Hack the Stacks
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Description
Burlington Vermont has been selected for the Code for America Brigade. The group will build civic apps and open data projects for community purposes. As part of the national network Code for BTV will collaborate with local governments to use technology to solve problems. Thirty-one communities across the country are part of the Code for America Brigade.
The next major Code for BTV event will be a hackathon, slated for Saturday October 26th and Sunday, October 27th. Called Hack the Stacks: Civic Hacking at Fletcher Free Library. The focus of this project will be creating apps for the Fletcher Free Library, working with Big Heavy World to promote Vermont-made music, and building websites for Vermont's nonprofit organizations in collaboration with the Vermont Digital Economy Project.
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Summer Video Production Internship - Applications Open
Town Meeting TV is hiring two paid interns to join our production team for the summer! The program will run from Monday, June 24th until Friday, August 16th (8 weeks). $17 an hour, approximately 8 hours per week. We are looking for folks who have basic or intermediate experience with video recording and editing on Adobe Premiere. Interns will work with the Town Meeting TV Co-Directors to pick stories or events that they would like to cover in our community, practice outreach skills, then shoot and edit video that will be broadcasted on Town Meeting TV's YouTube and cable channels. Interested applicants should send their resume and cover letter (including why they are interested in this position and any relevant experience) to Jordan at jmitchell@cctv.org. Applications close Friday, May 24th at 5:00PM. For more information, please contact outreach@cctv.org or call 802-862-3966.
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