Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University
Application Form: Videography Assistant
Each academic year and over the summer, the Schuster Institute for Investigative
Journalism hires sophomore, junior and senior undergraduate students. If you would
like to apply for a job at the Institute, please complete this form and return it, along with
your resume and a link to your online portfolio or links to 3 to 5 samples of your video
work, saved into one PDF file, to schusterinstitute@brandeis.edu, and/or in person to our
offices on level 2 of Goldfarb Library.
STUDENT INFORMATION
Name ____________________________________ Phone ________________________
E-mail Address _____________________________ Mailstop _____________________
Freshman
Sophomore Junior Senior
Expected Year of Graduation ________
Major(s) ________________________ Minor (s) ________________________
Have you taken journalism or film classes at Brandeis?
If yes, please fill out the following:
Yes
No
Course _______________________________ Professor _____________________________
Course _______________________________ Professor _____________________________
Course _______________________________ Professor _____________________________
Have you taken Legal Studies classes at Brandeis?
If yes, please fill out the following:
Yes
No
Course _______________________________ Professor _____________________________
Course _______________________________ Professor _____________________________
Course _______________________________ Professor _____________________________
Have you ever worked at Brandeis?
If yes, please fill out the following:
Yes
No
Office or Person ___________________________________ When? ____________________
Office or Person ___________________________________ When? ____________________
Is your information in the Student Employment office? Yes
No
REFERENCES
Please provide the names and contact information for three references. Ideally, one
would be a faculty member and two would be employers (current or former; on or off
campus).
Name ________________________________ Title _________________________________
Department /Company _________________________________________________________
Phone _________________ Email ________________________________
Name ________________________________ Title _________________________________
Department /Company _________________________________________________________
Phone _________________ Email ________________________________
Name ________________________________ Title _________________________________
Department /Company _________________________________________________________
Phone _________________ Email ________________________________
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Why would you like to work for the Institute as a videographer?
2. What skills and experience relative to videography and other knowledge, abilities, and
experience could you bring to the Institute? Please specifically describe your experience
with design for print and Web as well as production.
3. The Institute needs videographers sporadically. We have video and audio editing
needs more frequently. Would you be interested in being an “on call” videographer, or
would you prefer a regular commitment, such as 5 hours per week? What other
commitments do you have (classes, extra-curricular activities, athletics, employment,
etc.)? What days / times would you be able to work at the Institute?
4. Do you have a specific interest in journalism, film/documentaries, social media, public
policy, and/or social justice? If so, please explain.
5. How did you find out about the Institute and this position?
6. Do you have a car? Most of our video assignments are off campus. If you are only
interested in video or audio editing, a car will not be necessary.
7. Please feel free to tell us anything else you’d like us to know about yourself that doesn’t
fall into the above questions/answers.