Job Details |
| Title | Lee Ester News Fellowship |
| Company | Wisconsin Public Radio |
| Location | Wisconsin |
| Job Category | Broadcast |
| Job Type | Fellowship |
| Date Posted | 06/15/2009 |
| Deadline Date | 07/01/2009 |
| Description | The Lee Ester News Fellowship is designed for a recent graduate or someone in the early years of his or her career as a radio news reporter. The successful candidate will work as a part-time reporter in Wisconsin Public Radio’s Madison newsroom for nine months, beginning in early September. Wisconsin Public Radio consists of 2 state-wide networks of 28 stations.
The Lee Ester Fellow will receive close supervision and coaching as a reporter, in areas that include story selection, interviewing, sound editing, writing, and developing in-depth stories. As the successful candidate will be someone who already has some level of experience as an intern or part-time reporter, this will be a higher-level of instruction and feedback, with a higher level of work product expected. The Fellow is considered a developmental reporter at WPR. He or she will be a general-assignment reporter responsible for producing newscast-length stories and, occasionally, feature-length material. Regular and concentrated coaching on writing, editing, voicing and other aspects of radio news reporting is an important developmental element of this fellowship. SPECIFIC DUTIES: 1. Participate in news planning meetings to suggest story ideas, help focus story angles. 2. Responsible for start-to-finish preparation of balanced, issue-oriented, analytical reports as assigned, for use in daily news/information programs and segments/casts. Includes selecting appropriate sources; conducting and recording interviews; writing scripts, and host introductory copy. 3. As appropriate, and with news director’s input, choose an area of concentration for the duration of the fellowship. This would be an area not already claimed by an exiting reporter’s beat and would not preclude assignment on other topics. 4. Write introductory copy, scripts and billboards in conversational, broadcast style. Translate bureaucratic/technical/political lingo into lay terms with accuracy. Localize material to better serve individual network stations. 5. Keep up on current issues, events and newsmakers in Wisconsin. 6. Operate control board, field equipment for recording, mixing. Essential job functions are to produce stories for WPR newscasts and news programs using WPR equipment and in accordance with WPR policies and standards. COMPENSATION: Salary will be $1,300 per month for the 9-month fellowship (75% equivalent of full time annual salary of $20,915). The Fellow will also receive health and dental benefits during the term of the fellowship. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: * Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university * Previous broadcast news internship or professional experience * Demonstrated ability to generate news story ideas * Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines * Demonstrated ability to operate radio production equipment including control board, ISDN telephone system, and Audio Vault (or similar) production system. Other desirable qualifications include a passion for news and news reporting and knowledge and understanding of public broadcasting journalistic ethics. TO APPLY: A completed application will include: 1. A comprehensive résumé 2. A detailed cover letter explaining how you meet the qualifications and why this fellowship meets your career development needs 3. A sound sample of a news report, either by providing a link to online material or by submitting a CD 4. Two to three (2-3) samples of radio news scripts you have prepared. 5. Proof of your educational credentials 6. A list of four (4) professional references, including an email contact for each. DIRECT INQUIRIES AND APPLICATIONS TO: Betsy Nelson Broadcasting & Media Innovations 821 University Ave. Rm 7106 Madison, Wisconsin 53706 Or call 608-262-5221; e-mail Betsy.nelson@wpt.org Apply by July 1, 2009 |
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