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Communications Manager at Coastal Watershed Council |Science Writer | Fisheries and Community-Based Conservation

About the Coastal Watershed Council:

The Coastal Watershed Council (CWC) is a dynamic and growing non-profit based in Santa Cruz, CA, working to transform the lower San Lorenzo River into a community destination by inspiring people to explore, enhance and protect this critical natural resource. When people care for the river, learn about its significance and build a connection to nature, it benefits the river ecosystem and the community we serve.

About the Project:

CWC has received a Coastal Stories grant from the California State Coastal Conservancy that aims to make the outdoors more inclusive and welcoming for all Californians through storytelling. The purpose of the project is to increase the representation of Indigenous, Chinese, and Latinae communities in public spaces in Santa Cruz, CA, through multimedia storytelling that enhances the educational impact of three existing public art installations near the San Lorenzo River. CWC will plan, design, and implement two physical interpretive signs with permanent QR codes linking to video and web content, which will be placed at the Chinatown Bridge and in Poet’s Park in the City of Santa Cruz.

CWC is seeking a videographer to produce at least two ~10 minute storytelling videos for this project. The videos will include interviews with members of the Amah Mutsun, Chinese American, and Latinae communities historically or currently present in Santa Cruz, and will provide context for three existing public art pieces: 1) the Chinatown Bridge Monument on a pedestrian bridge over the San Lorenzo River, 2) the Aulintak storm drain mural in Poet’s Park, and 3) the Tlāloc storm drain mural in Beach Flats Park.

Project Team:

CWC’s Communications Manager is leading community engagement around this project, including the identification of storytellers. Other project partners include the 418 Project and mural artist Irene Juarez O’Connell. The videographer will work closely with CWC’s Communications manager to plan and conduct the community interviews together, and to coordinate the completion of video deliverables.

Project Timeline*

·May 7, 2025: RFQ Released

·May 29, 2025: Interviews with finalists at CWC Office

·May 30, 2025: Videographer selected and notified

·June 2025 – March 2026: Community interviews and video production

*The project team reserves the right to change the project timeline.

·The videographer will work with CWC’s Communications Manager to film up to 15 community member video interviews (up to 5 storytellers from each of three focal communities)

·The videographer will be responsible for filming additional B-roll.

·The videographer will produce a minimum of two ~10 minute videos based on community interview footage.

oAt least two draft versions of each video will be submitted to CWC for review and feedback.

oExample video style: How Hummingbird Got Fire – KQED Quest (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0lfLaVRy6g)

Budget

A budget of up to $17,000 is available for time, materials, travel, and other associated costs for the production of the above deliverables.

Videographer Qualifications and Requirements

·Demonstrated experience conducting community interviews and showcasing culturally diverse storytelling through interview-based documentaries

·Access to equipment and software required for video filming and production

·Availability for project meetings and video filming in Santa Cruz, CA throughout the project period.

Submission Guidelines

·To apply, please submit the following materials by 11:59 pm on Sunday, May 25, 2025 Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

oCover letter (2 pages max): please describe your interest in and qualifications for this project, and your connection (if any) to the project’s focal communities and/or San Lorenzo River.

oResume (4 pages max): demonstrate experience conducting interviews with community members and showcasing diverse stories.

oWebsite or online portfolio with examples of past work.

·Email the above materials to CWC Communications Manager Erin Loury (eloury@coastal-watershed.org) with “Coastal Stories Videographer” in the subject line.

Selection Timeline

·Finalists will be notified by May 27 and invited to an in-person interview at the Coastal Watershed Council office on Thursday, May 29, 2025. Please save the date.

·The videographer will begin work as soon as possible after June 1, 2025.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

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  Contract

Job function

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  Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

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