Wells Reserve at Laudholm

Jobs & Internships

Full and part-time positions, fellowships, and internships.

Join our team and do good work in a beautiful place. While we have a small staff and openings are rare, we often post short-term spring and summer opportunities in late winter.

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Web Assistant (contract)

Reposted August 13, 2019. The Web Assistant supports the communications and marketing program by creating original content, adapting legacy content, and broadening the distribution of materials that present the Wells Reserve at Laudholm in a positive light.

Duties

  1. Create, edit, and upload text, photos, and videos to wellsreserve.org, external websites, and social media channels.
  2. Adapt existing content for digital distribution.
  3. Collect and evaluate metrics from digital outlets.
  4. Maintain email marketing lists.
  5. Identify and promote "evergreen" website content.
  6. Adhere to graphics standards, house style, and institutional voice.

Additional Details

  • Schedule: Approximately 8 hours per week at the Wells Reserve for 13 weeks. Extension possible.
  • Qualifications: You are a strong writer with an eye for design and solid photography and videography skills. You are familiar with content management systems and comfortable on multiple social media sites. You are creative but can adhere to graphics standards and convey an organizational voice. You know about, and appreciate, Maine's coastal ecosystems.
  • Compensation: $15 per hour; contract position without benefits.
  • How to Apply: Demonstrate your capabilities to the Communications Director. All applicants will be acknowledged.
  • Deadline: Application review is ongoing while position is posted. To be filled as soon as possible.

Internships

Internships in coastal science and environmental learning are available to students and teachers of biology, marine biology, environmental studies, science education, and related fields. We often identify interns through the Five College Consortium or NOAA's Hollings Scholar program. Please call us for information.

Volunteering

For volunteer opportunities, please visit the Volunteering page.