Description:

Internship Title: Guest Engagement Intern

Internship Department: Learning, Planning & Evaluation

Objective: This project-based experience will help support the training and onboarding of volunteers, and focus on audio/visual media development and production.

Responsibilities:
• Research best practices for use of audio/visual media to enhance volunteer training
• Integrate concepts from Shedd’s Learning Framework, goals, and outcomes document into the development and production of materials.
• Interview volunteers to get their thoughts and feedback about audio/visual components to aid in their training and onboarding
• Observe training sessions for volunteers
• Observe interactions between volunteers and aquarium guests.
• Integrate volunteer feedback into development plans
• Develop audio/visual content that will be used during the onboarding and training of new volunteers
• Record audio/visual pieces on; computer, tablet device, and/or MP3 device
• Attend an participate in volunteer meetings when appropriate
• Share-out/update at department meetings

Final Product(s): Produce at least one audio, and at least one visual media piece to aid in the training and onboarding of volunteers.

Qualifications: Familiarity with computer, tablet device, and/or MP3 programs. Able to record and edit audio/visual data using computer, tablet device, and/or MP3. Comfort working independently. Motivated to help others learn. Able to work in a fast-paced environment.

Minimum GPA: 3.0

Desired Year in School: Currently enrolled in college, Junior/Senior preferred.

Compensation: Unpaid. Interns must make arrangements with their schools to gain academic credit for this internship. Shedd Aquarium is happy to provide any work documentation necessary for this process.

Desired Majors: Communications, Education, Museum studies, Media/Arts, Technology

Time Commitment: 24 – 32 hours per week, 6-8 weeks (including weekends)
Likely shift days: Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday or Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Learning Potential:
• Through the aquarium-wide intern program, interns will gain knowledge about Shedd operations/practices.
• The intern will learn about the educational philosophies and practice of interpretation and audio/visual content development.
• The intern will be expected to share their projects in a poster-session style forum (intern showcase scheduled through the aquarium-wide intern program). This growth opportunity provides the interns with a public-speaking experience as well as networking with aquarium staff.
• The intern project process will inform how the Guest Engagement department volunteer individual learning plans are developed.

To Apply: Print and complete the application packet available on our website at
http://www.sheddaquarium.org/internship_listings.html.

A list of required application documents is on the website.

If you have any questions regarding this internship or our program, please e-mail the us at internship@sheddaquarium.org.

Application Deadline:
Summer 2013-April 15th or until the internship is filled

Paid Internship Info:

unpaid

End Date:

05/15/2013,

Deadline:

04/15/2013

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