American Public Media – Los Angeles, CA
Position Summary: The Dinner Party Download is a national culture show, airing on 125+ stations, that provides listeners with all of the information and bon mots they’ll need to “win” their weekend dinner parties. Each week’s episode brings together interviews with leading entertainers, memorable stories, new music, food (and cocktails!) and serves them up with a fresh, irreverent tone. This is an opportunity for interns to gain hands-on production experience working on one of public radio’s fastest-growing new shows. Internships will last up to 6 months.
Interns work typically 2-3 days a week, for a total of 15-20 hours. These are volunteer/unpaid internships and must be completed in conjunction with college-level course credit. The Intern will be an integral part of The Dinner Party Download team. This job would be perfect for individuals with a deep interest in film, music, TV, books, theater, fashion and art.
The DPD team is especially looking for individuals with experience in – or a passion for – the behind-the-scenes production work that makes for great radio (i.e. crafting/editing stories in sound). Position Responsibility: Sound editing: edit rough drafts of our Soundtrack, Guest List, and Eavesdropping segments. (Prior audio editing experience is necessary as a foundation to build upon.) Research odd news and under-the-radar stories for hosts to discuss on their “Small Talk” segment, as well as for occasional appearances on the business show Marketplace.Look ahead for — and research details of — historical events we could talk about in our History/Cocktail segment.Identify potential bars/bartenders to pair with the history in our cocktail segment, and practice booking phone interviews with these guests.
Record and edit news clip montage to be used in our “Small Talk” segment. Maintain our look-ahead calendar: identify artworks, people and events coming up in the worlds of film, books, theater and television in order to begin the booking process well in advance.Keep tabs on review copies of books and other media coming into the studio. Log music used in each episode into our music record spreadsheets. Post completed segments to Soundcloud.
There may also be opportunities to practice “tape synchs” (recording interviews with remote guests.) Required Education and Experience: Current college undergraduate or graduate student. Broadcast journalism, Radio/Film, English, Music, or Audio Engineering majors preferred. Others are still welcome to apply. Skills, Knowledge and Abilities: Excellent written communication skills a must.Knowledge of some sound editing software (Pro-Tools, Audacity, Audition, DAVID) a must.Fluent computer skills with the knowledge of basic Internet & computer standards.
Ability to work efficiently with limited direct supervision. (The production team is small, which means there will be bouts of independent work interspersed with guidance.) Ability to work collaboratively & effectively with colleagues in multiple departments/divisions. Ability to work with changing deadlines & in fast-paced environment. Energetic & motivated to serve online audiences.
Ability to handle tight deadlines & quick turnaround. Preferred Skills and Experience: We’ll provide training on how to use our equipment and DAVID editing system, but pre-existing familiarity with DAVID would be a nice bonus. Openness to creating content for web and fueling the expansion of our site.Some background with field recording a plus. Adeptness with Twitter, Facebook, and other social media outlets.
American Public Media, Minnesota Public Radio’s parent organization, is one of the largest producers and distributors of public radio programming in the world and the distributor of several public radio programs — including A Prairie Home Companion® and Marketplace® — reaching 17 million listeners on more than 900 radio stations nationwide each week. It is the largest producer and distributor of classical music programming in the country.
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