The Kahlert Applied AI Institute is growing! We're a collaborative, hardworking team of top performers producing high quality work to serve all UVU faculty, students, and staff as well as the Utah community. We are leading the state of Utah in AI. If you have a bit of experience with generative AI, and a track record of success, we need your help. This position can be an internship if applicable. Position Summary •This position may be a major career opportunity for anyone pursuing a career related to AI, digital storytelling, journalism, video production, marketing, or media development.•The stories (in both video and written formats) created by the Story Lab will be seen by tens of thousands of faculty and students (current and prospective), university administrators and presidents, legislators, and employers across Utah and beyond. There will be a permanent, public portfolio of your professional work. As the Kahlert Applied AI Story Lab Coordinator, you will report directly to the Senior Director of the Applied AI Institute, and you will be mentored by an industry leader at Utah TechBuzz (a popular media producer in Utah, and expert in the craft of storytelling). In this role, you will become a pivotal member of the Applied AI Story Lab team in leading, coordinating, and contributing your ideas. Example A Day in The Life Create a plan for the next story in a series, gather input on the plan from Mark Tullis, and present the plan to the team in a weekly coordination meeting. Answer a few messages on upcoming projects, ensuring expectations are firmly set. Think about possible roadblocks and devise preventative solutions. Prioritize a mountain of feedback from others, based on alignment with stated vision, project goals and deadlines, and team capabilities. Update the project tracking tool (Microsoft Planner) throughout the day so everyone knows where the pieces of the project are at any given time. Message/coordinate with applicable stakeholders. Manage video and article production schedules. Plan the writing, filming, and editing of articles and videos about impactful AI stories (they found a problem in an organization, they solved it with AI, they observed a measurable impact) that can be used by the AAII to build courses, can be used by faculty to teach courses, and can be shared by students and staff to help get work done more effectively. Partner with faculty and students to gather and produce story ideas. Collaborate with team members, using influence to consistently lift the quality of deliverables. Document and report on progress. Incorporate feedback from team members, stakeholders, mentors, and the Senior Director Make suggestions to the production team for how to make higher quality footage. Generate compelling, interesting, and valuable AI stories that teach "everyone can use AI" and "here's how you can do this with AI." Speak up when product quality isn't there yet. Analyze, document, and present findings and lessons learned and take follow up action.

Always ask:

How can I better align with the strategy? How can I improve the results? Other diverse tasks and projects as assigned. Must be a current UVU Student.

Preferred Qualifications:

Portfolio of project management work. Project management. Organization. High level of communication. You lead with influence and kindness. Others love to read or hear your stories; they are compelled by them. You already use AI for a variety of daily tasks to generate a high volume of quality work. You have an eagerness to learn new mindsets and skills, you are often "self-taught." You're a top achiever, driven to create successful outcomes in difficult circumstances. Experience and/or education in video editing and storytelling. Ability to manage projects, work independently, and tie up loose ends. High emotional intelligence and ability to observe other's energy, mood, interest, etc.