Overview
Title: Communications Liaison Individual Placement
Location: Shenandoah National Park (Luray, VA)
Position Dates: May 13th- November 8th, 2024 (26 weeks)
Pay Rate: $600/week stipend + on-site housing OR $120/week housing allowance + AmeriCorps Education Award upon successful completion of 900 hr term
Status: 40 hours/week, Full-Time/Temporary
Contact: [email protected]
Applications for this position will be accepted until March 1st, 2024 via our website, www.appalachiancc.org/individualplacements
About Us:
Our Individual Placement program works to connect young people to conservation service work across Appalachia and neighboring communities in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, DC, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. ACC is a program of Conservation Legacy, a nationwide network of conservation organizations.
Individual Placements gain hands-on experience at their placement site, and ACC supports them through their term, as well as provides a variety of benefits to help them succeed in achieving their career goals. ACC welcomes national applicants but also emphasizes the engagement of local individuals who represent their communities.
Position Summary:
Calling all visual storytellers!
The Communications Liaison Individual Placement is an internship position based at Shenandoah National Park (SHEN) in Virginia. Shenandoah National Park is a 200,000 acre national park with over 500 miles of hiking trails and rich natural and cultural history. This position is in the visual media department which creates all the visual media (print, exhibits, social media, web, film, etc.) for the park.
Throughout their term, this intern will serve as a liaison between the visual information department and their counterpart at the Shenandoah National Park Trust, our philanthropic partner. The Shenandoah National Park Trust invests in projects within the park such as conservation, internship positions, trails & overlooks, as well as education programs. This intern will provide media coverage to promote this important work. Additionally, they will assist the visual media team in other work. The intern will get to interact with park and partner staff, volunteers, and other interns to seek out and tell various stories through visual media.
Main Responsibilities:
Maintain effective communication with the Communication’s team and representatives of SNPT through check ins and a project workplan.
Follow a communications plan that will lay out responsibilities for promoting the Trust projects completed at the park.
Create videos, flyers, social media posts, and other communications from concept to storyboard to capturing assets to editing to exporting using Adobe Suite applications.
Produce other visual media as needed and perform other work within the purview of the visual media department.
IPs receive formal training in verbal and written communications, graphic design, and working in a team atmosphere
Qualifications:
General Qualifications:
To qualify, you must be between the ages of 18 and 30, and a US citizen that has received a high school diploma or GED. All offers of employment are conditional upon completion of an acceptable check of the National Sex Offender Public Registry and federal criminal background check. Must be eligible to receive an AmeriCorps Education Award.
Preferred Qualifications:
Valid driver’s license
Demonstrated proficiency in Adobe Suite, graphic design, and photography
About Appalachian Conservation Corps
Appalachian Conservation Corps (ACC) works to connect young people to critical conservation service work across Appalachia and neighboring communities in Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Maryland, DC, and Pennsylvania. As a corps program, ACC partners with public land managers to identify, plan, and complete projects that improve public access, habitat quality, and economic development. ACC is a program of Conservation Legacy, a nationwide network of conservation service organizations. Our programs focus on service, place-based learning, life skills development, appreciation of diversity, civic responsibility, and career development. ACC also provides an opportunity for members to learn about the local environment and issues affecting it and introduces individuals to recreation and resource management careers. ACC welcomes national applicants, but also emphasizes the engagement of local individuals who represent the communities in which they serve.
