College Internship: Media & Outreach

Internship in Media and Environmental Education

With The Coastal Expeditions Foundation

Charleston, South Carolina

Location: Charleston, South Carolina

Dates: January - Early May 2026

Time commitment: 10-15 hours a week (flexible and able to work with specific hours)

Academic credit: Please consult with your Academic Program (major or minor) about the

opportunities for earning academic credit

Compensation: $15/hr

Description

The Coastal Expeditions Foundation is in search of an intern to help capture photos and videos of

the work that is being done for youth environmental education, service events, and conservation

projects. The foundation was created in 2018 to support our three pillars that include:

conservation, education, and community. We are looking for someone that is passionate about

the environment and has experience taking high quality pictures and videos.

Interns will work with a variety of team members of Coastal Expeditions, including our

Marketing Director, Education Director, Cape Romain Manager, Captains, and Naturalist. Each

week you will be assigned to multiple trips to head out into the field to shoot the content and

then return to the office to upload and edit that day's material.

Programs include:

Environmental Education - Come along on our youth field trips to capture moments of students

on the boat and exploring our nearby islands. This includes Shem Creek, Charleston Harbor,

Bulls Island, in the classroom and more! Many of these programs are grant supported programs

for students that have never been to the beach or on the boat.

Service Events - Join us in taking out members of our community to participate in a service

event. This could be a litter clean up, planting marsh grass, or collecting seeds

Conservation Efforts - Much of work is partnering with like minded organizations in the

lowcountry to address any environmental issues and ways in which we can provide solutions.This includes funding the interns and technicians that collect data in Cape Romain for nesting

sea turtles, providing habitat for sea and shorebirds, and ….

Wildlife Tours - Capturing moments of the variety of trips we run day to day. This can include

kayaking tours on Shem Creek or Kiawah River, full day trips in the Francis Marion, milky way

trips on Bulls Island, shark tooth adventure to Morris Island, and much more!

Learning Outcomes

The internship is designed to expose you to the variety of ways in which someone can be of

service to their environment, teach them about our local ecosystems, and give them hands-on

experience in capturing moments of the interaction between humans and our natural world.

Eligibility and How to Apply

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references to Katie

Morrison (katie@coastalexpeditions.com). Any additional supporting documents to demonstrate