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http://www.earthrestoration.net/
Seems like a very good cause and could, with enough work, and members, be a real force in environmental conservation. I just hope it keeps growing and isn't slowing down or even worse, going under.
Last Article was on May 25th, 2009 concerning Summer 2009 internships.
http://www.earthrestoration.net/articles/view/139589/
Internship opportunities
Web Site Content Enrichment Team
Primary initial responsibility will be to scan major web news sources on a daily basis to identify and post to our web site the top environmental news stories of the day/week/month/year. May also help to develop other forms of timely new content or features on our Earth Restoration Network portal, including content that is entertaining as well as informative. Applicant should have creativity, imagination, good journalistic instincts, and excellent writing and editing skills. Strong web-literacy and enthusiasm for web site content, useability, and design/development, are essential. Basic HTML literacy, javascript, XML or Flash coding proficiency would be useful skills though are not as important as imagination and initiative.
Environmental Restoration Project Profile Editor
The Earth Restoration Network is compiling a database of leading environmental restoration projects worldwide. Our Restoration Project Profile Editor will (1) participate in the design, development and refinement of a global restoration project database, working with programmers to develop (and refine) the database design; (2) surf across web-space searching for environmental restoration projects (3) interview various contacts to help identify what restoration projects are at the cutting edge in different parts of the world; (4) contact the leadership of major restoration projects by email or phone to elicit from them profiles of their projects for our database, (5) update the database (6) in some cases write profiles of major projects from material available on their web sites (7) write in-depth feature stories about representative cutting-edge restoration projects worldwide.
This work will require a combination of people skills, technical problem-solving, web design work, research, writing and editing.
Web Broadcast News Production Team:
The Earth Restoration “Network” will eventually become a literal news network at the high end of the journalistic news chain—e.g., in-depth investigative news reporting, high-end news analysis, opinion/editorial content, and, most importantly of all, a steady stream of feature web documentary films on issues of both local and global significance to the future of life on earth.
We will start small and local and grow incrementally over time. This is your opportunity to help reinvent high-end alternative journalism on the Web. Our immediate need is for digital audio and video editing support staff with sufficient production skills to record interviews and events, store, catalogue and process the digital video clips, and to do every aspect of video editing and production, all under the supervision of the project director and editorial management team.
This work will require familiarity and experience with high definition video camcorder, lighting, audio, and video editing using Final Cut Pro.
Riparian Restoration Project Manager
Active in all aspects of the Jordan River Restoration Project including: organizing and managing stream assessment field work, recruitment and training of volunteers in partnership with the Lowell Bennion Community Service Center at the University of Utah, membership development, public outreach, writing, editing, photography, research, project administration.
This is basically a community organizer position requiring excellent social/people skills, writing and editing ability, creativity, initiative, organizing and management skills.
Earth Restoration Image Library Editor
Photo content acquisitions editor and librarian to (1) research in the public domain to identify high-quality photos and graphic images that can be placed into an online Earth Restoration Image Library for use by restoration activists worldwide (2) research and verify the source and copyright status of all images; (3) contact organizations and individuals known to have high-value visual content to request that they make their image libraries available for limited use in our Earth Restoration Image library and to secure copyright transfer agreements with photographers, artists and institutions; (4) create and maintain an image database; (5) work with programmers to develop an interactive online image database.
To apply:
Applicants should send a cover letter, resume including three personal references (people who know you well, preferably former employers, who can speak knowledgeably about your productivity and capacity for taking initiative), and a writing sample by email to project director Ray Wheeler at ray.wheeler@earthlink.net. You may call Ray for more information about the internships at 801-581-7249 (day) or 801-355-6236 (home/evening) but please do your homework by examining the information on our portal beforehand.
Web Site Content Enrichment Team
Primary initial responsibility will be to scan major web news sources on a daily basis to identify and post to our web site the top environmental news stories of the day/week/month/year. May also help to develop other forms of timely new content or features on our Earth Restoration Network portal, including content that is entertaining as well as informative. Applicant should have creativity, imagination, good journalistic instincts, and excellent writing and editing skills. Strong web-literacy and enthusiasm for web site content, useability, and design/development, are essential. Basic HTML literacy, javascript, XML or Flash coding proficiency would be useful skills though are not as important as imagination and initiative.
Environmental Restoration Project Profile Editor
The Earth Restoration Network is compiling a database of leading environmental restoration projects worldwide. Our Restoration Project Profile Editor will (1) participate in the design, development and refinement of a global restoration project database, working with programmers to develop (and refine) the database design; (2) surf across web-space searching for environmental restoration projects (3) interview various contacts to help identify what restoration projects are at the cutting edge in different parts of the world; (4) contact the leadership of major restoration projects by email or phone to elicit from them profiles of their projects for our database, (5) update the database (6) in some cases write profiles of major projects from material available on their web sites (7) write in-depth feature stories about representative cutting-edge restoration projects worldwide.
This work will require a combination of people skills, technical problem-solving, web design work, research, writing and editing.
Web Broadcast News Production Team:
The Earth Restoration “Network” will eventually become a literal news network at the high end of the journalistic news chain—e.g., in-depth investigative news reporting, high-end news analysis, opinion/editorial content, and, most importantly of all, a steady stream of feature web documentary films on issues of both local and global significance to the future of life on earth.
We will start small and local and grow incrementally over time. This is your opportunity to help reinvent high-end alternative journalism on the Web. Our immediate need is for digital audio and video editing support staff with sufficient production skills to record interviews and events, store, catalogue and process the digital video clips, and to do every aspect of video editing and production, all under the supervision of the project director and editorial management team.
This work will require familiarity and experience with high definition video camcorder, lighting, audio, and video editing using Final Cut Pro.
Riparian Restoration Project Manager
Active in all aspects of the Jordan River Restoration Project including: organizing and managing stream assessment field work, recruitment and training of volunteers in partnership with the Lowell Bennion Community Service Center at the University of Utah, membership development, public outreach, writing, editing, photography, research, project administration.
This is basically a community organizer position requiring excellent social/people skills, writing and editing ability, creativity, initiative, organizing and management skills.
Earth Restoration Image Library Editor
Photo content acquisitions editor and librarian to (1) research in the public domain to identify high-quality photos and graphic images that can be placed into an online Earth Restoration Image Library for use by restoration activists worldwide (2) research and verify the source and copyright status of all images; (3) contact organizations and individuals known to have high-value visual content to request that they make their image libraries available for limited use in our Earth Restoration Image library and to secure copyright transfer agreements with photographers, artists and institutions; (4) create and maintain an image database; (5) work with programmers to develop an interactive online image database.
To apply:
Applicants should send a cover letter, resume including three personal references (people who know you well, preferably former employers, who can speak knowledgeably about your productivity and capacity for taking initiative), and a writing sample by email to project director Ray Wheeler at ray.wheeler@earthlink.net. You may call Ray for more information about the internships at 801-581-7249 (day) or 801-355-6236 (home/evening) but please do your homework by examining the information on our portal beforehand.
