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GW's Nation Coordination Team - Coordinator [Volunteer]

Organization Name: 
GroundWire News
Location: 
Various
Description: 

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 - April 10, 2017

WEBSITE - http://groundwirenews.ca/

GroundWire News is a collaborative community radio news program in existence since 2008. This award-winning 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.

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: 

-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, and Media Coop
-Send release announcement to listservs
-Update facebook and twitter accounts

Meetings and Minutes
-Participate in 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)

Duties

Distribution
-Check audio quality and final mix from producer
-Post to Community Radio Exchange, GW Blog, and Media Coop
-Send release announcement to listservs
-Update facebook and twitter accounts

Meetings and Minutes
-Participate in 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)

Salary: 

Volunteer

Terms: 
Volunteer- Flexible: approx. 10 hours a week (some weekend and evening shifts)
How to Apply: 
Send CV and cover letter to groundwireprod@gmail.com with GW NATIONAL COORDINATOR in the subject line. Deadline for applications is April 10, 2017. Start date is April 12, 2017. This is a volunteer, unpaid position.
Closing Date: 
Mon, 2017-04-10
Website: 
http://groundwirenews.ca/