Penn State University · 4 hours ago
Part-Time Community Storytelling Fellow
Penn State University is seeking a Part-Time Community Storytelling Fellow to collaborate with the Artistic Director on digital storytelling projects. The role involves identifying local voices, coordinating interviews, and capturing narratives that highlight regional culture and creative labor.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Collaborates with the Artistic Director on the conception, planning, and production of short-form, place-based digital stories during campus and historic-theatre visits
Supports community-centered storytelling by identifying compelling local voices, spaces, and moments; coordinating brief, respectful interviews; and capturing video, stills, and field notes
Assists in shaping concise, shareable narratives that foreground regional culture, creative labor, and continuity of place, while maintaining a consistent editorial voice, ethical storytelling practices, and alignment with institutional and festival values
Qualification
Required
Collaborates with the Artistic Director on the conception, planning, and production of short-form, place-based digital stories during campus and historic-theatre visits
Supports community-centered storytelling by identifying compelling local voices, spaces, and moments
Coordinates brief, respectful interviews
Captures video, stills, and field notes
Assists in shaping concise, shareable narratives that foreground regional culture, creative labor, and continuity of place
Maintains a consistent editorial voice, ethical storytelling practices, and alignment with institutional and festival values
Approximately 8 hours per week
Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies
Company
Penn State University
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