Job Opportunities

Student Instructors – Youth Voices Program

The Montana Media Lab is hiring student instructors for its Youth Voices audio storytelling program. This program gives high school students the skills they need to to tell audio stories about their communities, and navigate the media landscape.

Application procedure:

Candidates should send a cover letter, resume, and two professional references to [email protected] by September 15, 2024.

Compensation: 

$22 per hour. Instructors will be employed for a total of approximately 80 hours over the course of the semester. 

Responsibilities include: 

  • Teaching audio storytelling and news literacy to high school students in rural and Indigenous communities in the Missoula region.
  • Working with Montana Public Radio or independent podcast staff staff to edit the stories for air.
  • Leading students in completing story development, reporting, script writing, narration and mixing for a local news or podcast story.  
  • Documenting outreach efforts  through photos, audio and video for promotional use.

Preferred experience and qualifications: 

  • Experience living or working in rural and/or Indigenous communities
  • Skills in teaching and mentoring teens
  • Stellar communication skills with colleagues, students and high school teachers
  • Flexibility and adaptability in dynamic scenarios
  • Ability to manage a variable work schedule
  • Ability to produce journalistic stories for professional outlets, especially in audio
  • Familiarity with journalistic standards and ethics

Details: 

  • Workshops will be held during the school day at Hamilton and Two Eagle River (Pablo, MT) high schools. 
  • Work will be spread out over the fall semester. The exact schedule will vary according to each school’s unique needs.