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Position: Mosaic Copy Editor/Translator Organization: Link Media, Inc.
Location: San Francisco, CA
Date Posted: 1/30/12 About Link TV
Link TV is a non-commercial American satellite television network providing diverse perspectives on world and national issues. Link TV broadcasts a mix of documentaries, global and national news, music of diverse cultures, and programs promoting citizen action. About Mosaic Mosaic is a Peabody Award-winning daily compilation of television news reports from the Middle East including Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Syria, the Palestinian Authority, Iraq and Iran. Mosaic is seeking a part-time copy editor and translator, who has a passion for media and social justice. Candidates with experience in journalism, political science or related field are strongly encouraged to apply. Below is a summary of the qualifications and work responsibilities. Qualifications - A mastery of English and Arabic
- Extensive knowledge of the Middle East's history, current affairs and culture
- Excellent writing, editing and research skills
- Highly organized
- Ability to work well independently
Responsibilities - Translate news stories from Arabic to English
- Edit and proofread news reports for factual information and proper grammatical usage
- General administrative assistance
- Daily web uploads
- Regular blog updates
This is a part-time job. Please send your resume with a brief cover letter to copyeditorlinktv@gmail.com explaining why you are the perfect candidate for this position. No phone calls please. |
Position: Acquisitions and Scheduling Coordinator
Organization: Link Media, Inc. Responsible to: Vice President of Programming and Acquisitions
Location: 336 W 37th Street, New York, NY Date Posted: 1/3/12
Job Description
Link Media, via the Link TV national network and www.linktv.org, presents programs that engage, educate and activate viewers to become involved in the world. These programs provide a unique perspective on international news, current events, and diverse cultures, presenting issues not often covered in the US media. We connect viewers with people at the heart of breaking events, organizations in the forefront of social change and the cultures of an increasingly global community.
Working closely with Link TV's Vice President of Programming, the Acquisitions Assistant and the web and broadcast teams, the Acquisitions and Scheduling Coordinator is responsible for evaluating content for acquisition, managing logistics of contract and master delivery for on-air/streaming programs and slotting Link TV's 24-hour broadcast schedule. Duties include, but are not limited to, conducting outreach to filmmakers, distributors and film festival contacts; reviewing potential content in consideration of channel's audience base and profile; negotiating deals and contracts with distributors and filmmakers; providing updates and input about upcoming acquisitions to other departments; maintaining programming and scheduling databases; coordinating specific programming-based initiatives; managing acquisitions library; coordinating delivery of contracts and masters for acquired programs; devising the weekly scheduling grid and distributing it for publication and to affiliates; tracking departmental budget and providing updated reports on cash flow; recruiting, training and coordinating interns and delegating appropriate projects to them; on occasion, serving as assistant producer on post-production/in-house projects, which would include responsibilities of coordinating workflow, timeline of deliverables, etc.; basic administrative tasks.
This role will require superior communication skills, both in person and over email and telephone, as well as great attention to detail. Experience negotiating and devising contractual agreements is preferred.
Professional Qualifications • Bachelor's degree • At least one year of professional experience in an office environment
Required skills
• Attention to detail • Great organizational skills • Personable demeanor with good communication skills • The ability to work independently and be self driven
Preferred additional skills
• Experience working in databases (FileMaker, ProTrack) • Experience devising contracts • Skilled critical writing ability
Compensation
Commensurate with experience.
How to apply Email a cover letter of 300 words or less addressing why you would be a good fit for this position, resume, and salary requirements to: acquisitionscoordinator@linktv.org, Subject Line: Acquisitions Coordinator. No phone calls please. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Link Media, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. |
Position: Web Developer
Responsible to: Vice President, Digital & Engagement
Location: San Francisco, CA
Date Posted: 1/30/12
Description
Not too excited by the usual startup software engineer posts? Come work for a TV station!
Link Media (http://linktv.org) is an independent media organization whose mission is to engage, inform and inspire viewers to become involved in the world. We've been doing this since 1999 via our satellite TV station, where we reach 33 million homes nationwide; we're now seeking to broaden our audience by distributing our content to online and mobile platforms.
We're putting together an in-house software development team to create new web sites and mobile apps, and carry Link's mission onto new platforms. This is a chance to get in on the ground floor and help make decisions about how we'll be doing things for a long time to come. And since Link has been around for awhile, you get the best of both worlds: all the fun parts of working at a startup, but without having to watch the founders scratch their heads as they try to figure out how to set up a 401K. Link is also dedicated to social change, so this is an opportunity to make a difference, and to work with a team that is dedicated to raising awareness of international cultures and issues.
About the Job - You'll be creating web sites and mobile apps using (at the moment) Rails and iOS. Android may be coming.
- You'll be part of a small team that's responsible for everything: coding the front end, setting up servers and everything in between. You're not expected to be Master Yoda in all of these areas, but you'll need to be willing to roll up your sleeves and dive in where needed.
- You'll be able to wear lots of hats, and acquire new skills.
- You'll work alongside journalists, editors, and content producers who are passionate about making a difference in the world.
About You - You have a history of developing successful, large-scale, public software.
- You're a developer. Full stop. You may have areas of specialty, but mostly you're someone who knows how to make
computers do things, and you happily learn whatever languages or platforms are needed in order to make that happen. - You play well with others, but you're also a self-starter who can work with minimal direction. You look for things that need to get done and you just do them. When you find a bug, your first instinct is to fix it, not to hit "git blame".
- You love beautiful, thoughtful, elegant code, but you also know how to knock out a quick 'n dirty hack when the situation calls for it, even if you feel like you need a shower after you deploy.
- You're familiar with, and fan of, Scrum or other Agile methodologies.
- You've probably got some Ruby, Rails and/or iOS experience under your belt, but if you don't, you've got a track record of learning quickly and becoming productive in short order.
The Fine Print - This is a salaried, full-time position with benefits, including 401K
- This position is available for US residents only, and you should be located near San Francisco, CA. Some telecommuting will be possible after the initial ramp-up, but we like to work in meatspace as well.
How to Apply Email a cover letter and resume to eaves@linktv.org, Subject Line: Developer position. No phone calls please. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Link Media, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. |
Position: Editor/Production Internship Organization: Link Media, Inc. Reports to: Post-Production and Pledge Team
Location: San Francisco, CA
Date Posted: 1/30/12 We're currently looking for an intern to work with both our Pledge Drive and Post Production departments. Your duties would include using Final Cut Pro to assist with basic editing, performing as a production assistant during live shoots, providing organizational and administrative support to the Pledge Team and helping with any other task that might be required by either department. Requirements - Interns must be able to devote a minimum of 15-20 hours a week to the internship for the entire Fall semester. Due to the deadline-driven nature of the work, schedule flexibility and willingness to occasionally work long hours is essential.
- Experience working with Final Cut Pro. Beginning knowledge is fine, but must have basic skills.
- Interns will assist in basic media management and organizational tasks.
- Experience or ability to work within a production setting
- Undergraduate studies in Film/Broadcasting or related field
- A positive, team player who is eager and willing to pitch in wherever needed, regardless of the task
Preferred
- Experience operating a teleprompter
Compensation Students must be eligible to receive college credit for this internship. Although the internship is unpaid, it's a great way to get production and editing experience and you will have a significant addition to your reel and resume. How to Apply
Send a resume and cover letter with "Post-Production and Pledge Intern" in the subject line to sfintern@linktv.org. Equal Opportunity Employer
Link Media, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
About Link Media, Inc.
Link Media, Inc. is a nonprofit California organization that operates the Link TV national network and the website LinkTV.org. Created in 1999 with the mission to engage, inform, and activate Americans to become involved in the world, Link is the leading US media organization dedicated to broadcasting diverse perspectives about global issues, many of which are not available anywhere else in the US Link specializes in covering underserved peoples and cultures, as well as complex political, environmental, and social issues that conventional US media ignores. Our Peabody Award-winning daily news program Mosaic: World News from the Middle East has been broadcast since 2001, with over 2300 episodes to date.
Reaching more than 33 million US homes via satellite, Link TV operates twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week. Link's original programs are also provided to more than 200 local Public, Educational & Governmental (PEG) cable television outlets reaching an additional 20 million households. More than 4,000 programs are also widely distributed on the Internet. One-third of the visitors to www.linktv.org are from outside the US. |
Position: Asian Language Translators (part-time, independent contractor) Project: LinkAsia (half hour weekly news program on Asia) Organization: Link Media, Inc.
Reports to: LinkAsia Producer Location: San Francisco Date posted: 4/13/11 Link TV is a national television and media network that engages, informs and activates viewers to become involved in the world. We provide programming from around the globe that fosters wisdom, courage and compassion, connecting viewers to an increasingly global community.
Link TV seeks applicants for Asian language translators for our new half-hour weekly news program on Asia, which will be broadcast on LinkTV (Dish Ch. 9410, DIRECTV Ch. 375), online at www.linktv.org and nationally on PBS. We will be taking news excerpts, running 3-5 minutes from TV networks throughout Asia that you will be translating into perfect English. Translators will be asked to type and email back English translations so that they can be voiced at Link TV with those audio tracks edited into the news segments.
Applicants will be asked to take a test by watching a news segment in an Asian language, then translating it to English. Speed is a consideration. Position Responsibilities
- Watching TV news broadcasts in an Asian language and typing them into proper English with correct syntax, grammar, and spelling
- Working under deadlines for 24/7 television network
Professional Qualifications - Fluency in one or more of the following languages: Mandarin, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, or other Asian language
- High degree of proficiency in English; able to write English well; knowledge of English grammar and syntax
- Good English spelling skills required
- Ability to work quickly and under pressure
- Access to email with broadband connection to download FTP segments of newscasts and email translated versions
- Demonstrated passion for global Asian issues, a plus
Compensation Commensurate with experience. How to Apply
Email cover letter addressing why you would be a good fit for this position, resume, and a list of three references to: jobs1@linktv.org, Subject Line: LinkAsia Translator. No phone calls, please.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Link Media, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
About Link Media, Inc.
Link Media, Inc. is a nonprofit California organization that operates the Link TV national network and the website LinkTV.org. Created in 1999 with the mission to engage, inform, and activate Americans to become involved in the world, Link is the leading US media organization dedicated to broadcasting diverse perspectives about global issues, many of which are not available anywhere else in the US Link specializes in covering underserved peoples and cultures, as well as complex political, environmental, and social issues that conventional US media ignores. Our Peabody Award-winning daily news program Mosaic: World News from the Middle East has been broadcast since 2001, with over 2300 episodes to date.
Reaching more than 33 million US homes via satellite, Link TV operates twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week. Link's original programs are also provided to more than 200 local Public, Educational & Governmental (PEG) cable television outlets reaching an additional 20 million households. More than 4,000 programs are also widely distributed on the Internet. One-third of the visitors to www.linktv.org are from outside the US. |
