Murray Street Productions is looking for applicants for an internship to assist us with the production cycle of the international jazz program: Jazz At Lincoln Center Radio.
Based in New York’s Tribeca neighborhood, Murray Street has built an international reputation for innovation in public radio. We are based in Tribeca, in downtown Manhattan.
ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP:
A Murray Street intern must wear many hats, and be as comfortable handling the mundane details of the everyday (such as answering phones, making copies and preparing mailers) as s/he is with helping to conceptualize email campaigns and or placing microphones in front of jazz greats.Every day is different at Murray Street, but some of the things you might end up doing include:
– Scheduling Interviews
– Social Media (Facebook, Twitter)
– Creating Mailings (Postcards, CDs, etc)
– Coordinating Program Production Schedules
– Archiving Jazz at Lincoln Center concert recordings
– Assisting at concert recordings or recording interviews
– Assisting in marketing campaigns (Station outreach, E-campaigns, writing marketing copy)
– Writing and producing promos
– Reviewing/EditingThe internship is UNPAID (though we do reimburse you for subway fare) but some of our brightest interns have stayed on as paid employees after their internship expired.
WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN AN INTERN:
– First and foremost: impeccable communication skills
– Ability to multitask in an environment with ever-changing priorities
– Solid writing skills, with the ability to work clearly and efficiently through Email
– Strong administrative skills with a focus on production process/coordination
– Ability to work independently with a strong sense of personal responsibility
– Familiarity with social media, ProTools, microphones and/or recording techniques is a plus,
as is interest/familiarity with jazz music and historyWHY YOU SHOULD BE EXCITED ABOUT THIS POSITION:
Murray Street is an amazing training ground—a very small office that gives huge responsibilities to interns that prove their worth. We are steeped in music and culture and have connections not only to other public radio institutions (NPR, PRI, PRX, etc) but also with key non-profit organizations within New York City: Jazz at Lincoln Center, Symphony Space, and the Association of Independents in Radio.This job places you in the center of New York City's vibrant jazz culture, interacting with institutions as large as Lincoln Center and as iconic as the Village Vanguard.
If you want to learn how to become a self-sustaining independent producer within public radio this would be THE internship for you. This internship would start at the beginning of March and run through the beginning of May with the option to extend into the summer.
APPLY:
Please send us a cover letter (no more than 250 words) along with your resume—and please be specific about why you would be a good fit for our internship and why Murray Street would be a good fit for you. Also please include a writing sample—expository writing and broadcast copy (if you have it). If you’ve produced any audio or video pieces, please feel free to include them as well.Email your application to Josh Landes at josh@murraystreet.com
or send it to us via snail mail:
69 Murray Street
New York, NY 11217
Monthly Archives: February 2014
Media-startup accelerator Matter is accepting applications, deadline March 1
Media-startup accelerator Matter is accepting applications for its third class.
Funded by PRX, KQED and the Knight Foundation, the program supports ventures from the fields of technology, business, design and storytelling. Its third class, held in San Francisco, will take place from April to September. Applications are open now, and the deadline is March 1.
For more about Matter, read Current‘s coverage of the program.
http://www.current.org/opportunities/media-startup-accelerator-matter-is-accepting-applications-for-its-third-class/
NYC event TONIGHT, 2/6, NYPL Kinokophonography Night
This "curated sound-cinema event" looks awesome. FREE on a first come, first served basis. -Mia
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The Library for the Performing Arts is delighted to welcome the Kinokophone Collective, a world-wide organization of sound artists, field recordists, and listeners, for their first New York City Kinokophonography Night. Join us for this curated sound-cinema event that features audio artworks from anywhere and everywhere. Celebrate the experience of listening and the variety of sounds around us.
For more information, including a "call for recordings," please visit www.kinokophone.com
The LPA is proud to offer free admission to programs on a first come, first served basis. Admission lines form one hour prior to each program in the lobby of 111 Amsterdam Ave. At that time one ticket is provided per person. Tickets are not available for advance reservation and saving seats is not permitted. General admission seating. Call 212.642.0142 for more detailed information. All programs are subject to last minute change or cancellation.
NYC EVENT – F*CK LOVE [Audio Smut Launch @ Union Docs Feb 15th]
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Get excited about season 2!
Hang out at Union Docs and listen to radio with us!
Join us for your Valentine’s Day detox with the debut of our first episode of Season 2: FU*K LOVE, mixed and narrated live by our hosts Mitra & Kaitlin. In this episode we take a critical look at romantic love. We will be featuring stories of happily arranged marriages; failed marriages that led to, dare I say, true love; the radical and terrifying implications of putting love first; and what it really means to spend an eternity with someone. Special appearance by Romeo + Juliet. We will be checking to see how things have worked out since their exit from this earth. Q & A with the Producers to follow, moderated by Lina Misitzis.
This episode features work by Mitra Kaboli, Kaitlin Prest, Ryan Kailath, Kelsey Padgett, Suzy Hunt and Tobias Segal.
Call For Submissions – In The Dark International Audio Award @ Sheffield Doc/Fest!
We've got some very exciting news! In The Dark has joined forces with Sheffield Doc/Fest, the UK’s leading documentary organisation and festival, to create a new award specifically devoted to audio documentaries from around the world.
The award will recognise our favourite audio – work that is bold, compelling and inspiring. We are looking for work that demonstrates a spirit of adventure, whether it be in editing, storytelling, sound design, subject or presenting style (where appropriate).
Pieces must have been made between 1st January 2013 and 5th March 2014 and is open internationally. If the work is foreign language, an English script needs to be submitted. Our judges this year are Jad Abumrad (Host/Producer, Radiolab, USA), Kari Hesthamar (Head of Radio Documentaries, NRK, Norway), Kaitlin Prest (Co-Creative Director, Audio Smut, Canada) and Nina Garthwaite (Director, In The Dark, London) will chair the discussion.
For more information including submission details – http://www.inthedarkradio.org/?page_id=5931
We are really looking forward to hearing your entries!
OPB Radio Seeks Host/Announcers
OPB Radio Seeks Host/Announcers
OPB Radio is looking for highly motivated public media professionals to serve as Host/Announcers for either Weekend Edition or as a Fill-In. The Host/Announcers prepare hourly newscasts, promotion, weather and occasional traffic and ensure program continuity for OPB’s radio network. For more information and instructions on how to apply, go to: http://www.opb.org/insideopb/careers/jobs/
OPB is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Radio Bilingue Seeks Oakland Producer, deadline Feb 20
Hey Bay Area folks – Radio Bilingue seeks a spanish-speaking producer, part-time. Application deadline February 20. Details below.
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Radio Bilingüe, the national Latino public radio network, is looking for a radio producer for our Oakland newsroom to help produce a nationally-distributed talk show and news service.
Position: Associate News Producer (part-time, 32 hours a week)
Reports to: News and Information Director
Position summary:
The Associate News Producer is responsible for assisting hosts and producers in preparing all sources for mid-day radio talk-show Línea Abierta for broadcast and web distribution. Provide continuing on-air promotion for Línea Abierta and news service Noticiero Latino.
Basic tasks:
- Assist host in preparing for the show.
- Book program guests for Línea Abierta.
- Conduct computer-assisted research and pre-interviews.
- Post news content on RB’s website.
- Provide timely information for program announcements and other promotional activities.
- Maintain updated database of program content.
- Obtain, edit and prepare for broadcast taped news material.
- Assume other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Must speak fluent Spanish and English. Excellent writing and on-air announcing skills. Computer proficiency. Familiar with digital editing software and techniques and web publishing tools. Ability to multitask, meet deadlines and able to work independently. Strong interest in public affairs topics such as government, health, immigration, education, the environment, and others. College degree in journalism, communications or comparable experience of related exposure.
Contact:
Please send a letter of interest and resume to: Samuel Orozco, sorozco@radiobilingue.org
The deadline to apply is February 20.
NY Press Club event “The Digital Newsroom” Thursday, 2/6, Manhattan
CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
219 W 40 Street (7th & 8th)
6:30 p.m. refreshments/schmoozing
7:00 p.m. program
Come hear from our expert panel about the differences in the reporting process and how social media sites are used in gathering information. How is the transition to a digital newsroom accomplished and what are the risks, the challenges, the rewards? What training is given to journalists who have no prior experience with digital and what opportunities are there for young journalists to enter the field?
We'll also explore the likely fate of news organizations that move too slowly – or in the wrong direction – in the digital era.
Free for New York Press Club members, CUNY J-School students and alums. RSVP required, click here.
Making Contact Call for Pitches
Hi Freelancers,
Making Contact is an award-winning, 29-minute weekly magazine/documentary-style public affairs program heard on 140 radio stations in the USA, Canada, South Africa, and Australia. Amplifying voices and perspectives rarely heard in mainstream media, Making Contact focuses on the human realities of politics and the connections between local and global events, emphasizing positive and creative ways to solve problems.
We are seeking pitches on these themes
Coffee
Restorative/Transformative Justice
Low Wage Workers Movement
Please scroll down for more detail on each theme. Please reply to pitches@radioproject.org.
Coffee
We’re collaborating with Green Grid Radio on a show about coffee. Whether it’s about the public health impact of one of our favorite drinks, the damage coffee farming causes the environment, the effects of caffeine in oceans and rivers, the trash coffee culture leaves behind, or what civet coffee is, we want to hear your coffee pitches. (We’re already covering the Fairtrade USA/ Fairtrade International split) HURRY! PITCHES FOR THIS SHOW MUST BE RECEIVED BY 2/7
Restorative/Transformative Justice
We already have a piece on restorative justice in high schools. We’re looking for something in the criminal justice system, or somewhere else surprising. Key to pitching stories for this show is access. Do you have access to the participants? Even better, can you be there to record some of the encounters which are part of the restorative justice practice? We want to bring the listener there and show them how it works, not just tell them about it.
Low Wage Workers Movement
The last year has seen an upsurge in low wage workers organizing; either with unions, or on their own. We’re particularly interested in profile-esque pieces of some of the organizers/participants in this emerging movement, especially those who weren’t previously active or activists. Where is this movement for wages and respect headed? Can it raise wages and respect on the job for all American workers? What does its emergence mean for unions? These are some of the questions we would like to explore in this show.
We are also planning shows on reproductive health, gentrification, squatters, and prison/criminal justice issues. We also invite pitches to mark 50 years since 1964 and the Freedom Rides. We will send out a more details call for pitches in the future on these, but if you have an incredible story you are following on any of those topics, let us know.
Specifications
This call for pitches is for segments of about 8 minutes, and we generally pay $350 per story. but we also occasionally take longer pieces (12 or 26 minutes).
As with any pitches you send us, please check out our show and read our guidelines before you pitch. http://www.radioproject.org/production/submission-guidelines/
Consider the following. Does the story:
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Link grassroots issues and human realities to national or international trends?
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Give listeners a historical, political, or social context of major national and international events?
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Shed light on social and economic inequities?
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Explore any alternatives or solutions?
Send pitches to pitches@radioproject.org. Please be detailed but succinct, and include a description of your idea, narrative/story arc, interview subjects, scenes, and sounds/ambi. If you’re pitching to us for the first time, please include a brief bio and relevant audio clips.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Nancy Lopez, Andrew Stelzer & George Lavender
Making Contact producers
PhotoPhilanthropy Workshops – March 7, San Francisco
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