Communications & Storytelling Internship at the TextileLab

At Waag Futurelab we are looking for a Communications & Storytelling intern to join our TextileLab.

Full-time / Part-time · Waag, Amsterdam

Communications & Storytelling Internship

TextileLab Amsterdam is a creative research lab for innovation in textiles, materials, and fashion through heritage, craftsmanship, technology, digital fabrication, and biology. We believe in collaboration, transparency, process, collective intelligence, and knowledge sharing to push the boundaries of the textile and clothing industry.

Are you curious about innovation in materials and textiles? Do you like to connect the dots, bringing people and initiatives together? Do you have experience with posting on social media and communicating research outcomes to a wide audience? Do you enjoy capturing, storytelling and communicating about creative innovation?

We are looking for a new intern to support the research and communications of TextileLab’s projects. You will help us to realise more impact and share outcomes and activities throughout our different channels. While you work with us, we will provide you the support to develop your own creative side project(s).

At Waag’s TextileLab, we research sustainable forms and value chains around bio-based-compostable colours - from pigments to dyes, from plant to bacterial. We believe in working in sync with nature, fostering connections and uncovering the local ecosystems that build up a strong community of practice.

For this to emerge and be captured - we are searching for a communications and storytelling intern position. Apply today to join us!

What are you going to do?

● You will communicate project outcomes via our social channels and newsletter

● You will create new narratives, video/photo content and other outputs. For instance making short reels of experiments in the lab or nice photos of the flowers in our garden.

● You will assist with taking care of the garden and capturing how it changes over time

● You will assist with events, meet-ups and workshops

● You will prepare the content for the communications

● You will spend one day a week on your own project (applying with a concept is a plus) and share the process and outcomes through open-source documentation

● You will provide assistance with daily lab maintenance and preparation, to keep the lab clean and cosy by the end of each day

● You will work closely with the TextileLab team and other interns working at Waag.

● Contribute to a fun, safe, collaborative and pleasant work environment;

What do we offer:

We will share with you our knowledge of sustainable materials and practices, the use of labs and tools. Additionally, we will guide you through our research methods and ongoing experimentations. You will have access to the TextileLab, Open WetLab and FabLab during working hours and mentors throughout your internship. You will be able to develop your side project and craft prototypes.

Your profile:

● Fluent in English and Dutch

● Loves learning, researching, and documenting through photography and videos

● Can create communications material with Illustrator and Photoshop

● Understands how to create engaging posts for social media

● Interested or experienced in capturing and documenting creative experiments or research

● Able to work independently in a dynamic and creative environment;

● Prediliges teamwork with peers;

● Proactively connects and likes to engage with new people;

● Experience with growing plants, natural colour, dyeing or printing textiles (is a plus)

● Have a portfolio (online or offline) of written or visual works, photography, graphics, articles or multimedia

Internship at Waag FutureLab

An internship where you can learn a lot in a short time and where you can work in a young, dynamic and flexible work environment. You have a lot of responsibility and plenty of room for your initiative and creativity. The fee for this internship is € 350,- per month based on 40 hours per week. Both positions are intended for a six-month internship starting in september 2024. You will be a team member for a minimum of 32 hours per week.

About Waag FutureLab

Waag develops creative technology for social innovation. We research and develop concepts, pilots, and prototypes and act as intermediaries between the arts, science, and the media. We often work with parties in the cultural, public, and private sectors.

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Would you like to join our team? We would love to hear from you!

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