Jacob Burns Film Center Hiring Website/Online Services Manager

The Jacob Burns Film Center is hiring a Website/Online Services Manager. Full details and application information below. Website/Online Services Manager We seek a full-time Website/Online Services Manager to maintain and oversee the development of the burnsfilmcenter.org website and provide oversight of its integration with other JBFC online services: weekly e-bulletins, proprietary films database, online ticketing system, Raiser’s Edge CRM, YouTube channel, school information management system. This person will join an 11 person team in Marketing and Membership, promoting and supporting the activities of the Film Center and its educational programs. Qualifications: A minimum of two years’ experience in a similar position Strong communication skills – verbal, written, and copy editing Experience working with and managing projects and outside vendors Previous experience with web user interface design, information architecture Strong HTML skills and experience administering content management systems (Drupal, WordPress) Primary responsibilities: Act as a managing editor for the website – responsible for…

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CNN Hiring Video Producer (Los Angeles)

CNN is looking for a Digital Content Producer / Editor to join their Original Video team. Qualifications: Four year college degree with course work/major emphasis on communications, TV/Web production, journalism or new media or mass media studies. Must have expert experience working with Canon DSLR video equipment. Minimum of 2 years video producing/editing experience at a major online publication/network or major market level TV facility or production facility including field production experience. Video shooting experience also mandatory. Must have solid news judgment and pkg writing or story writing experience. Expert experience working on Final Cut Pro. Strong working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and understanding of Adobe After Effects. Overall knowledge of digital production tools including FTP, conversion tools, and an understanding of multiple video formats/codecs. Individual must be a multi-tasking, multi-skilled producer/editor/shooter with extremely strong creative and visual storytelling skills. Must not be afraid to take risks. Must be a self-starter with…

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Upcoming MediaStorm Workshops

MediaStorm is offering several storytelling workshops this spring and summer. MediaStorm One-day Workshop April 28, 2012 MediaStorm is holding this one-day workshop on April 28. It will be held in Brooklyn NY and taught by MediaStorm Founder Brian Storm. The One-day MediaStorm Workshop provides an overview of multimedia storytelling approaches while engaging participants in discussion about the most appropriate ways to create a multimedia story. Through real world examples, Brian will share tips and techniques to improve reporting, editing and distributing your multimedia project. MediaStorm Methodology Workshop June 18-22, 2012 Apply by May 18, 2012 The MediaStorm Methodology Workshop is designed for educators looking to create curricula based on our approach, for organizational leaders tasked with creating and leading multimedia departments, and for professionals looking to start their own media company or integrate MediaStorm concepts into their organizations. MediaStorm Storytelling Workshop July 28 - August 3, 2012 Apply by June 5, 2012…

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Upcoming LOOK3 Master Classes

LOOK3 is currently offering four Master Classes: Street Smart w/ Bruce Gilden, Rethinking Framing and Context w/ Hank Willis Thomas, Project Editing w/ Maggie Steber & Ernesto Bazan, Mastering Lightroom and Photoshop w/ Julieanne Kost. LOOK3 Master Classes are intimate gatherings that are part workshop and part mentorship; an intense experience with a LOOK3 artist that could change your life and influence your work forever. Think of it as a unique apprenticeship, an opportunity to learn at close range from the most creative and well-known artists who are ready to share their motivations, fears, and methods as a way of giving back to the photographic community. LOOK3 Scholarship Master Class – Street Smart w/ Bruce Gilden June 2-7, 2012 BRUCE GILDEN brings to this scholarship-only workshop his unique style of street photography which has truly become his own over the past 25 years of working in New York City and other urban…

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Applications Open for Fall 2012 Transom Story Workshop

Applications for the Fall 2012 Transom Story Workshop are now available. The workshop will take place from October 1 - November 30 in Woods Hole, MA. Master radio instructor Rob Rosenthal will run the eight-week program for nine beginning producers. Applications are due June 1 by midnight EST. The Transom Story Workshop is an eight-week, full-time training workshop for beginning producers. Learn more by reading the Workshop FAQ. The cost of the workshop includes a license to Hindenburg Journalist, Transom.org's favorite new audio editing software. Participants will also receive a free one-year account with the Public Radio Exchange and members of the Association for Independents in Radio will receive a travel stipend. All the things you’ll need for your application including the rundown on room and board, are listed in the Workshop FAQ. There is a $40 application fee. Contact info@transom.org with any questions. Click here to access the online application.    

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