Employment

Request for Proposals – Reef Check Training and Outreach Videos

Background: 
Reef Check is a citizen science kelp forest monitoring program that trains recreational divers in our
Kelp Forest Monitoring protocols and surveys over 200 kelp beds from Baja to British Columbia
every year. Reef Check is accepting proposals for a professional underwater videographer to
capture these divers at work underwater performing Reef Check protocols with the purpose of
creating training and outreach materials. 

Objective:
Development of two video resources for our Reef Check Kelp Forest Monitoring program: 

  1. Create an up to date training video demonstrating Reef Check Kelp Forest Monitoring survey
    techniques to share with new citizen science volunteers as a training tool during their course.
    (Approx. 10-15 minutes)
  2. Create promotional videos for prospective citizen science divers and funders. (Approx. 5
    minutes)

Timeline: 
Underwater videographers would need to be able to attend some scheduled training and survey
days between the months of May and October. Potential travel required to kelp forest monitoring
regions between British Columbia and Baja. Pre-approved travel expenses will be reimbursed. Both
video can be based on the same footage. Completed videos due by Nov 30th 2026. 

Please submit proposal with project budget and examples of your work by end of day on December
22nd, 2025 to Jackie Selbitschka at: jselbitschka@reefcheck.org.