using then for?!?!? 

there's a lot more where these came from!

i didn't make this but this may (or may not) be a hint to my talent!!! adore!

and lastly, here is a peek inside my drag factory. this is my sewing area in my drag room:

please forgive my partner's fingers-always the jokester!

i can't wait to post everything in detail!!! i still have a lot of work to do but it's coming along flawlessly!!