Interviewer Full Time

Part-time Interviewer, Niskayuna, New York, USA. Ref: 851

The role of the LifeBook interviewer is to help capture amazing stories about a person’s life. You will facilitate a life journey unfolding, by building a relationship with an author, over a series of personal visits. You will play a vital role in bringing to life and recording their autobiographical stories, creating a wonderful family legacy. The interviewer will visit the author, usually in their own home, typically once a week over a three-month period. Each regular meeting lasts 90 minutes and is digitally recorded for a ghostwriter to creatively adapt into a 160-page hardback book with the support of a LifeBook editor and project manager.

• Commitment: 5 months
• Start date: January 2017 – PLEASE ONLY APPLY ONLINE NOT BY TELEPHONE

The role requires: 

• Commitment to completing 12 interviews of 90-minutes each
• Living in a close proximity to the author to allow for short travel times of less than 10 miles or 30 minutes
• A desire to work with and build a relationship and life story with the author
• An interest in social history and people stories, from the every day to the exceptional
• Active listening and strong verbal communication skills
• Empathy, patience and an open manner
• Open-minded and non-judgemental
• Some basic interviewing or questioning skills, coupled with a natural curiosity and ability to probe and get more details to paint a picture

The benefits: 

Whilst the role is remunerated, there are additional benefits of interviewing with LifeBook, including:

• The pride of helping produce a personal autobiography and family legacy
• To meet incredible people with extraordinary stories to tell
• Comprehensive training and on-going support from a professional, expanding UK company
• Volunteering-style roles can bring huge personal satisfaction

https://youtu.be/fo2DsNHYzLk Video can’t be loaded: LifeBook: Interviewer’s Journey (https://youtu.be/fo2DsNHYzLk)