Communications and Digital Storytelling Assistant

Basic Information

Contact: Yasin Frank Southall
Keywords: Digital Storytelling, Communication, Community Organizing, Community Development, Community Building, Community, Organizing, Development, Fundraising Non-Profits, Arts, Blocks, Canvassing, Politics, Urban, Urban Planning, Digital Communication, Videos. Sociology, Anthropology, Africana Studies, Gender Studies, and City.
Descriptions: The intern will assist Freret Neighborhood Center staff and Freret neighborhood residents with crafting a short video about the Center that can be used for fundraising, volunteer recruitment, and general information sharing. A few duties of the intern will be: - Interviewing Center staff, Center participants, neighborhood residents, and other relevant individuals to gather stories about the history of the Center and Freret/Milan neighborhoods. - Crafting an outline for the video. - Collecting footage and photographs of the neighborhood, residents, and Center programs for video. - Creating an online feature about the Center. - Assisting with developing new flyers for outreach about programs. - Helping to craft a communication/public relations plan.
Product of Partnership: A video about the Center, flyers, photographs, and public relations campaign.
This service activity is availble for .

Requirements

Students will need to check out university equipment for filming. They will also need to utilize Howard-Tilton's editing computers in order to create the video.
The CP requests emergency contact information.In case of an emergency.
Students allowed to take pictures or video.
Specific Policies: General confidentiality.

Required PSA dress code

casual
casual professional

Availability

Location and Travel

At the Freret Neighborhood Center, in the neighborhoods of Freret and Milan, and at Tulane University.
Transportation options:Walking distance to Tulane
Public Transportation less than 45 ride from Tulane
15-20 minute bicycle ride from Tulane

Supervision and Risk

Check-in at the site: Sign-in sheet and check-in with the Community Organizer.
Students track their hours at site: Sign-in sheet.
Students will work unsupervised:Conducting interviews.

Semester-long Activity Syllabus