Rick Gershon joins MediaStorm

We are excited to welcome multimedia producer Rick Gershon to the MediaStorm team. For the last three years he has served as a multimedia photojournalist and staff photographer at Getty Images. Some of his clients include the Discovery Channel, History Channel, A&E, The Travel Channel, AOL.com, MediaStorm and MSNBC. His images of various news and political events have run in newspapers and news magazines around the world and he is currently a featured photographer with Reportage by Getty Images. During his time at Getty he received numerous awards for his multimedia stories from both the National Press Photographers Association and Pictures of the Year, a Webby for Individual Documentary episode and a national Emmy nomination for New Approaches to Documentary Storytelling. After graduating in August 2004 with a B.A. in photojournalism from the University of North Texas, he was named College Photographer of the Year and also received an Award of Excellence…

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Job Opening: Freelance Multimedia Producer at The New Yorker

The New Yorker is looking for a Freelance Multimedia Producer. Company/Project Description: The New Yorker is a weekly magazine with a signature mix of reporting on national and international politics and culture, humor and cartoons, fiction and poetry, and reviews and criticism of books, movies, theatre, classical and popular music, television, art, and fashion. Position Description/Breakdown: The New Yorker is looking for a multimedia producer who can handle pre-production, planning, logistics, shooting, editing video and audio, and posting the final product online. And would have aptitude with a mini DV camera. Experience with Final Cut Pro required. Knowledge of Pro Tools, Flash, blogging software or other CMS a plus. Must be able to juggle multiple projects, meet tight deadlines, uphold journalistic standards, and work well with others. Application/Submission Instructions: Please submit a resume and cover letter, and links to previous work to Blake Eskin with "multimedia producer" in the subject line. Position…

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Job Opening: International Monetary Fund looking for multimedia storyteller

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) based in Washington D.C. is ramping-up its communication outreach in the area of multimedia, interactive and video technologies. Key to this outreach is the use of visual story telling to illuminate the work of the Fund and how it affects populations around the World. Effective immediately, the IMF has an opening for a full-time contractual multimedia storyteller. The position requires an experienced individual capable of producing photographs, video and audio using Adobe and Final Cut Pro applications to tell compelling stories concerning the work of the Fund. Specifically the position requires capturing and acquiring content and composing stories for distribution to the Internet and Worldwide news media outlets. Some international traveled required. Full benefits provided. All tools provided including a recently constructed HD broadcast capable Multimedia Center. Send inquiries and include contact information to Phughes@imf.org.

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Job Opportunity: National Geographic hiring Video Producer/Editor

Great opportunity for the right person: NGM is hiring a Video Producer/Editor The primary role of the Video Producer/Editor is to create short-form video content for use on National Geographic’s website and other digital properties. He/She must demonstrate experience in all aspects of digital video production, including shooting video (on location and in the studio), writing original text, recording audio, creating graphics, and editing in Final Cut Pro. The Video Producer/Editor will be responsible for working closely with NGM editors, photo editors, photographers, writers, researchers, and graphic artists. The Producer/Editor also works closely with online divisional resources at the National Geographic Society. The Video Producer/Editor must bring the same journalistic standard to multimedia storytelling as the magazine writers and editors bring to the print magazine. An ability to deliver with speed, clarity, and focus will be a measure of success. Creativity, web experience, teamwork, and flexibility are all essential ingredients in the…

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Job Opening- Interactive Multimedia Producer/Programmer

The Knight Center for International Media at the School of Communication, University of Miami is seeking a highly experienced Interactive Multimedia Producer/Programmer with an emphasis on development and multiplatform delivery. A master's degree in a related field is preferred but not required. This individual will be building and extending a rich set of tools, systems and applications to support journalistic storytelling and content distribution to worldwide audiences. The University of Miami School of Communication Knight Center for International Media works closely with Universities, media organizations and citizens around the world and this hire must be able to adapt and interface with a broad spectrum of servers and technologies. The successful candidate will be responsible for supervising teams working on Center's multimedia projects and conduct specialized multimedia workshops for faculty, staff and students. For full details and application information, see the job posting on their site.

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