Job Title: Radio Production Intern                        Supervised by: Boston Free Radio staff

Hours per week: Minimum 5 hrs/wk        Job grade level:  Intern, Unpaid. 

College Credit: Optional

Job Description Summary: Produce a one-hour radio program once a week, of any format.  Produce short documentary-style radio programs of interest to Boston, on such topics as immigrant issues, urban youth, and local arts activities for a local music and issues program.  Assist Boston Free Radio members and staff with their radio programs.  This internship is an excellent opportunity to improve radio production skills and develop a resume of radio projects.

 Principal Responsibilities:

·       Produce a one-hour radio program once a week

·       Produce community-oriented, documentaries, promotions, and/or news stories.

·       Work with staff to produce radio shows in the field and in the Boston Free Radio studio

·       Some editing with Sony Sound Forge

·       Other duties as assigned

General Job Requirements: Well-organized, self-motivated, and good writing skills.

Qualification Requirements:

Language Skills:  English. Additional ability to speak Creole, Portuguese and/or Spanish a plus.

Technical Skills: Some proficiency with Sony Sound Forge or other audio editing software and with portable audio recorders preferred.

Physical Demands: Some lifting may be required.

 To apply, send a resume and letter to:

Gordon Nelson, Station Manager: manager (at) bostonfreeradio.com

VIDEO ARCHIVE INTERNSHIP

Somerville Community Access Television (SCATV) is a membership-based, non-profit organization operating a public access cable television channel. It provides training, equipment and facilities to community members for the production and distribution of community oriented television programs.

SCATV has a collection of video programs going back to 1985 on ¾” cassettes, SVHS, miniDV, and DVD. The programs are a valuable record of the beginning of cable TV, Somerville history, video art, local and national politics, arts, and culture.
 

Job Title: Video Archive Intern

Supervised by: SCATV Executive Director

Hours per week: 10 hours/week minimum. Job grade level: Intern, Unpaid. College Credit

Job Description Summary: Intern will work with the Executive Director to migrate video programs to digital formats on hard drives, organize and update the program database, upload files to a Web archive site for universal access to the material. The collection consists of approximately 600 programs.

This project offers the intern a unique opportunity to create a complete video archive.
General Job Requirements: Working knowledge of video archiving techniques, digital video formats, and database management. Good organizational skills, and attention to detail.
Education and/or Experience: In college or graduate school, or post college.
Language Skills: English.
 

To apply, send a resume and letter to:

Wendy Blom
Executive Director, SCATV
director (at) access-scat.org.