ABOUT US

Women’s Voices Now; (WVN) Women’s Voices Now uses film to drive  social change that advances girls’ and women’s rights globally.

PROGRAM 

Girls’ Voices Now empowers youth from under-resourced communities to find, develop, and use their voice for social change through filmmaking. This program takes place over 5-weeks in person at Mt. St. Mary’s University, Doheny Campus, in Los Angeles, CA from June 24 – July 26th. 

ROLE

The role of the Media Chaperone is to mentor, support, and help coordinate a production team of 3-4 youth filmmakers, as they develop, shoot, and produce a short social-change documentary. Media Chaperones will:

• Support youth filmmaking team in making a short documentary
• Support youth through each phase of the production & post-production process, assisting youth in coordinating shoot schedules, developing interview questions, reviewing footage and more. This includes serving as a chaperone on the three shoot days in the field, taking place July 18, 19, & 20.
• Keep youth on track with timeline, budget, and project deliverables.
• Share relevant personal and professional experiences and insights with participants.
• Provide individualized & group mentorship and support
• Ensure that each participant feels heard, comfortable, and included in the process.
• Act as mentor and confidante to participants, addressing concerns or issues as they arise.
• Help create a positive, collaborative, inclusive, and professional environment
• Facilitate collaborative decision-making processes for the production team.
• Help to address conflicts; escalate issues to Programs Director and Media Instructor as needed.
• Serve as a role model for participants, demonstrating professionalism & timeliness

Qualifications:

• Experience in filmmaking & production required – background in documentary filmmaking is a big plus.
• Experience working with youth, teaching filmmaking, or in education a plus.
• Must be able to improvise and maintain a positive and approachable attitude.
• Must be able and willing to adhere to policies outlined by Women’s Voices Now, maintaining professional boundaries with all youth.

Availability Required: 

The time commitment will be 40 – 45 hours, including: 

• Initial kick-off meeting (approx. 1 hour, scheduled between June 23-27)

• Equipment and Program Training (approx 2 hours, scheduled week of June 23-June 27)

• Trauma-Informed Care workshop (approx. 2 hours, scheduled week of June 23 – July 2)

• Around 40 hours during the program (July 7 – Aug 1), including assisting youth filmmaking teams during shoot days, which take place over weekend of July 17-20. Then you will be leading the edit of the film with the girls, delivering the finished film by August 1.

• All Media Chaperones will be subject to a background check.

• The program will be held in-person at Mount Saint Mary’s University, Doheny Campus, Los Angeles, CA.

• All media chaperones are encouraged to attend the premiere screening event of the documentaries, to be scheduled in fall 2025

• All media chaperones are encouraged to attend the premiere screening event of the documentaries, to be scheduled in fall 2025

Stipend:

Media Chaperones will receive a stipend of $2,000 for their fulfillment of the above role.

Interested? Reach out to Director of Programs & Partnerships, Chelsea Byers at  for more information.