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Now Hiring: MediaStorm hiring for Ad Sales

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:February 14, 2011

MediaStorm is looking for a motivated person with online ad sales experience to join our team. The ideal candidate is a proven closer looking for the opportunity to grow ad revenue from the ground up. Traditional ad sales experience is required, but we're also looking for a creative individual who can conceptualize and implement integrated ad campaigns across multiple platforms. This position is located in Brooklyn, New York. All applications must be submitted online. For more information, please see the full job description. If you have any questions, please email us.

MediaStorm welcomes interns Juliette Lynch and Sam Saccone

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:January 3, 2011

MediaStorm welcomes interns Juliette Lynch and Sam Saccone to our team. They will be working with us this spring on some exciting multimedia and interactive design projects. Juliette Lynch is a multimedia journalist who recently graduated from Syracuse University with degrees in Photojournalism and International Relations. Juliette is passionate about stories that focus on human rights and social justice issues. She recently finished an internship working as a daily shooter at the Philadelphia Inquirer, which followed a fellowship with News21, a Carnegie and Knight Foundations educational journalism initiative. She spent the summer producing multimedia stories that looked at the issues veterans in northern Washington face upon returning home from war. Her work was featured on the NPR Picture Show, LA Times Framework, and she was the 2010 Alexia Foundation student grant winner for her ongoing project, "Growing Up Girl." Sam Saccone is currently finishing his undergraduate degree at Ohio University in the…

Now Hiring: MediaStorm looking for innovative Developer and Motion Graphics Designer

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:December 28, 2010

MediaStorm is looking for a passionate and self-motivated Developer to implement and customize PHP and MySQL code for MediaStorm's publication and client projects. The ideal candidate will have proven technical expertise in creating scalable, database-driven web sites in PHP and MySQL. They will be working with front-end developers/designers to lead and execute development. MediaStorm is also looking for an innovative Motion Graphics Designer to elevate projects on MediaStorm.com as well as projects for MediaStorm's clients and workshops. The ideal candidate will be able to conceptualize and execute motion graphics packages that integrate into and accompany multimedia projects and websites. All applications must be submitted online. For more information, please see the full job descriptions. If you have any questions, please email us.

MediaStorm Multimedia Workshop launches new projects, Applications now open for 2011 Workshops

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:December 1, 2010

From November 13-19, 2010, we held our eighth MediaStorm Multimedia Workshop. Two teams of talented professionals, along with MediaStorm Producers Tim McLaughlin and Jennifer Redfearn, researched, reported, and produced the following projects: Mr. Blues by Mariana Bazo, Benjamin Norman, and J. Pinkley Samuel Hargress Jr. is the owner of Paris Blues bar in Harlem, New York. The bar attracts a cast of characters that could have come from Cheers, Harlem-style. While witnessing dramatic changes in the neighborhood, Sam created a timeless place where regulars dance in their godfather hats, snakeskin leather shoes, and 1940’s styled zoot suits. Running with Scissors by Ricky John Molloy, Thomas Tolstrup and Nancy J. Haws Brian Machon has been practicing his craft for over 20 years and has close relationships with his clients. When he narrowly escaped a heart attack, questions surrounding his life, and his real family were raised. The MediaStorm Multimedia Workshops in New York…

Multiple language subtitles now available in the MediaStorm Player

Post author:Jessica Stuart
Post published:November 23, 2010

We've been rolling out some updates to the MediaStorm Player, and one of the features we're most excited about is the ability to show subtitles in multiple languages. The subtitles work both on our site and on the embedded version of our player. English subtitles are available for all of our projects. Foreign translations are currently available for the following projects: Undesired: Hindi and Spanish Intended Consequences: German Black Market: German Kingsley's Crossing: Chinese We're often asked why some of our projects have forced subtitles, while others don't. MediaStorm Producer Eric Maierson has put together a Guide to Using Subtitles that gives some insight into our thought process, and also some technical tips for creating those subtitles in Final Cut Pro. We're working on getting additional projects and languages online, and will be adding those as we get them finished. If you're interested in volunteering to help us translate our projects into…