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Podcast Intern

 

Quivira Coalition is a Santa Fe-based nonprofit that builds resilience on Western working lands. We foster ecological, economic, and social health through education, innovation, and collaboration. Quivira aims to shift current practices of agriculture and land stewardship to those that produce good food, support meaningful livelihoods in rural places, sustain biodiversity, and remedy the impacts of climate change. We do this work through agricultural apprenticeship, land and water restoration, and rancher- and farmer-led knowledge exchange. Knowing that it is critical to the success of our work, Quivira is committed to diversity and inclusion, and we aspire to build a diverse staff team and community, including groups that are traditionally under-represented among stewardship and agricultural support services.

Quivira’s communications team is dedicated to telling the stories of resilience on working lands by sharing the work of Quivira and our partners. We do this through various communications platforms, including our website, social media profiles, e-newsletters, videos, podcasts, technical guides, journal (Resilience), and other avenues. 

We would like to work with an intern who will support Quivira’s two podcasts, Down to Earth, and Regeneration Rising. The person should be excited about telling stories in an audio format and have some background in working with podcasts. The person will play a critical role in increasing the visibility of the podcasts and optimizing the content.   

10 hours/week ($20/hour) for 16 weeks. There are no benefits included with this position but we follow state sick leave rules. This position is fully remote and we are searching for applicants in New Mexico, Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Texas, Utah or Maine.

Tasks could include (but are not limited to):

  • Posting podcasts to website 
  • Creating process for uploading podcasts to YouTube
  • Research sponsorship opportunities
  • Create strategy plan for increased visibility of podcasts
  • Provide suggestions and feedback on podcast e-newsletter

 

Other expectations:

  • Report regularly to the communications director
  • Participate in some internal meetings and subgroups in support of maintaining and evolving culture and internal work
  • Engage with other program and Quivira staff in some routine program and cross-program activities.


Required Qualifications

  • Strong professional written and verbal communication skills writing skills
  • Experience with podcasts, including working with audio files (editing experience is not required)
  • Experience with communications/marketing tactics and tools
  • Experience creating social media content 
  • Strong skills related to working with diverse groups of people and cross-cultural communication.
  • Strong organizational skills

 

Desired Qualifications

  • Familiarity with regenerative agricultural practices and soil health principles
  • An understanding of how conservation and agriculture have historically and currently impacted Hispanic, Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color
  • Experience with G Suite (gmail, drive, calendar, etc.)
  • Multi-lingual in Spanish or Native languages 

 

Application Instructions

Please apply online at the form below. Please include a current resume with the application. The application will be in place of a cover letter; no cover letter is needed. Please provide the name, phone number, and email of three professional references. References will be checked as a part of the hiring process. 

Please send questions to Anica Wong at anica@quiviracoalition.org with the subject line “Podcast Intern Application.”
Deadline for best consideration of applications is August 18, 2023 with the intention of a start date ASAP. Position will remain open until filled. 

Since its establishment in 1997, Quivira has prided itself on its history of working across differences at the radical center, though we have not always accomplished this and continue to strive for improvement. In the last year, we have become increasingly aware of the work that we must do to ensure that individuals and communities of all backgrounds are truly included and welcomed into our work, and the ongoing legacies of racism. Quivira is taking steps toward becoming an antiracist organization, and reevaluating what diversity, equity and inclusion means for the organization. This is difficult, often messy, ongoing work, and we are committed to working through the challenges to join the movement for racially just regenerative agriculture. We have made mistakes, committed harm, and are committed to growth. We hope new hires and the perspectives they bring will continue to help us navigate this path. We invite candidates to ask questions about where we are in this journey, and to join us in moving the organization and the regenerative agriculture movement towards becoming more just, equitable, and inclusive.

We are in the interview process for this position and have closed the application to new entries. Thank you for your interest!