What are the responsibilities and job description for the Photojournalist Intern (Summer 2025) position at The Fresh Air Fund?
Job Description
Job Description
SUMMER 2025 PHOTOJOURNALIST INTERNSHIP
Since its founding in 1877, The Fresh Air Fund, a not-for-profit youth development organization, has provided free life-changing summer experiences in the outdoors to more than 1.8 million children from New York City’s underserved communities. Young people also participate in year-round leadership. career exploration and educational programs. For more information, visit www.FreshAir.org.
Position Summary
The Photojournalist internship is focused on photography and collecting testimonials to support The Fund’s communications efforts.
This role is a hybrid position and splits time between working remotely from home and at program sites multiple times a week at The Fund’s camps in Fishkill, NY and Harriman State Park.
This is a seasonal role from Monday, June 23 through Friday, August 15th, 2025. Typical hours are 9am-5pm, with the possibility for occasional evening and weekend commitments, working no more than 35 hours per week.
Responsibilities :
- Photograph high-quality portraits and camp activities
- Interview Fresh Air Fund participants and staff
- Use provided Canon Mirrorless camera and edit images using Adobe Lightroom
- Support creation of digital content for The Fund’s blog and social media, with a focus on TikTok videos
- Upload and tag images to The Fund’s photo database
- Organize and present interviews, photographs and other relevant content to the Communications Team
- Navigate participant records in Salesforce database
- Coordinate with members of camp staff to determine best activities to photograph each day
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications :
Employment Period : Monday, June 23 through Wednesday, August 20th, 2025.
Hours per Week : 35
Compensation : $18 / hour
Benefits : None
Application Instructions
To apply, please submit a “Photojournalist Internship – Summer 2025” application. We are hiring on a rolling basis and encourage interested applicants to apply as early as possible. No calls or recruiters, please.
Please include a cover letter with a link to your photography portfolio.
The Fresh Air Fund is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to inclusive hiring, and dedicated to diversity in its work and on its staff. We strongly encourage candidates of all identities, experiences, orientations, and communities to apply.
Salary : $18
