Intern at work in the editing studio.

The Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project seeks paid summer interns!

Interns work at the Book Center, located on the Hampshire College campus, between 10-20 hours per week.

The internship has two tracks: interns will work primarily on either the technical aspects of the project (editing and uploading video footage of interviews) or on the cultural content (time-coding full-length interviews, identifying interesting clips, and curating video material to make it more accessible to viewers in our online archive). Applicants with a strong background in both film editing and Jewish history and culture will be able to work on both aspects of the project. Interns will work closely with the Project Director, an oral history Fellow, and other volunteers involved in the project.

TECHNICAL INTERN

Job Description:
▪ Editing, preparing, exporting, and uploading full interviews and excerpts using Final Cut Pro (professional video editing program)

Requirements:
▪ Video-editing experience, preferably on Final Cut Pro 7
▪ Comfort with technology
▪ Interest in learning new software/applications
▪ Interest in oral history/ethnography/Jewish culture
▪ Attention to detail
▪ Excellent listening skills
▪ Ability to work independently, with low-level supervision

CULTURAL INTERN

Job Description:
▪ Identifying great stories and excerpts of interviews for use in web, print, and other outlets using Final Cut Pro (professional video editing program)
▪ Tracking interviews and post-interview processing in the project’s customized FileMaker Pro database

Requirements:
▪ Jewish studies background (or familiarity with modern Jewish and Yiddish culture and history)
▪ Interest in oral history/ethnography
▪ Comfort with technology – interest in learning new software/applications*
▪ Attention to detail
▪ Excellent listening skills
▪ Ability to update and maintain integrated tracking system for a complex workflow and expansive project
▪ Ability to work independently, with low-level supervision

Hours: Interns must work a minimum of 10 hours per week.  Schedule negotiable during weekday daytime hours.

Applicants with editing experience preferred.  Possibility for continued employment through 2013-2014 academic year.

To apply, send cover letter and resume to Project Director Christa Whitney at tellyourstory@bikher.org as soon as possible.  Applications will be processed on a rolling basis.