Use your video and tech skills to make a difference in the lives of Lowell’s youth! This is a great opportunity to give back to your community, and get hands on production experience.

 

Position Description: The United Teen Equality Center, a by teens, for teen youth center in downtown, Lowell is seeking an excellent candidate to be our Media Liaison VISTA. The MLV would expand upon our existing multimedia capabilities by serving as a video liaison between UTEC and the Lowell Telecommunications Corporation (LTC) as well as other non-profit programs.

Responsibilities

• Attend all staff meetings and planning retreats.
• Create, organize and manage UTEC video library
• Promote UTEC through distributing video materials to partners and donors
• Record, edit and package future UTEC live events for addition to the video library
• Serve as primary contact for multimedia inquiries to other non-profits
• Assist UTEC graphic design team, as needed
• Attend video training courses as appropriate
• Complete weekly, monthly, and quarterly evaluation reports, as appropriate

  Qualifications: Experience with video and audio production equipment essential, and proficiency with MAC OSX, iMovie and ProTools systems preferred Comfort working on and posting to the web Strong creativity with a good sense of art and design The ability to not only use, but to verbalize and instruct others in the use of video technologies Comfort working in a fast paced, non-profit environment Interest in using video as a tool for social change

 

Compensation: AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteer in Service to America) members serve full-time, for one year with varying work hours and receive a modest living allowance, health insurance, an education award of $4,725, relocation expenses, and travel reimbursement. The United Teen Equality Center provides skills training, opportunities to build your resume and work portfolio, career counseling at the end of your service, and a staff mentor throughout the year to provide support and guidance. UTEC and AmeriCorps are equal opportunity organizations.

 

Application process: Email resume and letter of interest to Sovanna Pouv, Director of MultiMedia at sovanna@utec-lowell.org. For more information about UTEC, please visit www.utec-lowell.org. Info on the VISTA program can be found at http://www.americorps.org/vista/.