GROUNDWIRE NATIONAL COORDINATION TEAM

Organization Name: 
Groundwire
Location: 
Canada (Remote)
Description: 

POSTING - JOIN THE GROUNDWIRE NATIONAL COORDINATION TEAM
Apply today for this unique six-month *volunteer* opportunity with Canada's only national collaborative news program produced by and for community radio stations

DEADLINE - September 16, 2016

WEBSITE - http://groundwirenews.ca/

GroundWire Community Radio News is Canada's national campus and community news program. The 29-minute radio show carries headlines, reports, features and short documentaries from independent and community radio journalists. Produced biweekly by and for community radio stations collaborating with a team of coordinators, GroundWire is a reliable, high-quality newscast, dedicated to grassroots coverage offering progressive perspectives on issues that engage a national audience. GroundWire's priority is to connect diverse communities from coast-to-coast-to-coast and encourage self-representation by focusing on content that shares in the ethics of human rights activism, equity, labour rights, democratic communication, information exchange and progressive political and social policy.

More info: GW Mandate (LINK) and GW Editorial Policy (LINK).

With this volunteer position, GroundWire offers an excellent opportunity to network at a national level with community media journalists and community radio stations across Canada. Community radio journalists have gone on to work in not-for-profit management, public policy, public relations and GroundWire alumni have been published in Canadian forums such as The Dominion Paper; Broken Pencil, Our Times, Briarpatch, as well as Free Speech Radio News and Democracy Now.

Qualifications: 

Qualifications
-Background in community organizing and/or community media
-Audio editing skills an asset
-Excellent time management skills
-Experience working with volunteers
-Experience in online content management and social media
-Strong proofreading
-Proven news judgment
-Familiarity with collaborative work

Duties

Distribution
-Check audio quality and final mix from producer
-Post to Community Radio Exchange, GW Blog, rabble.ca, and other sites
-Send release announcement to listservs
-Update facebook and twitter accounts

Meetings and Minutes
-Coordinate steering meetings
-Posting minutes

Pitch Sorting Pile
-Put out calls for story pitches
-Check groundwireprod@gmail.com email for pitches
-Choose accepted pitches in consult with the editorial policy and producing station
-Support with editing, setting up interviews, or other production needs

Production Calendar
-Solicit new producers for the coming months
-Update and send the calendar every three months

Hours - Flexible: approx. 10 hours a week (some weekend and evening shifts)

Where - Combination of at home and at a local station.

Supervision - You will interact with the GroundWire's Steering Committee, through regular reports and meetings. Depending on your location, a steering member may be available for in-person mentoring.

How to Apply - Send CV and cover letter to groundwireprod@gmail.com with GW NATIONAL COORDINATOR in the subject line. Deadline for applications is September 16, 2016. Start date is September 21, 2016. This is a volunteer, unpaid position.

Salary: 

Volunteer

Terms: 
Hours: Approx 10/week
How to Apply: 
Send CV and cover letter to groundwireprod@gmail.com with GW NATIONAL COORDINATOR in the subject line
Closing Date: 
Fri, 2016-09-16
Website: 
http://groundwirenews.ca/