GVN Summer 24 Media Chaperone Application Website

GVN Media Chaperones (4 to 5)

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.

Women’s Voices Now is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. 

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