Scribe Seeks Humanities and Social Science Consultants For the 2025 Precious Places Community History Project

Scribe Video Center, a non-profit media arts education organization, is seeking faculty members in the humanities and social sciences, as well as advanced graduate students in the humanities/social sciences, to work with community groups participating in the Precious Places Community History Project. 

The Precious Places Community History Project is a community oral history project that invites members of Philadelphia's many neighborhoods to document the buildings, public spaces, parks, landmarks, and other sites that hold the memories of our communities and define where we live. The Precious Places teaches the documentary production process to participating groups, fostering projects authored by those who intimately know the featured neighborhoods. Research and production are carried out by neighborhood residents in each group with the help of a humanities/social science scholar and an experienced filmmaker.

We are presently seeking the assistance of humanities scholars and social scientists from the fields of history, urban studies, anthropology, folklore, and sociology to work as facilitators on Precious Places.  We hope that you will consider collaborating with us on this exciting and groundbreaking project.  As a humanities consultant, you will help guide the research process, discuss the process of creating oral histories, advise on interview techniques and strategies, and help identify sources of archival images and other corroborating materials.  

Participating humanities and social science consultants will meet about three times a month for three months with the groups, guide the group through one day of primary shooting, and consult during the editing process. Generally, we estimate up to 80 hours in total over a seven-month period beginning in June of 2025.

Participating humanities and social science consultants receive an honorarium of $1,500.   

Send a letter of interest along with a resume or CV with the subject heading “Precious Places Humanities Consultant” to: jobs@scribe.org, or mail to:

Precious Places    
Scribe Video Center
3908 Lancaster Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Applications received by June 16th, 2025, will receive first consideration.

Scribe Seeks Production Facilitators for the Precious Places Community History Project

Scribe Video Center, a non-profit media arts education organization, is seeking documentary production facilitators to work with community groups participating in the Precious Places Community History Project.

The Precious Places Community History Project is a community history project inviting members of Philadelphia's many neighborhoods to document the buildings, public spaces, parks, landmarks, and other sites that hold the memories of our communities and define where we live. Precious Places teaches the documentary production process to participating groups, fostering projects authored by those who intimately know the featured neighborhoods.

Responsibilities include:
1. Providing instruction to members of the community organization in the skills necessary to produce a short video documentary, including production management and editing.
2. In consultation with the community group, ensure that the project proceeds in accordance with Scribe’s overall production and completion schedule.
3. Guiding the group in the logging and transcription procedure, as well as in the completion of an editing script (paper edit) prior to editing.
4. In consultation with the community group, supervising and executing the edit of the video using Adobe Premiere software.

Participating videomaking facilitators will spend an estimated 80 to 120 hours on the project (generally 2-4 hours a week) over an eight-month period beginning in May 2025.

Facilitators will receive an honorarium of $2000.00 for their work.

Send a letter of interest, resume, and work sample with the subject heading “Precious Places Production Facilitator” to: jobs@scribe.org, or mail to:

Precious Places
Scribe Video Center
3908 Lancaster Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19104

If you have any questions, please call 215-222-4201 or email jobs@scribe.org

Teaching Artists Wanted

Some of Philadelphia’s most outstanding media makers have taught and presented works at Scribe. We create a venue for experienced media makers to share their skills with emerging artists at our workshops in West Philadelphia and in community media production projects throughout the Philadelphia region. We are looking for talented artists with solid skills in videography, sound recording, editing, animation and motion software, web design, and AR/VR production. Most of our instructors/facilitators have MFAs and/or have produced a solid body of creative work. Our hourly rate for teaching is comparable to area colleges. 

Please send a cover letter, resume, and web links of your work to jobs@scribe.org with “Teaching Artist” in the subject line.

Freelance Photographers Wanted

Scribe Video Center seeks work-for-hire photographers to document community media projects. The photographer will attend production planning meetings and document community-based productions throughout the Philadelphia area. We are asking for behind-the-scenes production photos, as well as publicity stills suitable for newspaper, printed brochure, and web-based promotion. Scribe will pay $175 per shoot date for a minimum of ninety minutes per shoot and a minimum of 100 digital images.

If interested, please send a resume and examples of your work to jobs@scribe.org.

Storyville Call for Works

Scribe's Storyville provides a forum for regional media artists to exhibit their works and engage audiences in discussion. 

For consideration, send a weblink of your film (or a DVD) and a cover letter with the title, total running time, director, distributor, and a brief description to:

inquiry@scribe.org. Please write "Storyville" in the subject line

or via US Mail to:

Scribe Video Center
Attn: Storyville
3908 Lancaster Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19104

For more information, call (215) 222-4201.

Volunteer At Scribe

We often need volunteers at screenings and events. If you would like to be added to our list of prospective volunteers, please email us at inquiry@scribe.org.