Woot! A new award for audio documentary! From the amazing folks at In the Dark. Details HERE and below. -mia

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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!

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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.

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.

Call for pitches from the fine folks at Making Contact. -Mia

America Abroad seeks pitches on Entrepreneurship (PAID). Deadline Feb 23.

This upcoming month, America Abroad is focusing on how the government, whether it be municipal, state, regional or federal can encourage entrepreneurship in the United States. What incentives work? Should it be in the business of picking "winners and losers" or just creating the conditions for winners…how? Are there good examples where the government has helped innovation/entrepreneurship…are there examples where it hasn't? Please email either me at mlittle@americaabroadmedia.org or Rob Sachs at rsachs@americaabroadmedia.org with your pitches. Due date is the 23rd of February. We pay $150 a minute for 5-6 minute piece. Thanks! Martha Little.

BBC Media Action, Senior Radio Producer, South Sudan – 3 months. Deadline is TODAY!

 
BBC Media Action, the BBC’s international development charity, is looking for a Senior Radio Producer for three months to start as soon as possible.
 
The Senior Producer will work across two of our current projects in South Sudan.  The first is supporting the development and delivery of media outputs in response to humanitarian crises in South Sudan, which involves the reworking of current radio programmes in response to the current crises.  The second is overseeing the production and delivery of radio programmes and PSAs being made as part of an education project to encourage girls’ education.  This requires retaining an editorial oversight and providing technical leadership of all broadcast programming, ensuring systems are in place to support all aspects of production.  Building the capacity of national staff members within the team will be a large part of this job, as is building collaboration across departments to deliver the most creative programming possible.  The Senior Producer must ensure outputs are compliant with BBC guidelines as well as meeting project goals. Previous Hostile Environment training is necessary.
 
Please send CV’s to anna.hextall@bbc.co.uk by Monday 3rd February 2014.