Mission:
The mission of Boston Outdoor Preschool Network (BOPN) is to meet the developmental needs of the whole child while initiating them into a lifelong relationship with the natural world. We are committed to expanding access to nature-based early childhood education.
What We Do:
BOPN is a nonprofit organization focused on nature-based early education, with programs in Boston, Milton, Malden, Sudbury, Sherborn, and Natick. We bring families together in community and give children a joyfully muddy childhood under the loving guidance of dedicated teachers. Our programs combine early childhood and environmental education. Our goals are to promote children’s physical and mental health, encourage environmental stewardship, and to develop habits of mind such as curiosity, initiative, persistence, creativity, problem-solving, and responsibility.
Purpose: to create engaging videos and multimedia content that showcases many aspects of nature-based early education at BOPN.
Schedule and Compensation:
- Dates: June 17 – August 30 (flexible if needed)
- Hours: 240 hours in total
- Compensation: $20/hour
How to Apply:
Fill out this application form.
Responsibilities:
- Interview staff and families
- Capture footage of nature-connection and child development across BOPN classes
- Coordinate logistics for video shoots with staff
- Script, storyboard, and select optimal forms of media for projects
- Work independently, as well as part of a team, to establish project deliverables
- Record and edit video and sound projects, including selecting program format for final output, capturing/importing media, organizing raw media, editing footage and sound files, creating and inserting static and motion graphics, titling, adding music/voice-over/sfx, and media management
- Substitute teach in an assistant role as needed
Qualifications:
- Excited about the mission of the organization
- Prior experience producing high-quality video and multimedia content
- Ability to capture unexpected and spontaneous moments of joyful play and learning
- Expertise with video editing
- Expertise with videography, editing, and video production
- Willing and able to capture footage in various weather conditions
- Able to help interviewees to feel comfortable speaking to the camera
- Able to capture footage at our Boston, Malden, Milton, Sudbury, Sherborn, and/or Natick locations
- Willing to act on feedback
Additional Information:
- Please inquire about opportunities to extend this position for school year 2024 – 2025.