Job description
- Help increase awareness of The HistoryMakers, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and the nation’s largest African American video oral history archive (www.thehistorymakers.org ), across your college or university?
- Effectively take others inside the lives of black people, to further cultural understanding on your campus, and to spread the word about a unique digital archive housed permanently at the Library of Congress?
The HistoryMakers is committed to preserving, developing, and providing easy access to its internationally-recognized archival collection of thousands of African American video oral histories from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences. We are looking for a passionate and highly motivated student ambassador at each of our subscribing institutions to help do so.In order to be eligible, your college or university must subscribe to The HistoryMakers Digital Archive. For a complete list of subscribing institutions, see “Current Members” here: https://www.thehistorymakers.org/institutional-maker .
This paid position provides a unique opportunity to:
- Engage with an innovative non-profit;
- Learn valuable research, writing, presentation, and communications skills;
- Promote the one-of-a-kind digital archive for effective use in and outside of the classroom (in-person, hybrid, or virtual); and
- Receive on-the-job training that will make you more attractive to employers.