Video Production Intern

Love hiking, backpacking, and the outdoors? Want to work with one of the fastest-growing outdoor media companies and USA TODAY’s Top Hiking and Outdoor Blog?  You’ve stumbled onto the right page.

We are looking for someone who’s passionate about video production (i.e. editing) and loves the outdoors. The chosen candidate will get the opportunity to have their work exposed to hundreds of thousands of people every month as part of one of the fastest-growing media organizations in the outdoor industry.

THE INTERNSHIP

We are looking for a rock-star intern who loves cutting together high-quality videos and possesses technical skills to execute.  The ideal candidate will be proficient with AVS, Final Cut, Adobe Premiere, iMovie, or similar video editing software. We have a host of fun projects for the coming year, your skills will be put to great use.

Simply put, the chosen candidate will receive the opportunity to have their work featured on a highly respected outdoor website- recently recognized as the Top Hiking and Outdoor Blog by USA TODAY.

REQUIREMENTS

Candidates must be able to work at least 5 hours per week. Must have own computer and Internet access. This is a remote internship. The candidate has the option to work at the Golden, CO headquarters, but it is not required.

Additionally, the ideal candidate has:

  • At least 1-2 years experience with AVS, Final Cut, Adobe Premiere, iMovie, or similar video editing software.
  • A portfolio of past work that we can evaluate
  • A love for backpacking / hiking (not required, but definitely a bonus)

HISTORY

The Trek was born officially in 2012 under the name “Appalachian Trials”,  a book by an Appalachian Trail thru-hiker and the website’s editor-in-chief, Zach Davis. After the book’s success, AppalachianTrials.com became the blogging home to hundreds of other current and former thru-hikers. In 2016, the site rebranded as The Trek, and serves the long-distance backpacking headquarters for hundreds of thousands of readers each month.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested in joining our team?  Please send a resume and a couple of paragraphs about yourself here.

(This role is currently filled, but feel free to reach out to get your information on file for future openings)