Volunteer Program
ALI has numerous opportunities for growth as an Internet media and public outreach organization and needs to expand its volunteer work force in order to take advantage of these opportunities. Some of our volunteers may become employees, depending upon their productivity and effectiveness.
Thank you for your interest! Our current Volunteer Position Openings are below.
About Us: Archaeological Legacy Institute (ALI) is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Eugene, Oregon. Our streaming-media website and chief project, The Archaeology Channel (TAC), launched 23 years ago, has become one of the world’s most popular websites relating to archaeology and the human cultural heritage, with annual traffic exceeding one million page views. A closely-related spinoff of TAC is The Archaeology Channel International Film and Video Festival, produced each spring at The Shedd Institute in downtown Eugene. TAC Festival is the only juried international film competition for our genre in the Western Hemisphere and attracts participation from all over the world. In 2010, ALI launched its first cable TV programming distributed over a growing nationwide network of stations.
Our Volunteers: ALI, TAC, and our other programs could not operate without the generosity and hard work of our volunteers, to whom we express our heartfelt gratitude. Dozens of them are helping us in one way or another, both locally (Eugene, Oregon) and around the world. Through their excitement and their contributions, these unselfish and skilled individuals make it possible for us to share with all the benefits of archaeology and the diverse perspectives of cultures around the world.
Volunteer Position Openings
Some of these positions are local, in our office, while others can be performed online, so individuals from anywhere in the world are encouraged to apply. Please contact us via e-mail (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) to apply for an opening or to ask for further information.
Volunteer Position: Content Acquisition Specialist
Title: Content Acquisition Specialist
Hourly Commitment: 5-10 hours per week or by negotiation
Compensation: This is a volunteer position.
Job Purpose: To maintain all our social media sites, post content regularly and execute a working calendar of postings.
Description: Our mission involves the delivery of Internet programming as part of our mission to tell the human story. A Content Acquisition Specialist is responsible for helping to identify video content for Heritage Broadcasting Service as well as assisting in the communication process with prospective content providers. This is a chance to help accelerate the progress of a dynamic and growing nonprofit enterprise. You will be joining an innovative team on a mission to create a unique media organization with worldwide influence. Your help here will have a direct impact on ALI's productivity and ability to pursue its public mission. And the experience you gain will be directly transferable to other technical positions you may seek in the future.
Key Responsibilities: Researching film titles, gathering prospects’ contact information, making contact with prospective content partners, and making records of those contacts..
Requirements: We prefer people who have interest in film relating to cultural heritage, but this position does not require specialized knowledge. Communication skills are important. We will train you in the day-to-day tasks so that you can take them on yourself with confidence. Can be local or remote.
To Apply: Contact Dr. Richard Pettigrew by telephone (541-345-5538) or e-mail (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). A resume is required.
Volunteer Position: Social Media Specialist
Title: Social Media Specialist
Location: Online
Hourly Commitment: 5-10 hours per week or by negotiation
Compensation: This is a volunteer position.
Job Purpose: To maintain all our social media sites, post content regularly and execute a working calendar of postings.
Description: Our mission requires that we make the public aware of our programs and services and that we market our products and services for fund-raising purposes. A Social Media Specialist is responsible for preparing posts and posting them as part of our social media team under direction from our staff. This is a chance to help accelerate the progress of a dynamic and growing nonprofit enterprise. You will be joining an innovative team on a mission to create a unique media organization with worldwide influence. Your help here will have a direct impact on ALI's productivity and ability to pursue its public mission. And the experience you gain will be directly transferable to other technical positions you may seek in the future.
Key Responsibilities: Maintaining, updating and posting on social media sites.
Requirements: We prefer people who have interest and some experience with social media. The more experience in this area the better, of course. We will train you in the day-to-day tasks so that you can take them on yourself with confidence. Can be local or remote.
To Apply: Contact Dr. Richard Pettigrew by telephone (541-345-5538) or e-mail (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). A resume is required.
Volunteer Position: Closed Captioning Specialist
Title: Closed Captioning Specialist
Location: Local or online
Hourly Commitment: 10 hours per week or by negotiation
Job Purpose: To create closed captioning files for selected films through the use of software designed for that purpose.
Description: Our mission requires that we create programming for public benefit and consumption and that we distribute that programming for fund-raising purposes and audience generation. Our Closed Captioning Specialist will be responsible for viewing films selected for our Amazon Video Direct service and documenting the audio tracks in the closed captioning software to generate files that make the closed captioning subtitles for the films. This is a chance to help accelerate the progress of a dynamic and growing nonprofit enterprise. You will be joining an innovative team on a mission to create a unique media organization with worldwide influence. Your help here will have a direct impact on ALI's productivity and ability to pursue its public mission. The experience you gain will be directly transferable to other technical positions you may seek in the future.
Here is your chance to help build and secure the promotional base of a dynamic and growing enterprise. Your help here will have a direct impact on ALI's productivity and ability to pursue its public mission. The experience you gain will be directly transferable to other technical positions you may seek in the future.
Key Responsibilities: Viewing films, generating closed captioning files for our Amazon video service.
Requirements: We prefer people who have an interest in this kind of work and can appreciate the value of closed captioning for the hearing impaired and foreign-language speakers. We will train you in this task, so you don’t need prior experience with closed captioning. Must be local.
To Apply: Contact Dr. Richard Pettigrew by telephone (541-345-5538) or e-mail (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). A resume is required.
Volunteer Position: Office Assistant
Title: Office Assistant
Location: Local
Hourly Commitment: At least 10 hours per week, or less if it is to our advantage.
Job Purpose: To guide and manage daily office functions and activities through the application of standard efficient office management practices.
Description: Productivity in our office is hindered when our Executive Director and our Administrative Assistant are called upon to handle routine office tasks such as filing, bill paying, bookkeeping, correspondence, and so forth while also trying to develop and manage programs and raise funds! We need more office help beyond our existing Office Manager. Our office assistants help improve and maintain the office infrastructure to support the activities of the others who work here. This is a chance to help accelerate the progress of a dynamic and growing nonprofit enterprise. You will be joining an innovative team on a mission to create a unique media organization with worldwide influence. Your help will have a direct impact on ALI's productivity and ability to pursue its public mission. And the experience you gain will be directly transferable to other office positions you may seek in the future.
Key Responsibilities: Filing, bill paying, bookkeeping, correspondence, answering the phone, scheduling, data management, research, and special assignments as needed.
Requirements: We do prefer people who have interest and some experience in office management. The more experience in office work the better. A mature person looking to apply experience to make a difference and excited about our innovative programs would be ideal. We will train you in day-to-day tasks so that you can take them on with confidence.
To Apply: Contact Dr. Richard Pettigrew by telephone (541-345-5538) or e-mail (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). A resume is required.
Volunteer Position: Digital Media Specialist
Title: Digital Media Specialist
Location: Local
Hourly Commitment: At least 5 hours per week.
Job Purpose: To take charge of key media-related technical functions and activities through the use of computer applications and digital audio and video equipment.
Description: As our media offerings grow in number and complexity, the labor needed to create, process and employ our digital content grows accordingly. We have a team of Digital Media Specialists now, but now we need more people who can devote attention primarily to this activity. Our Digital Media Specialists are responsible for manipulating audio and video content (most of it digital) that is delivered to the public through TAC and TAC Festival. This is a chance to help accelerate the progress of a dynamic and growing nonprofit enterprise. You will be joining a dynamic and innovative team on a mission to create a unique media organization with worldwide influence. Your help here will have a direct impact on ALI's productivity and ability to pursue its public mission. And the experience you gain will be directly transferable to other technical positions you may seek in the future.
Here is your chance to help build and secure the promotional base of a dynamic and growing enterprise. Your help here will have a direct impact on ALI's productivity and ability to pursue its public mission. The experience you gain will be directly transferable to other technical positions you may seek in the future.
Key Responsibilities: Video production, digital capture, editing, encoding, transcoding, uploading, data entry, and archiving of digital audio and video files and projects, and special assignments as needed.
Requirements: We prefer people who have interest and some experience in digital media. The more experience in this area the better, of course. We will train you in the day-to-day tasks so that you can take them on yourself with confidence.
To Apply: Contact Dr. Richard Pettigrew by telephone (541-345-5538) or e-mail (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). A resume is required.