Month: January 2019

Glitch is Hiring a Producer and a Podcast and Video Editor

~ jen

Glitch describes itself as “the friendly community where you can find the best stuff on the web”. Glitch is hiring a Producer, and is also hiring a Podcast and Video Editor. You can apply for either position directly through the want ad. Both positions are based in Glitch’s office in Lower Manhattan.

Glitch is looking to hire a Podcast and Video Editor to work with their brand new media network and their inclusive and diverse growing portfolio of podcasts, videos, and livestreams.

As a podcast and video editor, you’ll work with our Media team and be directly responsible for taking raw audio and video and polishing them into any number of finished packages for distribution – podcasts, creator videos, audiograms, and more.

The Podcast and Video Editor will:

    • Follow detailed edit notes from producers, including adding additional audio and footage when necessary
    • Edit raw audio and video mixing and rendering them into different packages, such as podcasts and YouTube and videos for social media
    • Repackage current media into new formats (e.g, videos to podcasts, podcasts to videos)
    • Collaborate with Marketing, Partnerships, and other departments and external partners on media-related tasks
    • Contribute to editorial discussions with the Media team and external partnership

Glitch states that the compensation for this position is $65,000 – $75,000 annually in addition to equity and a full suite of benefits. For more information, visit the Glitch want ad.

In addition, Glitch is also interested in hiring a Producer. Glitch says it has one of the top tech podcasts in the world, and one of the most recognized design podcasts ever. The Producer will join a team that will help continue that streak of creating high-quality, well-produced media for Glitch’s audience.

The Producer will:

      • Identify, pre-interview, and book potential guests
      • Pitch story ideas and decided on editorial angles of stories and interviews
      • Record interviews, coordinate tape syncs (when necessary), and provide coaching and input to the host and guest(s)
      • Provide detailed edit notes on stories at different stages of production
      • Write and edit scripts for show hosts (including ad reads), show notes, transcriptions, captions, and audio and video descriptions

The compensation for the Producer position is $75,000 – $85,000. For more information, visit Glitch’s want ad about the Producer position.

Podcast Brunch Club Focuses on Disability this January

~ jen

The Podcast Brunch Club (PBD) is a community of engaged podcast listeners. Every month, PBD posts anywhere between one and five hours of podcast listening. It works kind of like a book club, and participants are encouraged to meet in face-to-face PBD chapters. 

In January of 2019, the Podcast Brunch Club has selected podcasts that fit the topic: “Community Responses to Disability”. The listening list was curated by Sarah from the Baltimore chapter of the Podcast Brunch Club.

It is estimated that one billion people, or 15% of the world’s population, experience some form of disability. Over the years, there has been some progress in recognizing the importance of accessibility and inclusion, but our governments and workplaces and communities still have much to do to embrace and empower people with disabilities.

The podcast selections are:

The Memory Palace– Outliers (9 minutes long – from March of 2018)

99% Invisible– Curb Cuts (45 minutes long – from May of 2018)

Joyriding in Autismland– Andrew Solomon (21 minutes long – from February of 2014)

She and Her– Disability is Her Beast (15 minutes – from June 2018)

Visit the Podcast Brunch Club website for more information about each of these episodes and to find out where to get them. 

NPR Student Podcast Challenge Returns!

~ jen

The NPR Student Podcast Challenge is back! The contest is for teachers with students between fifth and twelfth grade. Each podcast should be between three and twelve minutes long. 

We are inviting students around the country to create a podcast, then – with the help of a teacher – compete for a chance to win our grand prize and have your work appear on NPR.

Submissions are open now through March 31, 2019. Teachers and students may want to read the official rules before starting this project. One thing to keep in mind is that submitted podcasts may not include music.

The winners will be publicly announced on or about April 23, 2019. Winning podcast submissions will be featured in segments on Morning Edition or All Things Considered.

NPR has put together a curriculum guide for educators called Teaching Podcasting. The guide can be downloaded. Lessons are broken into stages and each has an estimated amount of time that it takes. 

NPR also has a starting guide for students who are new to podcasting. It includes answers to frequently asked questions about podcasting, information about things that should make up their toolbox, and more.

Judges will follow criteria to narrow down and choose the winners in two age groups – middle (fifth grade through eight grade) and high school (ninth grade through twelfth grade).