Open role
[Remote] Volunteer Documentary Story Editor (Social Media)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Aterspace is seeking a Volunteer Documentary Content Editor to help translate documentary material into engaging short-form social media stories. This role focuses on using storytelling to foster empathy for the natural world, particularly in relation to urban wildlife and gardens.
Responsibilities
- Research and brainstorm story ideas from field material
- Review photos, clips, and observations to identify strong narrative moments
- Decide what stories are meaningful and worth sharing
- Shape raw material into clear, engaging story posts
- Write short captions in a natural, documentary-style voice
- Help develop how stories are framed to inspire empathy and awareness of the natural world
Skills
- Research and brainstorm story ideas from field material
- Review photos, clips, and observations to identify strong narrative moments
- Decide what stories are meaningful and worth sharing
- Shape raw material into clear, engaging story posts
- Write short captions in a natural, documentary-style voice
- Help develop how stories are framed to inspire empathy and awareness of the natural world
- Someone experienced with social media platforms (Instagram, TikTok, etc.)
- Comfortable making editorial decisions about what stories matter
- Strong visual and narrative instincts
- Interested in nature, animals, or documentary-style media
- Ideally with experience in film, media, or storytelling
- Based in Pasadena or nearby
Benefits
- Credit on an independent documentary startup
- Hands-on experience shaping real documentary storytelling for public audiences
- Opportunity to influence how a nature-focused documentary is seen and understood
- Experience contributing to a mission-driven creative initiative
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