Associate Producers Wanted!
(youandmedia.com)
Job title: Associate Producer
Job Payment: Honorarium
Rate of remuneration: tbd (commensurate with project success)
Expected hours per week: 15
Duties of the job: To help produce a weekly live streamed webshow from the Centre for Social Innovation (720 Bathurst S/Bloor). Duties include: guest co-ordination/research, social media promotion, live video production/post production.
Skills and experience expected of a successful candidate:
Excellent problem solving & communication skills, video production and/or journalistic writing/editing skills, interest in/knowledge of internet marketing/promotion, web video.
We need a producer with exemplary problem-solving abilities, outstanding communication skills, and a love of multi-media storytelling (bonus: A passion for social change).
Candidates should have interest and/or excellence in:
1) Building & keeping an online audience; needs to know ‘what’s hot’ in online media strategies.
2) Internet Video production (3 camera live switching, audio mixing, lighting, etc.)
3) Live streaming technology (through a ‘fibre-optic’ internet pipe!)
A brief word about our project: CSI LIVE is a new ‘live streamed’ web series featuring socially progressive businesses in Toronto. This 12 week pilot project is a talk show format with an award-winning comic host. Starts early Feb 2011.
Duration: 8 week contract (with option to renew).
Contact information: Send resume/cover letter to brian@youandmedia.com
Deadline for applications: February 2011 (ongoing needs!)
Thursday, February 24, 2011
The Mark (social media intern) - unpaid
The Mark is looking to hire a creative and web-savvy social media intern who is familiar with the Canadian media landscape.
The job entails developing and executing The Mark's social media strategy, under the oversight of our Communications Director.
· engage users and execute marketing campaigns via Twitter, Facebook and other social media tools.
· Suggest new and alternative ways to leverage social media activities.
· Monitor trends in social media tools, trends and applications.
· Measure the impact of social media on overall marketing efforts.
Candidates must have a practical knowledge of and experience with social media applications (Twitter, Facebook, StumbleUpon, Digg, LinkedIn, etc.), solid writing and communication skills and a strong intellectual curiosity.
All candidates should be self-driven university students or recent grads who can thrive in a team environment.
This position is part-time (20-30 hours per week, from the office) and unpaid.
Please email your resume and a brief cover letter to recruiting@themarknews.com to the attention of Maria Cortellucci. Good luck!
About The Mark
The Mark is a network of 1300+ Canadians worldwide hand-picked for their influence and professional credibility. The Mark produces reports, analysis and commentary in a daily online magazine, which features these contributors discussing issues and events relevant to Canadians at home and abroad. Visit The Mark at www.themarknews.com
The Mark - unpaid
Video Intern (Politics) wanted at The Mark
The Mark is looking for a part-time video intern to assist in producing content for our Politics section. Candidates should be familiar with the big issues, ideas and individuals in Canadian politics, policy-making and international affairs.
The job combines research, chase production, and video editing. This is an opportunity to help shape the editorial content of The Mark's ground-breaking Politics section.
Requirements:
The successful candidate will have the following qualities:
* Experience filming and editing video.
* Experience using Final Cut Pro (or Express).
* Demonstrated interest in journalism.
* Ability to craft interesting story ideas and to make them accessible to a broad audience.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Good research skills.
Additional Information
* All candidates should be self-driven university students or recent grads who can thrive in a team environment.
* Part-time position -> 20-30 hours/week, Mon-Fri, unpaid.
* Start date: ASAP
To apply, please submit a statement of purpose (stating why you're interested in working for us), a link to some of your video work, and a resume to recruiting@themarknews.com
Please indicate in the email subject line that you're applying to be the VIDEO INTERN (POLITICS). Thanks and good luck!
About The Mark
The Mark is a network of 1300+ Canadians worldwide hand-picked for their influence and professional credibility. The Mark produces reports, analysis and commentary in a daily online magazine, which features these contributors discussing issues and events relevant to Canadians at home and abroad. Visit The Mark at www.themarknews.com
Sun Media News Research Centre - paid
Part-Time Enhancer
(union position)
The Sun Media News Research Centre in Toronto has an immediate opening for a part-time Enhancer (25 hours per week).
The successful candidate will be required to work evening/overnight shifts, weekends and statutory holidays.
Job requirements:
· French language comprehension for working with French language newspaper articles.
· Excellent PC & Mac keyboard skills.
· Careful & thorough attention to detail.
· Ability to communicate and work well with fellow Enhancers and Sun Media news research staff.
· Excellent English language skills, i.e. spelling and grammar, in a newspaper production environment.
· Dependable transportation to & from job required
Job responsibilities (training provided):
· Locate, drag and drop PDF newspaper pages.
· Working with pre-designed template & customized filter software, the Enhancer ensures that all fields have correct content or adds missing content.
· Check reports to ensure data transmission for all Sun Media newspapers is successful.
· Follow up on technical problems.
Hours:
· 25 hours per week after 10 pm.
· 5 hours per shift.
Please state in covering letter your willingness to work night shift, including weekends and statutory holidays.
Send resume, cover letter and references by Friday, March 4, 2011 to:
Julie Kirsh
Director, News Research
& Electronic Information
Sun Media Corporation
333 King Street East
Toronto, ON M5A 3X5
E-mail: julie.kirsh@sunmedia.ca
Friday, February 18, 2011
Videographer - paid
Job Posting for International Science and Technology Partnerships Canada (ISTPCanada)
Videographer and Post Production Opportunity:
The Ontario (Canada)-India-Israel Trilateral Roundtable on Water Technologies
Thursday, February 24 and Friday, February 25, 2011
St. Andrew’s Club and Conference Centre, Located in the Sun Life Financial Tower, 150 King Street West, 27th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Key Contact: Sonya Shorey, Senior Communications Strategist
613.851.9416; sonyashorey@istpcanada.ca
Job Title: Requirement for Videographer and Post Production for Specific Segments of a Two-Day Innovation Event with Senior Officials from Ontario and across Canada, China, Israel, and India.
Honorarium for this Project: $500 (to be provided upon receipt of the video)
Anticipated Hours: Two Days to Attend the Event; Post Production Time Following the Event
Requirements: Film specific segments of the event, including presentations and speeches from senior officials such as Glen Murray, Minister of Research and Innovation, Government of Ontario, from all participating countries, as well as the roundtable discussion; complete post production on the video for use by ISTPCanada
Skills and Experience Expected of a Successful Candidate: Passionate about videography and post-production; interest in global relations, science, technology and innovation; professional
Overview of the Event: International Science and Technology Partnerships Canada (ISTPCanada), together with Canadian, Indian and Israeli partners, organized and hosted a two-day Ontario (Canada)-India-Israel Trilateral Roundtable on Water Technologies that promises to help Canadian innovators capitalize on the $400 billion global water technologies market and improve the availability of fresh water in India. It represents the first milestone in a broader strategic initiative that aims to harness the complementary strengths of all three nations; stimulate trilateral R&D on technology-based water solutions that address specific issues facing India; and open new markets for participating companies. The emerging three-way partnerships will provide Canadian innovators with a competitive advantage in the Indian market, enabling them to seize near-term commercial opportunities and increase the export of Canadian technology to India.
Contact Information: Sonya Shorey, Senior Communications Strategist, ISTPCanada, 613.851.9416 or sonyashorey@istpcanada.ca
Deadline for Applications: Tuesday, February 22 at 2PM
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Brunswick News - Paid
Brunswick News, one of Atlantic Canada's most dynamic media groups, delivers a comprehensive package of news and information to readers throughout New Brunswick each day.
Our ever-growing network of media outlets includes New Brunswick's daily newspapers in Saint John, Fredericton, and Moncton; more than a dozen weekly newspapers, magazines, and New Brunswick's most popular online news and entertainment properties. Our journalists, cartoonists and photographers have captured more than 150 awards from the prestigious Atlantic Journalism Awards, which recognize journalistic excellence in the region.
SUMMER REPORTING INTERN
WHAT WERE LOOKING FOR:
We look for reporters with a keen sense for news, an eagerness to break stories and a clean, clear writing style. Our interns quickly immerse themselves in assignments, thoroughly researching and reporting news and feature stories to daily deadlines. We demand they be enterprising and dig up stories on their own. We are seeking team players who are equally at ease working independently.
Our summer internships begin in May and run until the end of August. Standard hours of work is 37.5 hours, however there may be times when you will be required to work additional hours during evenings/holidays or other times.
Internships start at $450 per week depending on experience.
Summer interns will be eligible to apply for our full-year internships, which begin in September.
IF YOU HAVE:
University or college-level studies in journalism or related education
Demonstrated ability to work independently in setting priorities, meeting deadlines and following up on assignments
Top-notch communication and organizational skills
Computer skills
A valid driver's license
Access to a reliable vehicle (required only for certain placements)
Photojournalism experience and bilingualism are considered definite assets
Previous newspaper experience is required to be considered for placement with a daily publication.
THEN HERE’S HOW TO APPLY:
Please go to www.careerbeacon.com/bni and select the Summer Reporting Internships posting. Through this posting, applicants can apply online.
After completing this first step in the application process, please email writing samples and references to hr@brunswicknews.com.
All applications must be received by February 28, 2011. Failure to submit a complete and accurate application in the manner requested may result in a rejected application.
Should you require any additional information please contact Michael Nied at 506-645-3313 or email nied.michael@brunswicknews.com.
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