Part-Time Student Multimedia Storytelling Graduate Fellow, Center Rural Engagement

Center for Rural Engagement (BL-CFRE-IUBLA)

The Indiana University (IU) Center for Rural Engagement improves the lives of Hoosiers through collaborative initiatives that discover and deploy scalable and flexible solutions to common challenges facing rural communities. Working in full-spectrum community innovation through research, community‑engaged teaching, and student service, the center builds vision, harnesses assets, and cultivates sustainable leadership structures within the communities with which it engages to ensure long‑term success.

The multimedia storytelling graduate fellow will support planning, coordination, and execution of a year‑long celebration marking the 10‑year anniversaries of Sustaining Hoosier Communities and the Center for Rural Engagement. The role blends project management, event coordination, storytelling, and content production.

• Photo exhibition
  • Assists with curation of photos and archival materials.
  • Coordinates printing, framing, and installation.
  • Drafts exhibit text panels and captions.
  • Supports opening‑event planning and promotion.
• Video production
  • Assists with storyboarding and script development.
  • Coordinates interviews, filming schedules, and permissions.
  • Manages asset collection (photos, footage, quotes).
  • Liaises with videographers or media services.
• Oral history documentation (10 podcast episodes)
  • Identifies and recruits participants.
  • Prepares interview guides.
  • Conducts and records interviews.
  • Edits recordings and transcripts.
• Project Story Map series
  • Researches projects and conducts interviews with faculty, students, and partners.
  • Produces Story Map spotlights.

• Currently enrolled as a graduate student at Indiana University.

• Valid driver's license with the ability to be insured by Indiana University.

• Familiarity with audio and video production
• Experience with layout design software such as Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, or Canva
• Strong writing and editing abilities
• Ability to craft compelling narratives from interviews and research
• Experience preparing content for web, social media, or newsletters
• Attention to detail and ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Self‑motivated with the ability to work independently
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in the area of specialty

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment, campus, and community. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without accommodation.

May include some in‑state travel.

Bloomington, Indiana

This is an in‑person position.

$16.00–$20.00 per hour based on experience

10–15 hours per week depending on work available

Indiana University is an equal opportunity employer and provider of ADA services and prohibits discrimination in hiring. See Indiana University Notice of Non-Discrimination which includes contact information.