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Fall 2014 BAYCAT ACADEMY Free Digital Media - Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: BAYCAT (Bayview Hunters Point Center for the Arts and Technology
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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1 person is interested
Hi there,
Thank you so much for expressing an interest in wanting to volunteer with BAYCAT, we truly appreciate it!
BAYCAT is an exciting nonprofit social enterprise that teaches media arts to youth and young adults. Through our after-school classes in animation, video production and audio production, we teach young people skills that foster personal expression, creative problem solving, and an awareness of media literacy and social justice.
Here are just some of the logistics for our Fall 2014 BAYCAT ACADEMY Free Digital Media classes;
- Program runs from Monday, 9/8th - Thursday, December 12/4
Program is between Monday - Thursday, 4:30 - 6:30pm
Monday Wednesday: Advanced Fimmaking & Motion Graphics Music Production
Tuesday Thursday: Beginning filmmaking
Here are some of the requirements we ask from our volunteers
Volunteers should not miss no more than 4 sessions of program.
Some Knowledge of Media Production is preferred (Premiere Pro, DSLR cameras, Pro Tools, Audio recording).
An interest in and / or experience with youth mentorship or teaching.
Some of the volunteer responsibilities include
Preparing snack
Setting up chairs
Helping youth with production
Attending field trips/supervising youth on MUNI
Administrative duties: taking attendance / setting up surveys
About the classes:
Each class will have a maximum of 10-15 students, and will be lead by an experienced head instructor. As the volunteer, you can help teach lesson plans, learn about classroom workflow and be a positive mentor to our youth.
Though the position is unpaid, we can often provide internship credit through school - if interested, please let us know.
The next step:
- Send a brief cover letter, resum and link to work samples electronically to edgargarcia@baycat.org
Please let us know your availability.
What is a good date time for you to come into our studio for an interview in the next 2 weeks?
If this sounds like you’ll be a great fit, lets schedule something and make great videos and music with some awesome kids =)
Thanks!
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About BAYCAT (Bayview Hunters Point Center for the Arts and Technology
Location:
2415 3RD ST STE 230, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94107, US
Mission Statement
The mission of BAYCAT is to educate, empower and employ underserved youth and young adults to produce digital media that tells their unique stories and engages them to positively transform themselves, their communities and the world. BAYCAT believes every person's story matters. We envision a world where media and technology facilitate the telling and the hearing of stories from the broadest possible range of experiences in a way that moves people to create positive change in their communities.
Description
BAYCAT is seeking an energetic, creative and resourceful Class Volunteer to be part of our education team for the Spring Semester. The ideal candidate is someone with some knowledge of media practices (video, music, motion graphics) who would like to broaden their production experience by assisting in our media arts classes. Though this position is unpaid, you'll have access to a state-of-the-art digital media facility and will be able to hone your own production skills through assisting a class of youth. You'll also be connected to our community of producers and youth educators. This is a great opportunity for someone interested in media arts education who would like a hands-on experience in an after-school classroom.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2415 - 3rd StreetSuite 230San Francisco, CA 94107
DATE POSTED
November 6, 2014
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
N/A