Chalkbeat, a nonprofit education news organization, is seeking a Digital Producer to manage the production of daily stories and larger projects.

As the Digital Producer, your job is to help produce high-impact journalism in collaboration with our team of reporters and editors in six bureaus across the country. We’re looking for someone with solid digital experience and a strong visual sensibility who is drawn to our mission. From Denver to Detroit, Memphis to New York, loyal Chalkbeat readers tell us our reporting helps them navigate efforts to improve schools in the country’s poorest communities.

You’ll be deeply involved in our daily operations, working with our editorial team to produce Chalkbeat stories in WordPress, managing our media library and using image editing tools and basic HTML/CSS to keep things looking sharp. You’ll take the lead on creating graphics, editing photos and videos, and experimenting with new types of storytelling. You’re also inaugurating this as a new role at Chalkbeat, and can expect to teach and learn on the job! Whether you’re building graphics to visualize how test scores have changed in Indiana or creatively packaging photos for our most important stories about immigrant students in Colorado, you help add context to critical conversations about education.

You’ll join a tightly-knit team responsible for audience and product development, and you’ll work closely with distributed teams across the Chalkbeat network as a full participant in our vibrant remote culture.

The key responsibilities for this role include:
-Produce thoughtful and engaging Chalkbeat stories in collaboration with our editorial team.
-Develop a robust library of documentation to answer frequently asked questions about our content management system and associated tools.
-Become an active participant in our editorial process, identifying stories that could be amplified by digital elements and taking initiative to lead conversations about story production.
-Manage and maintain Chalkbeat’s library of photos, videos, graphics and illustrations to include with our stories. Collaborate with editorial staff to develop style guides, standards and training to produce a consistent visual experience across all our locations and stories.
-Use WordPress, HTML/CSS, image editing and other digital production tools to solve issues, polish stories and keep our workflow running smoothly.

What qualifications we’re looking for:
-A passion for digital storytelling and the future of news.
-A strong sense of urgency on deadline.
-Deep attention to writing and editing detailed copy, including familiarity with AP style.
-Curiosity about education and a connection to our mission.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities:

Work with executive producer, on-air host and production team to produce the daily news/discussion program Think Out Loud on OPB Radio and opb.org. Generate show ideas. Produce three to five radio segments per week (pitch ideas, prepare research, book and pre-interview guests, write corresponding web and social media posts, outline show flow and direct the live program). Create news stories for broadcast and digital out of show content. Assist with preparation and production of live programming in studio and on location.    

Working Conditions:

Most work is done in office, studio or other indoor location. The work may require travel to remote locations, working evening, weekends and/or starting the work day early, and possibly working in inclement weather.  Moving equipment up to 20 pounds is sometimes required. Extended periods of sitting or standing may be necessary.    

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• One year of experience in journalism, broadcast or online production.
• Experience writing and communicating online (website, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) in a professional capacity.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively with all team members.
• Ability to work independently, meet deadlines and take direction.
• Commitment to read widely and interact with community in order to research subject matter for the program.
• Knowledge of public media environment, and online news and community developments.
• Demonstrated ability to uphold high ethical standards for journalism.
• Enthusiasm for the mission of OPB.    

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism.
• Passion for news and knowledge of current events from following the news daily.
• Experience editing on Adobe Audition, Dalet, ProTools or similar broadcast digital audio software.    

WhatWhat is looking for a senior audio producer for Season 2 of the acclaimed podcast Masters of Scale.

Job details

Work with the WaitWhat team and hosts to research and generate guest ideas, episode ideas, theories and the season arc

Drafting and writing episodes in ways true to the hosts' voices and the show's spirit

Continually developing the show's content to ensure quality and originality

Innovative thinking around the use of sound design and music to further the show’s signature style

Drafting creative ads in conjunction with the host and show advertisers

Completing production plan, schedule and refining the show budget

Book, coordinate studio recordings

Recording, editing and light mixing each project to ensure the highest audio quality possible

Record and produce ads

Coordinating on site photography / video of interviews

Lead audio feedback cycles with host and WaitWhat

Managing the show's production schedule to ensure timely publishing

Collaborate / coordinate with audio engineers for final mix and mastering

Complete final QC process, integrate ads and publish podcast episodes online

Delivering successful cross-promotion, publicity and marketing campaigns

Supporting audience engagement tactics, including show-related newsletters, social media posts, online communities, etc

Your skills

7+ years of producing podcasts / radio programs that reach a large audience

A passion for telling innovative stories and creating genre busting programming.

Interest in bringing to life creative stories in business, tech and with startups

Expertise in audio editing (in ProTools) episode delivery and publishing

Highly organized and able to meet weekly deadlines

Proven critical thinking and problem solving skills

Superior communication skills, both written and verbal

WaitWhat is headquartered in New York City. This is a contract position with the possibility for longer term opportunities. Length of engagement July 2017 - January 2018.

PHOTOGRAPHY INTERNSHIPS

Observer is currently seeking a photo intern, available two days a week. This internship will be a great opportunity to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment and to acquire some invaluable skills. The intern will work closely with the photo editor, creative director and production department, and job duties will include but are not limited to: photo research and acquisition, scanning, photo retouching and organization of photos for web and print publication. The ideal candidate will have a background in photography, strong organizational skills, and familiarity with Mac OS, Adobe Photoshop and InDesign. We also send qualified interns on photo assignments—a great opportunity for a young photographer to get his or her work published and seen by a large readership. College credit is required.

PIX11 News is looking for a passionate, talented and hard-working freelance web producer to help manage PIX11.com and its social platforms.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for breaking news as well as for New York City, while also being expert in social media, SEO and other tools to grow PIX11’s digital audience while increasing engagement with viewers.

The right person for this job will be able to produce fast, compelling and accurate content, and help take PIX11.com to the next level as an important source for news and video with a strong local focus.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Keep abreast of breaking local news and work with web editors as well as assignment and reporting staff to produce stories and videos. Use social media and other sources to track development of stories
Source and write trending stories and tease them effectively on Facebook
Ensure a smart mix of stories is highlighted on site and that stories are updated with latest developments and visual content
Manage social media accounts for breaking news, story promotion and audience engagement (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat)
Publish video segments from newscasts. Ability to write strong headlines is essential
Manage Facebook Live and audience engagement around newscasts
Post stories and videos to PIX11.com with an eye toward compelling presentation and best SEO practices
Work with reporters and producers to ensure all video pieces are accompanied with web copy and latest updates
Know AP style as well as best web-production practices, including SEO, story packaging, and social media
Have a passion for and knowledge of web metric tools such as Google Analytics, and an ability to spot trends and identify opportunities for PIX11.com
Promote PIX content to other news sites and aggregators to help grow our audience.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum of 2-3 years of web production experience or similar experience in print or television newsrooms
Comfortable with working on a range of content management systems and expert in use of social media to promote and distribute news content
Ability to work professionally with station staff to put out the best possible digital product
Passion for the news, digital presentation and a commitment to fairness and accuracy
Curiosity about latest digital tools and a willingness to experiment with new ways to tell stories and reach a wider audience
Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States

News Deeply – the company called the "future of news” – is hiring a part-time Senior Editor for our groundbreaking Women and Girls platform.

Why us?

This is an opportunity to make a real difference by providing the world with high-quality, independent coverage of the issues facing women and girls in the developing world

For the Senior Editor role, we're looking for a seasoned journalist who can help commission, edit and sometimes write. They should have 5-7 years of experience as a journalist or editor with a daily news outlet or magazine, and be organized, a self-starter and highly motivated, with a strong understanding of women's rights issues worldwide. This is a part-time role (three days a week). We are open to applications from people based in East Africa, Europe or India.

We are looking to expand our roster of freelance writers, and are particularly in need of emerging tech journalists.

The positions are part-time freelance, and the journos can work remotely.

National Construction Economics Editor. Applicants should be educated in economics and journalism. Newsroom experience is required. Construction industry knowledge is a definite plus. This is a job for a seasoned journalist.

Join the award-winning editorial team of Engineering News-Record, the most trusted source of news, analysis, commentary and data in the construction industry. As ENR’s economics editor you will lead our construction cost analysis operation. ENR’s frequent and ongoing construction cost reporting provides business-critical information to its 62,000 paying subscribers and online audience, which averages 230,000 unique visitors a month. Help ENR’s news team give our readers quick insight into the economics questions of the day, such as:

A creative content creator conceiving of and executing a range of digital, print, social, interactive, and video content for all Consumer Reports products. With minimal supervision, the Senior Multimedia Content Creator writes, edits and enhances the work of Money team, making sure stories are on-strategy, on-time, accurate, incorporate the contributions of all relevant internal resources, and are well-packaged and highly engaging. The Senior Multimedia Content Creator assists with the generation of content ideas and manages the workflow of print, digital and video content.

• Under minimal supervision, generates cross-platform money content campaigns that will be published across print, digital, and video platforms; works closely with counterparts in Advocacy, Survey, Communications, Design, and other key stakeholders to maximize resources and consumer impact.
• Conducts large scale enterprise investigative reporting.
• Proactively follows and reports on money, ensuring content is relevant, timely, cutting-edge and addresses consumer needs in a proactive way. Attends trade shows and other industry events as needed.
• Acts as both in-house money spokesperson and CR money representative for media outreach, tradeshows and industry events.
• Acts as on-camera money subject-matter expert for all CR video platforms; may be asked to execute rough drafts of video scripts.
• Edits the work of other writers in assigned product categories for publication on multiple platforms; advises other writers on best practices for digital content production.
• Partners with digital editorial team to maintain specialty products and other regularly-updated content on Consumer Reports Online.
• Oversees coordination of information between Money, Advocacy, Survey, Social, Communications, Design, and other organizational teams that support assigned content areas.
• Participates in the planning and scheduling process, creates sidebars, infographics that animates stories and reports.
• Moves content through the production process, incorporating changes by related parties, copy-fitting, and conferring with art and production personnel.
• Writes headlines, subheads, captions, cover lines etc., as necessary. Prepares sourcing for fact-checking.
• Actively participates as a member of the money product and content team, conferring with other team members as necessary to ensure objectives for quality and timeliness are met.
• May write content, as needed, across all platforms.
• Maintains high level knowledge of one or more product or service categories within the content group.
• Performs other duties of the department as needed, but not those of a higher level.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of seven to 10 years of experience in multi-platform editorial for finance, business or consumer project journalism required.
• Strategic creative skills essential.
• Must be able to work in self-directed capacity and to conceive and execute compelling multimedia content.
• Can translate complex technical financial information into informative content across multiple platforms.
• Ability to manage and lead in a cross-organizational capacity required.
• A thorough knowledge of personal finance and the financial industry are required.
• High level of competency in all aspects of reviewing and creating accurate and compelling stories across all platforms.
• Highly skilled in collecting and interpreting all data, internal and external, to create the most accurate and in context story possible.
• Ability to smoothly transition writing styles from hard news to expository review to opinionated blog.
• High level of competency in editing and writing display copy, generating ideas for infographics across all media.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to meet rigid deadlines.
• Competency with page design software (for example, K4 and CQ) as well as office and document software (for example, Microsoft Office and Google Docs) highly beneficial.
• On-camera broadcast experience, mass media training, and a daily journalism background are preferred.
Competencies:
• Editing and Writing: Demonstrates professional-level editing and writing ability across multiple media formats. Able to edit the work of colleagues (writers and non-writers) in various stages of development.
• Consumer Focus: Proactively seeks ways to discover and incorporate consumer needs into all content development.
• Collaboration: Values the contribution of all internal resource groups (e.g. Product Intelligence, Survey, Lab Techs, etc.).
• Time Management: Demonstrates ability to accomplish tasks by established deadlines; demonstrates discipline in using time management tools and techniques; uses time efficiently to balance competing demands and priorities.
• Content Strategy: Partners with other areas to ensure content is current, of the highest quality, and delivered in multiple media formats in support of the organization's strategic goals.
Physical Demands: Must be able travel as needed, perform on camera, and work in an office environment.

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Technology is moving so fast that new developments can be confusing for consumers to understand. Our writers and editors need to be more than just tech savvy—they need the writing talent and passion for reporting to connect our readers to the most important stories in tech in ways that are both engaging and accessible.
Writers and editors at Consumer Reports conceive and execute written stories for our print and digital platforms, and work in close partnership with our social, interactive, and video teams. Our content creators can draw on internal testing, survey, statistical, and other resources that are unique in journalism.
And armed with those resources along with old-fashioned reporting and writing skills, our writers and editors are charged with presenting the consumer angle on technology news, writing product reviews, and most of all creating top-quality service journalism that is fast, accurate, and creative.

• Under minimal supervision, generates cross-platform electronics content campaigns that will be published across print, digital, and video platforms; works closely with counterparts in Electronics, Advocacy, Survey, Communications, Design, and other key stakeholders to maximize resources and consumer impact.
• Conducts large scale enterprise investigative reporting.
• Proactively follows and reports on electronics, ensuring content is relevant, timely, cutting-edge and addresses consumer needs in a proactive way. Attends trade shows and other industry events as needed.
• Acts as both in-house electronics spokesperson and CR electronics representative for media outreach, tradeshows and industry events.
• Acts as on-camera electronics subject-matter expert for all CR video platforms; may be asked to execute rough drafts of video scripts.
• Edits the work of other writers in assigned product categories for publication on multiple platforms; advises other writers on best practices for digital content production.
• Partners with digital editorial team to maintain specialty products and other regularly-updated content on Consumer Reports Online.
• Oversees coordination of information between Electronics, Advocacy, Survey, Social, Communications, Design, and other organizational teams that support assigned content areas.
• Participates in the planning and scheduling process, creates sidebars, infographics that animates stories and reports.
• Moves content through the production process, incorporating changes by related parties, copy-fitting, and conferring with art and production personnel.
• Writes headlines, subheads, captions, cover lines etc., as necessary. Prepares sourcing for fact-checking.
• Actively participates as a member of the electronics product and content team, conferring with other team members as necessary to ensure objectives for quality and timeliness are met.
• May write content, as needed, across all platforms.
• Maintains high level knowledge of one or more product or service categories within the content group.
• Performs other duties of the department as needed, but not those of a higher level.

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of seven to 10 years of experience in multi-platform editorial for technology, business or consumer project journalism required.
• Strategic creative skills essential.
• Must be able to work in self-directed capacity and to conceive and execute compelling multimedia content.
• Can translate complex technical electronics and computer related information into informative content across multiple platforms.
• Ability to manage and lead in a cross-organizational capacity required.
• A thorough knowledge of technology and the computer related industry are required.
• High level of competency in all aspects of reviewing and creating accurate and compelling stories across all platforms.
• Highly skilled in collecting and interpreting all data, internal and external, to create the most accurate and in context story possible.
• Ability to smoothly transition writing styles from hard news to expository review to opinionated blog.
• High level of competency in editing and writing display copy, generating ideas for infographics across all media.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to meet rigid deadlines.
• Competency with page design software (for example, K4 and CQ) as well as office and document software (for example, Microsoft Office and Google Docs) highly beneficial.
• On-camera broadcast experience, mass media training, and a daily journalism background are preferred.
Physical Demands: Must be able travel as needed, perform on camera, and work in an office environment.

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