PermaTree

PermaTree is currently seeking someone with professional experience at making short videos.

Are you a professional videographer looking for some winter Ecuatorian sunshine? Have you ever dreamed of visiting the a holisitic tropical farm and contributing to our work using your skill set?

Are you hard working and a self starter with experience of making short videos that the PermaTree can use for future promotions and advertising?

We are looking for an experienced person to join our team for 2- 4 weeks to help us create a series of short videos about life in a holistic tropical farm at the edge of the amazonas region in Ecuador.

PermaTree is currently seeking someone with professional experience at making different permanent experimental furniture and structures with wood and bamboo material.

Are you a professional carpenter looking for some winter Ecuatorian sunshine? Have you ever dreamed of visiting the a holistic tropical fruit farm and contributing to our work using your skill set? Are you hard working and a self starter with experience of making short videos that PermaTree can use?

Social media content creation, curation for the permatree english blog, twitter and instagram.

Job Title: Photojournalist

Work Location: Holistic Tropical Fruit Farm PermaTree in the amazon of Ecuador

Time Commitment: Minimum 4 weeks on location

Dress Code: Tropical Amazonas Climate. Very hot and very humid clothing.

Work Tools: As Photojournalist you will have to bring your own photo equipment

Language requirements: English (required), Spanish (ideal), German (optional)

Room and Board: Accommodation and food at PermaTree HQ

Qualifications: Experience and showcase portfolio

Support: Training for this position to get the holistic mindset will be provided

Benefits: Be the change you want to see and gain experience in that field


This volunteer position would ideally suit
A student / start-up photographer looking to build their portfolio/experience
An experienced photographer looking for a volunteering opportunity to get a new mindset
Genres Needed: Photojournalist, Wildlife, Action, Architecture, Food, Macro, Landscape, Nature


Qualifications / Photography Skill levels required
Good photography skills – skilled enthusiast to professional
Experience photographing in the above mentioned photography genres.
Produce images suitable for promotional materials
Confidence, ability, and experience with groups
Basic computer skills, including file transfers
Adobe Lightroom or similar tool to manage taken photos
Shoot photos in RAW mode.
Must provide a portfolio that demonstrates comfort with a range of subjects and styles
Ability to take direction where necessary, particularly when working with vulnerable young people
Well-developed customer service and problem solving skills
Exercise judgment and work without supervision
Pleasant manner, patience, problem-solving ability, dependability.


Benefits to be gained
Start seeing the world from a holistic point of view. Everything and everyone is interconnected, interdependent and interrelated.
Widen your skills base
Share experiences with fellow volunteers
Experience an interesting variety of work
Professionals may promote themselves
Photographer and PermaTree have rights to use images for their own promotional purposes.
All taken photos will be Creative Commons Attribution + ShareAlike (BY-SA)
You get to share food and sleeping opportunity at the farm.