I started working for NOLS last march as a video intern. Over the past few months my coworker, Brian, and I have enjoyed working for NOLS so much that we decided to try and create full-time positions for ourselves. As of last thursday we are full-time employees!! We created two ‘Video Producer’ positions and we have a one year contract to prove to NOLS that they should continue supporting a video department. Initial signs look good as video was a big topic of discussion during our annual ‘State of the School’ gathering which took place this last weekend and includes the NOLS board of trustees and all the various branch managers. If you haven’t seen them yet, some of our videos are at www.nols.tv which will be overhauled in the coming months. Unfortunately most of our latest work is not publicly viewable yet because we’re working on developing several series of videos before we release them. We’re also working on creating a stronger presence in the youtube community which fits into the NOLS word-of-mouth style marketing.
First day as happy (and well dressed) employees. Brian took the wonderful image at the top of this post while the two of us were in Telluride for Mountainfilm. I did the photo-shopping.
Intro to a series of videos revolving around NOLS Leadership qualities and transferability to REAL life.
I’ll be traveling with Bruce to NYC & Boston to interview alums and capture some of these stories May 17th-22nd.
First NOLS video up! This video is about how you can save a lot of fuel and weight by carrying an extra insulating device for your stove into the backcountry with you.
Rate it if you’ve got a youtube account!
