Two NYC-based jobs (one full time, one part time) at a FANTASTIC radio program. Details linked below. Thanks to AIR for posting!
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Latino USA is looking to hire a Managing Editor/Sr. Producer and a Production Associate/Associate Producer. Go here for details and please tell them AIR sent you!
That last post from Radiolab got cut off before it was finished. Here’s the rest.
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Radiolab topics, continued (email Brenna Farrell, bfarrell@wnyc.org, with stories or ideas)
TALKING TO MACHINES
Each year, The Loebner Prize for artificial intelligence is awarded to the “most human-like computer.” And the competition consists of computers talking to humans and trying to fool the humans into thinking the computers are human too. Very blade-runner. This got us think about the sad life of Alan Turing and about people who fall in love with their machines. Or people who get fooled or out-smarted by their machines. We’re set on the big thinkers, what we’re looking for are small, surprising, personal stories of people engaging with their boxes.
SILENT WARS/TINY EMPIRES
There’s an invisible world war raging below our feet— for the last hundred years, a giant super-colony of ants have been systematically murdering competition and taking over huge swaths of the world. And yet we don’t see them. Unless you happen to live Escandido and keep finding ants in your fridge. We find this whiplash of scales really cool, how you can go global to invisible in split second. We also find the downright evilness of these ants interesting. So we’re also investigating “rank bulls” ( the practice breeding the best bucking bulls in rodeo).
Ideas we’d like to explore:
Warrior classes—ants, bulls…are their other examples of born warriors?
The idea of tiny empires—especially characters who are the master of small domains…maybe bullies, maybe self-styled benevolent dictators…who hold absolute sway over little worlds.
LOOPS/CYCLES
Hey you people,
This is an attempt to wriggle out the ideas in loops. Please give it a quick once-over in the next couple minutes and let me know if you have anything to add/remove, and then we can shoot it out to the world.
LOOPS / CHASING YOUR OWN TAIL
We’re working on a story about how when a whale dies, it’s carcass falls to the ocean floor and creates an ecosystem that can last for 100 years.
This got us thinking about things recurring, cycles of creation and destruction, Phoenixes rising from the ashes, feedback loops, periodicity…this could be on a personal level, or in music, or nature. After repeating however many times does something start to subtly change? What does it feel like to be caught in a loop? This show is very wide open.
A call for pitches from my favorite radio program. Check it out!
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If you’re inclined, give a glance at the topics below (some of which are still in the half-baked, even doughy, stage). And if you have any pitches or ideas, please contact Brenna Farrell offlist at bfarrell@wnyc.org.
We’ll try super hard to respond to every pitch promptly. But we’re a tiny staff, so..just in case, let’s say that if we don’t get back to you within a week, that means we’re not gonna move forward with the pitch.
Thanks everyone in advance!
Jad Abumrad
Host/Creator
WNYC/NPR’s Radiolab
http://radiolab.org
Upcoming topics:
PERSONALITY
Our starting point here is a conversation with Oliver Sacks about three different people who suffered from the same disease…but who had radically different symptoms. Oliver thinks the difference is due to their personalities, that somehow the disease and the personality are engaged in a kind of conversation. This got us thinking. When you get down to it, what exactly is personality? Where does it come from? Is it fixed? And how low can you go? We’ve heard stories of researchers who believe even fruit flies have personalities. We’re looking to take this far past science if we can…
Possibilities
– Stories of actors inhabiting personalities very different from their own (I’ve always been fascinated by things like method acting).
Anyone know a specific story like this?
Somebody who gets bumped on the head and their personality changes dramatically?
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GAMES
We’re thinking about play and games. We’re reporting a story about a high school basketball game whose outcome was so dramatic and stunning that it should have changed the lives of the players involved forever…but it didn’t. Not one bit. Games are these funny contradictions. In the moment, they matter more than anything, life or death. The moment they’re over, you realize it was “just a game.” Why are we so invested? On a similar theme, what happens when a game is no longer a game? We’d be interested in stories where one person thought they were just playing a game…until things got serious. Like when you’re playing with your cat and suddenly cat goes into fight mode. Do you know of any stories of people inventing games? Maybe a game that completely flopped? What are the elements of a good game? What makes a game a dud?
Potentially good pay for this multimedia freelance gig. Details below.
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The Association of Health Care Journalists seeks freelance assistance in building helpful and dynamic web pages for fellow journalists trying to keep up with the implementation of health reform and the continuing health care debate.
This year-to-year commitment would include writing tip sheets for journalists, summarizing key issues, webcasting short interviews with top experts, and identifying good story examples and important dates for journalists. This writer would work with AHCJ's Web editor to encourage reader interaction and should be willing to share knowledge at AHCJ events. Experience in covering health reform a must. Multimedia experience a plus.
This freelance work will pay up to $12,000 a year.
Send letter stating applicable experience with resume (and story links) to champion@healthjournalism.org by Jan. 28. Notes of inquiry can be sent to the same address.
We will be looking for a lead editor or "champion" in each of several topic areas we want to feature on the healthjournalism.org website. These new "learning centers" are expertise areas we feel are essential to reporting on health or health care.
The health reform topic champion will:
(at the front end)
(on-going)
Hey all. Pulse of the Planet is hiring a social media marketer for their program. I have done contract work for them and would be happy to provide any insight if you have questions. They are based in upstate NY but you do NOT need to be local to apply for this position. Good luck!
Best,
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NYC folks, check out the job descriptions below.
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Democracy Now!, a Manhattan based daily independent news hour, seeks experienced and tech savvy journalist/producers with a passion for independent media to fill full-time News Producer positions. News Producers are responsible for research, booking guests, writing ledes and developing stories.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
This is a full-time New York City based position with benefits. Some travel required. Salary based on experience. Democracy Now! is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and encourages people of color, women, persons with disabilities, and persons with diverse gender and sexual identities to apply for job openings. To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter to job (at) democracynow (dot) org with “News Producer” as the subject. No phone calls.
Democracy Now!, a Manhattan based daily independent news hour, seeks part-time Live On-Air Graphic Designer/CG Operator. High level of skill in Photoshop and After Effects required. Experience with live news production, Harris Inscriber and Google Earth strongly preferred. This position is available immediately. Please email a resume, cover letter and work sample to job (at) democracynow (dot) org with “Graphics” as subject.
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Audio production studio looking for part time accounting help. Invoice entry and bill paying. Familiarity with Quickbooks helpful, but not essential. 2-5 hours per week. In San Francisco's Mission District. Please contact Ben Manilla, benm@bmpaudio.com
This is a full-time gig (not freelance) but Glynn and his show are so cool I just couldn't help myself. They also take freelance pieces. Check out their website (linked below) for details.
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Hosted by Glynn Washington, winner of the Public Radio Talent Quest, the show is a multi-platform experience that interacts with audiences through radio, TV, stage and web. Snap Judgment’s edgy, intimate, hip storytelling redefines expectations for public media.
The show sits on the razor’s edge of culture, race, gender, and sexuality. Applicants must be comfortable in dealing with people from a variety of backgrounds that may not have traditionally had voice on public media.
Job Description
Quite simply, we are looking for an amazing someone. A super superstar. The skills required for the undertaking are vast, and this is only a short list. (This is a full time position based in Oakland, California.)
Most importantly, be able to work with host Glynn Washington and the Snap Judgment crew to create amazing, stupendous, breathtaking radio. This show is on a rocketship, and we are looking for a creative, energetic, contributor to help us take it to the next level.
Story first. Story first. Story first. We will test applicants on their ability to tell a story. Quickly.
Creative and musical use of sound is extremely important, as every single episode of the radio program is constructed with the care of a music album.
Project management skills an absolute must. Must be able to effortlessly juggle many conflicting duties with rigorous deadlines.
Interview both regular people and irregular artists and construct their stories into compelling narratives.
Proactively get / create / write / interview compelling stories.
Grunt work. Absolutely anything and everything that needs to get done.
Qualifications
Rigorous Storytelling Background. This could mean an MFA program, independent filmmaker, radio producer, several years writing for a children’s show, audio artist, speechwriter, novelist, animator, theatre producer, newspaper reporter, fiction editor, etc . . .
Radio lover. Must know and love public radio, but not be so rigid that you can’t work within a new model. Snap Judgment is nothing like anything on public radio.
No Drama. Proven ability to work well in a collaborative team environment as well as independently.
Used to working in a Mac environment. Familiarity with Logic, Final Cut Pro, ProTools, Soundtrack Pro, etc. You need to be able to build broadcast-quality stories.
Resourceful. Used to making the magic happen routinely on an absolute shoestring. We are looking for the “MacGyver” of storytelling.
To Apply
Before applying, please go to SnapJudgment.org and listen to full episodes of the show.
If you really dig it, please send a cover letter, resume, salary requirements, and links to 2 – 3 projects for which you had primary responsibility to Jobs@SnapJudgment.org. E-mail only please!
Women and minorities STRONGLY encouraged to apply.
Peace and soul! We can’t WAIT to hear from you . . .
Any of you CA audio folks looking for a steady gig to balance out your freelance work? This could be a good opportunity for you. A bunch of FC members work with this show so drop a line if you want more info and I'll put you in touch with the right people. Good luck!
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more info at www.radioproject.org
Making Contact /National Radio Project seeks a part-time (20 hours/week) radio producer with a passion for public-interest community media, to create a world where peace and social justice are
paramount.
National Radio Project is a nonprofit media organization that produces the weekly, nationally syndicated, progressive radio series Making Contact. Our high quality public-affairs and documentary radio programs are broadcast on 139 radio stations in the U.S., Canada, and South Africa; thousands more listen via our website and podcasts. Our award winning work has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists Northern California Chapter, among others.
We seek an energetic, passionate, organized team-player with solid experience. The candidate should understand the craft of long-format feature production as well as the art of a good in-depth interview.
Our program is a blend of evocative stories with analysis, and explores the relationship between individuals, groups and systems. We’re looking for someone committed to our greater mission and who is willing to do whatever it takes to produce our weekly show and to strengthen Making Contact as a whole.
National Radio Project /Making Contact is about more than a radio program. We thrive on the participation of volunteers and interns. We train community members in radio production. We seek someone who can mentor others and is excited about growing and learning in their own work. We’re looking for a journalist who respects the knowledge of community members, social movement activists and academics in helping to conceptualize and create pieces that inform, inspire, and move people to take action.
Required Skills/Experience
Demonstrated writing and script editing skills
Demonstrated audio editing skills
Strong voice-craft skills and experience
Track record of journalistic work –dedicated to fairness, accuracy and fact-checking
Ability to read and synthesize research
Familiarity with issues of our times and timeless issues
Track record of delivering pieces on deadline
Commitment to building Making Contact as a whole, and to participating in a team process
Preferred Skills
Experience coaching and editing freelance reporters and producers
Multimedia experience: video, sound-slides, YouTube etc
Familiar with social marketing and online media distribution
Experience and enthusiasm for online distribution methods and audience building
Sense of humor
National Radio Project / Making Contact is an affirmative action employer. We actively recruit applications from women, people of color, LGBTQ folks, and people with disabilities.
Position Open Until Filled. Please email resume, cover letter, writing sample (radio script preferred) and links to audio work samples to lrudman@radioproject.org.
Any LA audio folks available for this last-minute gig? Contact adrianna_murillo@discovery.com. Tell her I sent you. Details below.
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PO Box 176
Sausalito, CA
94966
t: 415.332.4862 x125
f: 415.332.4870
e: adrianna_murillo@discovery.com
w: http://www.antennaaudio.com
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