[Imc-newsroom] IMC News Coordinator Position

[nancy dietrich]

I would also like to add that it was Danielle's kick ass recordings that
enabled us to receive this grant.  

One comment I have on this person also doing outreach---I'm wondering how
much "outside the lines" we can go with the job description.  The grant
was written for someone to work on news production/coordination, and I
don't know how picky they are about specifics.  

I assume Sascha has the information about when we receive the money, etc.
 Otherwise, I can give the Funding Exchange a call.

Thanks, Danielle, Sascha, and everyone in the newsroom for all your hard
work to make this happen!

Nancy 

On Mon, 23 Sep 2002 00:56:45 -0500 (CDT) Danielle Chynoweth
<chyn at ojctech.com> writes:
> Hi Folks -
> 
> Since I was the one who wrote the original job description for the 
> News
> Coordinator grant, I have been asked to draft a job description 
> which I
> have started on.  Below is a list of items to be included and some
> additional thoughts.  I want to bring a refined version, after 
> getting
> your input over e-mail, to the News Group this Sunday.  Please read 
> and
> respond.
> 
> Can anyone tell me when the grant starts or when we plan on starting 
> to
> advertise for the position?
> 
> - danielle
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> IMC Radio News Coordinator - Job Description
> 
> - Organize the details of the show each week, allowing the volunteer
>   reporters and producers more time to focus on refining their 
> material.
> - Be well-read on all kinds of news so as to be able to broaden the 
> story
>   horizons of the group.
> - Keep track of story development ideas and seek out people to 
> implement
>   them.
> - Coordinate outreach to volunteer journalists.
> - Facilitate IMC Radio Production meetings.
> - Refine show production processes.
> - Provide technical support for shows.
> - Help train newcomers on media production and reporting.
> - Work with various IMC news groups, such as Print and Web, to 
> integrate
>   news coverage.
> - Be the point person for FSRN requests.  Staff these requests and 
> provide
>   support for their production start to finish.
> 
> 
> Additional thoughts about this position:
> 
> At 16 hours/week at $8.50/hour - we can do more than have this 
> person work
> on the 30 minute show.  I think coordinating training and outreach 
> is a
> must.
> 
> I would like this person to have VISION and SKILLS to bring to this 
> group.
> I would like them to have some experience in news production with 
> another
> group.  If they don't, I would like to allocate some of this funding 
> to
> send them to training.  For example, we could make the position 10 
> hours a
> week and have $2700 left over to send them to trainings.
> 
> I have e-mailed a grassroots radio listserv for example news 
> coordinator
> job descriptions.  I will e-mail anything interesting I find out to 
> the
> group.
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> | Danielle Chynoweth
> |
> | Art Director * OJC Technologies * www.ojctech.com
> | City Council Member * Urbana City Council * www.city.urbana.il.us
> 
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Nancy


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