The Experiment in International Living is the nation’s most experienced provider of immersive summer abroad programs for high school students. For more than 85 years, thier programs have allowed participants to explore the world in an authentic and impactful way, while developing enduring friendships through hands on cultural experiences and homestays.
The Digital Media Fellows will embed with The Experiment for the entirety of their travels, following students on either the France: Cultural Discovery or the South Africa: Leadership & Social Change programs to digitally document their experiences through multimedia projects. This position is for driven and passionate digital media journalists who believe in the importance of cross-cultural exchange and who want to engage with young people as they build leadership skills and learn about critical global issues. In addition to documenting the experience, fellows will assist student participants in creating their own multimedia projects.
Fellows must be able to participate in the Staff Training Week in Vermont, June 24–June 29, 2019; the entire in-country program from approximately July 1 through either July 23 or August 2, 2019; and the debrief and product finalization in Washington, DC, for one week after the end of the in-country program.*
Fellows must be 21 years old at the date of departure.
Responsibilities
- Shoot professional-grade video and audio
- Take photographs
- Write narrative stories and blogs
- Provide social media posts
- Create multimedia projects about the program
- Edit short videos during the program and longer videos upon return
- Conduct introductory media and storytelling trainings for participants
- Work with students to help them create blogs and digital media projects
- Maintain positive relationships with in-country partners and group leaders
- Work respectfully and appropriately with young people within an educational setting
Qualifications
- Student in your school’s journalism program or recent graduate
- Excellent writing and communication skills
- Experience in photography and videography
- Experience working with audio and video editing software
- Keen understanding of what makes a good story
- Storyteller at heart
- Digital native who understands and actively engages on social media platforms
- Experience working with high school students strongly preferred
- Experience with international travel preferred
- Strong cross-cultural, verbal, and written communications skills
- Must provide own photography/recording equipment and editing software