Do you believe the STEM community brings a valuable perspective to challenges faced by cities, counties, and states? Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally seeks to inspire, encourage, and empower people in STEM to be active civic participants. We are a dedicated group of volunteers working to help our fellow members of the STEM community more effectively engage with their local communities and governments. And we would be thrilled to have you join our ranks.
ESAL is looking for a volunteer to join our Content Team as a Video Content Volunteer. In this role you will:
- Design and edit video content for use across our social media accounts and website that inspires and helps people with STEM backgrounds to become more effective where they live.
- Work with Writers and Content Coordinator to access video recordings of interviews and events.
- Edit recordings into short clips intended to encourage our audience to engage with storytelling, informational articles and instructional resources.
- Content may include simple animations, storytelling vignettes, or explainer videos that get our key messages across. (Some training can be provided)
Our hopes are that you will:
- Work remotely under the guidance of the ESAL Content Director.
- Have familiarity with video editing and personal software you can use. ESAL team members can edit content through Canva as well.
- Attend a monthly Content Team meeting to support and coordinate with other team members.
- Contribute ~5-10 hr/month of your time to do the above.
- Make at least a 6 month commitment to volunteering with ESAL
In return, by volunteering with ESAL you will gain the opportunity to:
- Network with engineers and scientists across the country who are passionate about improving their communities
- Demonstrate a concrete commitment to science policy and community engagement
- Work with ESAL leadership -- a dedicated team of engineers and scientists with deep experience in public policy
- Influence and shape a growing organization that is receiving broad recognition from the science policy community due to its unique focus on non-federal engagement
If you are interested in helping us change how engineers and scientists think about policy engagement, please contact us with a paragraph describing your interest and a link to a bio or an attached resume at
volunteer@esal.us.
