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Artists In Residence Fellowship Program | 2025

About Jolt

Jolt is a non-profit organization founded in 2016 to increase the civic participation of Latinos in Texas to build a stronger democracy and ensure that everyone’s voice is heard. Jolt knows that our democracy works best when everyone gets a seat at the table. That’s why Jolt builds the leadership capacity of Latinos to mobilize their peers to action. Jolt lifts up the voices of young Latinos in Texas to tell their own stories through creative arts and acts, development institutes, and student leadership. 

Jolt believes that Texas is poised for change, with a growing and disaffected Latino population. Today, 1 in 3 eligible voters in Texas is Latino and projections indicate that by 2030, Latinos will make up the majority of the state’s population. But demographics alone aren’t destiny. Winning change requires building a homegrown movement and a smart, focused, long-term strategy that can deliver equality and power to those who are most excluded and often first impacted.

Artist in Residence Program Overview:

Jolt’s Artists in Residence Fellowship program supports the creative development of Latino artists in Texas. The fellowship aims to create creative culture-shifting campaigns rooted in the broader cultural experience of the Latinx community of Texas. Jolt’s Artists in Residence program is a collective of artists who pledge to create art that will give shape to a vibrant Latino movement.

Jolt supports artists who are:

• Imaginative, rigorous, and well-executed
• Technically proficient and exhibit a high level of craft
• Compelling and have a distinctive vision and authentic voice
• Connect with and lift up the Latino community

About the Position:

Jolt Action is seeking a part-time Content Creator fellow to help build our voice on Social Media and other digital platforms through providing videography support. This position works with the Marketing & Communications Manager and reports to the Marketing & Communications Director. The Content Creator fellow will be responsible for creating impactful, unique, and culturally-relevant content for Jolt Action’s creative needs.

The Content Creator Fellow will have strong creative and video skills, as well as an aptitude for social media, appreciation of the influencer space and a strong passion and knowledge of the civic engagement and social justice space. This may be behind the camera as a videographer or in front of camera as a voice for the organization. The Content Creator Fellow will help manage and be responsible for the Content Creation Assignments by tapping into effective social and digital trends and campaigns that motivate our target audience to grow organically and join us in our mission to empower young Latinos through civic engagement.

Key Priorities and Responsibilities:

• Support the Marketing & Communications Team in developing video content to drive brand awareness, civic engagement, educational posts, and advocacy.
• Create weekly content for social media and digital platforms
• Monitor conversations from the brand’s voice to attain knowledge on how to produce content in the Jolt voice. Ultimately, the Marketing & Communications Manager will review submitted content. 
• Keep your pulse on the latest TikTok and emerging platform trends, and propose ideas on how we can show up on these platforms.
• Be able to attend events featuring our organizers in locations near your residence. 
• Editing skills on Adobe software is a plus.

Skills & Abilities

The Artist in Residence Fellow must demonstrate competence in the following:

• Experience in Short-format Social Media video (Shorts or Reels style content)
• OR Experience with Video Production and Videography
• Familiar with Capcut or Adobe Creative Cloud (Premiere), or other video editing software
• Familiar with Google Drive
• Experience in advocacy organizations or political campaigns is a plus
• Experience or interest in working with underrepresented and/or diverse communities.
• The Artist in Residence should demonstrate competence in the following:
  • Creativity: Must be able to think outside the box to provide innovative and fresh ideas 
  • Adaptability: Demonstrate a willingness to be flexible, versatile and tolerant in a changing work environment while maintaining a high standard of excellence
  • Lead with Ethical Behavior and Respect: Understand ethical behavior and business practices, and ensure that own behavior and the behavior of others is consistent with these standards and aligns with the values of the organization
  • Build Relationships: Establish and maintain positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally, to achieve the goals of the organization
  • Communicate Effectively: Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Foster Teamwork: Work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance organizational effectiveness
  • Think Strategically: Assesses options and actions based on trends and conditions in the environment, and the vision and values of the organization, and work independently to solve problems

Location

This position works with the Marketing & Communications Manager. This Artist in Residence fellow is a remote/work from home position within Texas with preference given to candidates in Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio.  

Compensation

This position is a contract position paying $600 per week ($20/hr) working up to 30 hours per week for a length no more than 44 weeks. Please note, the fellowship can end earlier based on organizational needs. If necessary, artists will be provided with notification 30 days in advance.

Jolt Initiative 501(c)3 and Jolt Action 501(c)4 are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability, or other legally protected status.

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