Multimedia Intern

Digital Media & Multimedia Intern — FSC Special Projects

Food Systems Collective (FSC)

Unpaid internship | Remote / Flexible | International

About the opportunity

Food Systems Collective (FSC) is seeking a creative, curious and digitally capable Digital Media & Multimedia Intern to help develop and manage a portfolio of emerging media, education, science, travel, aviation and technology projects. This is not a conventional social media internship. You will have the opportunity to work across video, YouTube, social media, digital storytelling, AI-generated media, virtual influencers, content strategy and multimedia production, while helping build several distinctive projects from the ground up. FSC Special Projects provides a home for projects that sit outside FSC's core organisational activities and allows us to experiment with new ideas, audiences, technologies and digital media formats.

Depending on your interests and strengths, you may work primarily within one of two portfolios.

Portfolio 1: Travel, Aviation & Digital Storytelling

This portfolio brings together four complementary digital media projects:

Wanderverse — a global travel and discovery media project exploring destinations, cultures, experiences, journeys and the world around us.

Infinity Journeys — a transport and journey-focused project exploring the experience of moving by aircraft, train, ferry, road and other forms of transport.

Plane Spotters Central — a commercial aviation media channel focused on aircraft, airports, aviation economics and plane spotting.

Elara & Amara — an emerging virtual-influencer and AI storytelling project combining digital personalities, travel, lifestyle, STEM and visual storytelling.

You may be involved in:

• Creating and editing short-form video
• Developing YouTube content
• Producing Reels, Shorts and other social video
• Developing thumbnails, graphics and other digital assets
• Writing captions, titles and descriptions
• Developing content calendars
• Repurposing existing content across multiple platforms
• Using AI tools for image, video and creative content
• Developing stories and digital personalities
• Monitoring audience engagement and analytics
• Exploring new formats, platforms and content strategies

This portfolio would suit someone with an interest in digital media, multimedia, film/video, communications, journalism, marketing, tourism, social media or content creation.

Portfolio 2: Science, Nature & Food Computing Media

This portfolio combines science communication, nature, technology and educational media.

Button Botany — a botany and horticulture-focused digital project exploring plants, gardens, botanical discovery and the natural world.

Food Computing Academy (FCA) — FSC's education and training initiative focused on food computing, artificial intelligence, data science, digital transformation, computational approaches to food science and related technologies.

The FCA component will include establishing and developing an FCA YouTube channel, alongside its existing digital and social-media presence.

You may be involved in:

• Developing and producing educational YouTube videos
• Creating YouTube Shorts and other short-form content
• Turning technical concepts into accessible visual content
• Researching topics for videos and social posts
• Developing infographics and educational graphics
• Editing video and audio
• Creating thumbnails and other visual assets
• Managing content calendars
• Repurposing YouTube content for LinkedIn, Instagram and other platforms
• Using AI tools to support content development and production
• Tracking content performance and audience engagement
• Exploring ways to build FCA's online educational community

This portfolio would particularly suit someone studying or interested in food science/technology, computer science, artificial intelligence, data science, biology, biotechnology, botany, horticulture, agricultural science, environmental science or science communication.

You do not need to have a background in all of these areas. Curiosity and the ability to communicate ideas clearly are more important.

What we're looking for

We are interested in people who want to make things, not simply schedule posts.

You don't need to be an expert in every platform or software package. We are looking for someone who is curious, willing to experiment and capable of learning quickly.

Useful skills may include:

• Video editing
• YouTube
• Instagram / Reels
• TikTok / Shorts
• Social media content creation
• Photography
• Graphic design
• Canva, Adobe or similar tools
• Digital storytelling
• Copywriting
• Content planning
• Audience development
• AI-assisted content creation
• Basic analytics
• Research and information gathering
• Science communication
• Animation or motion graphics

You do not need to have all of these skills.

We are particularly interested in applicants who can demonstrate their creativity through previous work, university projects, personal projects, social-media accounts, videos, photography, design work, blogs, websites or other examples. Your portfolio may be more important to us than your degree title.

What you could gain

This internship provides an opportunity to build practical experience across multiple emerging digital-media environments.

Depending on your portfolio, you could gain experience in:

• YouTube channel development
• Multimedia production
• Short-form video
• Social-media strategy
• Digital storytelling
• AI-generated media
• Virtual influencers
• Science communication
• Educational content
• Travel and aviation media
• Personal and organisational branding
• Audience development
• Content analytics
• Cross-platform content strategy
• Building digital brands from the ground up

You will also have the opportunity to build a real portfolio of published work that you can use in future employment, study or entrepreneurial activities.

Who should apply?

This opportunity may suit:

• University students
• Recent graduates
• Students seeking practical experience alongside their studies
• People developing a career in digital media or content creation
• Science or technology students interested in communication
• Creative students interested in emerging technologies
• Aspiring YouTubers or content creators
• People interested in travel, aviation, botany or food technology
• People interested in AI and the future of digital media

We welcome applicants from a range of academic and professional backgrounds.

You do not need to have worked for an organisation before.

Personal projects count.

Choose your portfolio

When applying, please nominate the portfolio that most interests you:

1. Travel, Aviation & Digital Storytelling

Wanderverse | Infinity Journeys | Plane Spotters Central | Elara & Amara

2. Science, Nature & Food Computing Media

Button Botany | Food Computing Academy | FCA YouTube

3. Open to either

You can also nominate specific projects that particularly interest you.

For example, you might be especially interested in commercial aviation and YouTube, botany and photography, or AI and educational content. Tell us what you would like to create.

What to include in your application

Please provide:

• A short introduction about yourself
• Your degree/course or professional background
• The portfolio you would prefer to work in
• The specific project(s) that interest you
• A brief explanation of why you are interested
• Examples of any relevant work or projects

Please include links to examples of your work where possible.

These could include:

• YouTube channels
• TikTok accounts
• Instagram accounts
• LinkedIn content
• Websites
• Photography
• Video projects
• University projects
• Graphic design
• Blogs
• Personal creative projects
• Other digital-media work

You don't need an impressive professional portfolio. Show us what you can create.

The kind of person we're looking for

We are particularly interested in people who are:

Creative — you enjoy turning ideas into something people can see, hear or experience.

Curious — you're interested in learning about subjects outside your immediate field.

Self-directed — you can take an idea and work out how to turn it into content.

Experiment-oriented — you're comfortable trying new platforms, formats and AI tools.

Reliable — you understand that consistent publishing matters.

Collaborative — you can work with people from different backgrounds and contribute ideas.

Interested in building something — rather than simply completing assigned tasks.

About FSC

Food Systems Collective (FSC) is a social-enterprise organisation working across food systems, education, technology, entrepreneurship and people-focused pathways.

Through FSC and its initiatives, we explore new approaches to education, technology, digital transformation, entrepreneurship and opportunities for people from diverse backgrounds.

FSC Special Projects provides a space for experimental and emerging initiatives that extend beyond our core programs.

Interested?

If you are excited by the idea of building digital media projects spanning travel, aviation, botany, food computing, artificial intelligence, YouTube and virtual influencers, we'd like to hear from you.

Tell us which portfolio you would choose — and show us what you can create.