Platte Basin Timelapse (PBT) is currently looking for a new Story Producer Intern to join our team.
Since 2011, the Platte Basin Timelapse project has been telling stories using time-lapse and traditional photography to educate people about where their water comes from, and what it means to live in a watershed today. The PBT team creates innovative multimedia content to tell the myriad stories of the Platte: web-based journalism, combining art and research, STEM-based educational curriculum for middle and high school science students, and a documentary film for public television.
The ideal applicant will possess strong writing, communication, photography, and videography skills. During the coarse of the internship the student will write, edit and shoot 1-2 robust stories that will help forward PBT's storytelling efforts and will be published on the PBT website. This can include a film, an ESRI Storymap, a robust photo essay with a written narrative, etc.
The intern will be working mostly with the Adobe Creative Cloud suite and DSLR/Mirrorless cameras, so prior knowledge of these tools is required. We will provide any additional training that may be needed through Adobe Creative Cloud and other storytelling applications.
The multi-semester internship is paid, minimum wage and a minimum of 10 hours a week. We are looking for a student who is passionate about water, environmental conservation, educational outreach, and multimedia storytelling. Some of the qualities we will be looking for in a candidate include; excellent communication skills, self-motivated, self starter, eager and willing to learn, creative mind, accountable.
To learn more information about PBT visit our website: plattebasintimelapse.com. To apply, please send your resume, cover letter, and work examples to PBT’s producer and project manager, Mariah Lundgren, mlundgren4@unl.edu.
*Application deadline: April 1, 2020.