Leadership Austin is a nonprofit organization that ignites passion for community leadership through leadership development programs to help people delve deeply into the critical issues and leadership skills required to keep our community thriving. Leadership Austin is a diverse, non-partisan environment for experiential learning, vital dialogue and superior networking. Members of the Leadership Austin family influence the community in measurable, meaningful ways that exemplify our core values – collaboration, community trusteeship, inclusion and personal responsibility.
Leadership Austin (www.leadershipaustin.org) seeks an unpaid 10-12 hr/week undergraduate Digital Arts/Media OR Social Entrepreneurship for Nonprofits intern for Spring 2014.
The intern will be instrumental in helping Leadership Austin tell its rich 35 year history through conducting numerous in-person video interviews with influential community leaders and alumni. Ultimately, the interviews will be formed into a coherent narrative and compiled into a final 35th Anniversary video.
The video will not only tell Leadership Austin’s story, but be used as an outreach mechanism to continue elevating the profile of the Greater Austin area’s premier leadership development program.
Period of Appointment: January 13, 2014- May 16, 2014 with the possibility of continuation through Fall 2014
Location: 1609 Shoal Creek Blvd, Ste 202, Austin, TX 78701
Duties:
- Scheduling/Planning
- Candidate must be willing to provide availability and be flexible with their schedule to confirm shoot times and locations with the Video Producer
- Help schedule and coordinate interviews with key alumni (already identified and reached out to by staff)
- Brainstorm flow of narrative, key use of resources and time
- Staying in contact and communication with direct supervisor with regular post-interview updates
- Interviewing
- Help develop questions and flow for each interview
- Conduct video interviews with identified alumni and community leaders
- Compile, transcribe and develop interview snapshots/overviews for reporting & marketing purposes
- Video Production
- Take video interviews and develop/produce 35th Anniversary video
- NOTE: Under the supervision of the Video Producer, the intern will have a lot of creative influence to make the video their own, develop the narrative, add in visual/digital arts or infographics to make the final production a success
- Ideally, video to be completed by May 9, 2014 for our fundraiser, Best Party Ever
- Intern asked to attend gala and be part of development team
- Take video interviews and develop/produce 35th Anniversary video
- Projects and Research
- Help direct supervisor scope out ways to continue the narrative beyond completion of the video
- Strategize ways to supplement existing, archived materials into cogent, long-term narrative
Qualifications:
- Outstanding written and verbal communications skills, including writing to deadline and for a variety of audiences
- Familiarity with and access to video production equipment
- Must be able to develop and design production video for immediate consumption on a variety of platforms (including social media properties)
- Applicants must be personable, well-organized, resourceful and persistent
- Previous work in an digital arts/video production requested
- Previous work in nonprofit setting is a plus
Compensation: This position is unpaid but the selected student can register to take this internship for course credit, if permissible by your degree program.
TO APPLY:
- Email a resume to Seth Sather at ssather@leadershipaustin.org no later than December 16, 2013
- Email a cover letter outlining your interests in applying and the specific attributes that make you ideal for the position