Content Capture Intern

About the Role

The RISE Center for Liberation for Early Childhood Education is seeking a creative and motivated Content Capture Intern for the Spring 2027 semester, with the potential to extend through summer. Working alongside the Creative Team, you will capture engaging photo and video content that tells the story of the organization, programs, and community.

• Location: Austin, TX, and surrounding areas
• Compensation: $16 per hour
• Time Commitment: 5–10 hours per week
• Term: Spring 2027, with the option to extend through summer

About the Position

This is a paid, part-time internship. The schedule is flexible and coordinated around events, program activities, and content needs, with occasional availability outside of typical work hours. Approximately 50% of the role may involve travel to Austin-area RootED pop-up care sites, conferences, speaking engagements, and other RISE activities.

Applicants must be available March 13–16, 2027, to support RISE’s participation in SXSW EDU.

Key Responsibilities

• Capture high-quality photo and video content at RootED pop-up care sites, conferences, speaking engagements, team activities, and other organizational events.
• Accompany the CEO and team to select events and engagements to document behind-the-scenes moments, interactions, and highlights of RISE’s work.
• Identify meaningful moments and opportunities for authentic visual storytelling.
• Collaborate with the Creative Team to brainstorm ideas and plan content capture around events, campaigns, and organizational priorities.
• Upload, label, and organize photo and video assets.
• Help identify opportunities to adapt social media trends to RISE’s brand, voice, and mission.
• Maintain consistency with RISE’s visual identity and values.
• Follow organizational privacy, consent, and media-release guidelines.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• A commitment to anti-racism, equity, and liberation.
• An interest in early childhood education and RISE’s mission.
• Previous experience capturing photo and/or video content through coursework, personal projects, student organizations, internships, or professional work.
• A portfolio or work samples demonstrating content you have personally captured.
• Familiarity with Instagram, TikTok, and social media trends.
• Creativity, attention to detail, and an interest in visual storytelling.
• Strong communication, organization, and collaboration skills.
• Dependability, initiative, and the ability to work independently.
• Access to a smartphone capable of capturing quality photo and video content.
• Reliable transportation and the ability to travel to Austin-area events and program sites.

A formal professional portfolio is not required. Applicants can demonstrate creative abilities through academic, personal, or extracurricular projects.

Application Materials

• Resume
• Portfolio or work samples (examples of photo and/or video content you have personally captured)
• Brief statement of interest (include the word “avocado”)