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Open Media Career Engine AmeriCorps VISTA

Open Media Foundation (OMF) is seeking an AmeriCorps VISTA member for one year, beginning in August of 2020. OMF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to putting the power of media and technology into the hands of the people through services, education and tools. This includes video production and website development services, multimedia classes, and the operation of a local media center - Denver Open Media. Join the Open Media Foundation to assist in connecting individuals in low-income situations to find employment in the Denver media industry. OMF Media Job Readiness AmeriCorps VISTA members will be working on a job-readiness program, helping those in low-income situations by recruiting volunteers and marketing OMF’s education and internship programs, building partnerships with other media organizations, as well as finding funding for a new online job board for media jobs in the Denver area. Applications are due on July 24, 2020. Interviews will happen shortly after. Service begins on August 31, 2020.

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Member Duties : OMF Media Job Readiness VISTA job duties: Volunteer Recruitment (Solicit, develop training, and retain volunteers to help job seekers with resume preparation, job searches, interview preparation, and instruction); Fundraising and Sponsorship (Lead efforts to secure funding for the project, particularly for the construction of the online job board; Partnership Building (build partnerships with organizations like the Colorado Office of Film, Television and Media, Rocky Mountain PBS, and Colorado Department of Labor to use and promote the job board); Marketing (Market the job board and training program to job seekers and to the employers that will hire them, Market OMF’s internship program, Market OMF’s education programs, Set up regular meet-ups for job seekers and employers); Project Implementation (Help build the job board, Establish training certification program)

Program Benefits : Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Training , Health Coverage* , Relocation Allowance , Living Allowance .


*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.

Terms : None

Service Areas : Community and Economic Development , Education .

Skills : Team Work , Recruitment , Computers/Technology , Communications .



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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA

Program
Open Media Career Engine AmeriCorps VISTA

Program Start/End Date
08/31/2020 - 08/30/2021

Work Schedule	Full Time

Education level
College graduate

Age Requirement
Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations	COLORADO

Accepting Applications
From 06/10/2020 To 07/24/2020

Contact	John Aden
700 Kalamath St
Denver CO 80204
7202220159
johna@openmediafoundation.org

Listing ID	96881


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