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Now Hiring: Director of Development

Jake posted on Monday, April 2nd, 2012 | Blog, Jobs, PRX | 1 Comment

PRX is hiring! This is a key leadership position and we’re looking for exceptional candidates, so please help spread the word, or if you happen to be one, jump on in:

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Public Radio Exchange (PRX), Cambridge, MA

THE ORGANIZATION
PRX is an award-winning public media company, harnessing technology to bring compelling stories to millions of people. PRX is a Knight News Challenge winner, as well as the recipient of a Peabody Award, a Webby Award, and the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. Our services are focused in three strategic areas: Content, Distribution, and Innovation.

PRX operates public radio’s largest distribution marketplace, offering thousands of programs for broadcast and digital use, including The Moth Radio Hour, State of the Re:Union, Snap Judgment, and Sound Opinions. We support a network of youth producers through Generation PRX, and showcase the best stories on our 24/7 channel Public Radio Remix.

PRX also creates cutting-edge mobile apps for public radio, including the Public Radio Player and This American Life.

THE OPPORTUNITY
The Director of Development is a new position. We are searching for an individual who has successfully provided leadership, strategic direction and overall management of fundraising and direct revenue-generating activities in the non-profit world and who thrives in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment. The Director will design and implement strategies to develop and increase financial support from foundations, corporations, individuals and other sources.

This is a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic organization as the architect and hands-on builder of a high-caliber, comprehensive fundraising and business development program.

The Director of Development is a member of the senior management team and serves as senior staff liaison to the Board of Directors regarding fundraising and revenue-generating activities.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
The Director of Development position requires a sophisticated, strategic and collaborative executive who has demonstrated the ability to lead, grow and manage a successful development program for at least six years. We are seeking someone with a proactive, resourceful, entrepreneurial and energetic leadership style including a willingness to be hands-on in executing a variety of fundraising activities. The ability to build and maintain relationships is a key strength. The ideal candidate for this position enjoys a healthy mix of mission, ambition, and fun.

TRAVEL
Fifteen percent domestic travel expected; International travel as appropriate.

COMPENSATION
Salary is competitive, commensurate with experience, and includes a competitive benefits package.

Please email cover letter and resume to: prxdevelopment<at>prx.org

PRX is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Now Hiring: Director of the Public Media Accelerator

Jake posted on Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 | Blog, Jobs, PRX | 1 Comment

Please retweet and share and help us find someone great to join our team.

The full job description and link to online application is here on the Public Media Accelerator site.

And here’s what we’re looking for in brief:

Our ideal candidate is a current or recent technology/media entrepreneur, excited about if not directly experienced in public service media, with superb project and people management skills, and the ability to inspire and facilitate visionary, sustainable change. Previous involvement with startup accelerators is a big plus.

Now hiring: Director, Public Media Accelerator. Exceptional gig, get us exceptional candidates! publicmediax.org/2011/12/13/now… #pubmedia #nptech

— PublicMediaX (@PublicMediaX) December 14, 2011

We’re hiring a Software Developer

PRX posted on Thursday, January 27th, 2011 | Blog, Jobs | 3 Comments

You: Live on planet earth, are human, creative and a motivated developer.
Us: PRX – Public Radio Exchange (prx.org); a super cool public media company in Harvard Square.

Job posting: Web/Rails/iPhone/Android/Whatever-comes-next Developer
Location: Harvard Square – Cambridge, MA
Type of Position: Full-time with benefits
Start date: Immediately
Telecommute: No

PRX’s mission is to help diverse voices and audio stories reach and inform the public through our innovative digital platforms, applications and services. We are a small team (12 full-time and another half dozen on contract) with big ambitions (transform public media, save the world) and an amazing network of users, partners, supporters, and collaborators. We are looking to hire an additional developer to help us build our next generation of mobile and web applications.

Required education, experience and skills:

We are looking for people who can develop well-designed, shipped and working software. Some combination of education and experience is required, such as an MSCS, prior work experience, internships, GSoC, or personal projects that have seen the light of day and scrutiny of users.
Experience with Rails/iPhone/Android development is valued but not essential. Interest in learning these and more is required; we are ready to invest in, teach, and support the right person in gaining necessary skills.
Ever write code to make a binary WAV file a byte at a time? Do you know how to make ffmpeg sing? We live and breathe public media; experience with media (audio, images, video) manipulation, encoding, streaming, playing or recording is a plus.

What we expect, and what you can expect:

We’ll ask you for your opinion and expect you to have one.
You have the ability to pick up new technologies in days and weeks not months and years.
We’ll have you create software with the languages and tools that best match the job.
You’ll refactor and improve existing applications, and build new ones from scratch.
We’ve got great sysadmin support but if you can build packages from source all the better.
You’ll be invited to contribute ideas to our operations and strategies as a whole.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative person, a developer with a passion for building robust, scalable applications with deceptively simple interfaces, and who is comfortable working in a dynamic environment.

You’ll work closely with a great team of developers and staff on all phases of the development cycle including planning, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance. This position reports to the Technical Director, Andrew Kuklewicz.

What we build:

For our web applications and backing our mobile apps with APIs, we use Ruby on Rails with MySql and JQuery, deploy to passenger on apache, use either (Thinking)Sphinx or Solr for search, and OpenID and OAuth for authentication. We are an early adopter and heavy user of Amazon Web Services, especially S3, EC2, and SQS. We have more than half a dozen Rails apps in production, and expect to create at least a few more this year alone (That’s where you come in).

For mobile development, we build for the iPhone (iPod Touch/iPad) and Android platforms, creating apps used by millions of public media fans. We built and maintain the ‘Public Radio Player’ and ‘This American Life’ iPhone apps (2.5+ million downloads), and have many more in the pipeline (When can you start?).

Work environment:

The excitement of an internet startup with a mission that matters, and services our users love.
In the heart of Harvard Square; high ceilings, big windows, bright walls and exposed beams, and – of course – a foosball table.
Shared office space with Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society and the fine folks at StopBadware.org
PRX received the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions – the “genius” award for organizations. You’re a genius too!
PRX distributes The Moth, State of the Re:Union, Snap Judgment, Sound Opinions – and just about all the cool stuff in public radio.
We run REMIX, our own 24/7 channel on XM 136 , Internet and mobile stream, and on the air in Spokane, WA.
There are three accomplished cellists, a Korean rock star, semi-professional photographer, farmer, and a tap dancer on our staff.
If you’re into open source, audio, social software, public media, reinventing journalism, or all of the above, you are strongly encouraged to apply.

PRX has a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment, and developers need to be adaptable, flexible and persistent, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and communicate with the team about timelines and development priorities. It requires a person who is able to successfully maintain a complex suite of web applications for high uptime and reliability. The position requires technical and organizational skills, a commitment to the vision and mission of the Public Radio Exchange, and an understanding of its dynamic role as an emerging service in the public media field.

To Apply for this Opportunity
Please fill out this short form and provide your resume here: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHdzMWotTGlybDFlLWpSNVJpNmVBTEE6MQ

Job location is Cambridge, MA

PRX is an equal Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Salary based on experience.

Come on in!

PRX Director of Business Development – you?

Jake posted on Tuesday, January 11th, 2011 | Blog, Jobs | 2 Comments

We’re very excited to post a big new job opportunity with PRX. We’re at a critical moment of growth with major momentum across content, distribution and mobile and are looking for a very special someone to join our awesome team.

Please help forward this post far and wide, we want to cast a wide net for talented and experienced business development folks who are ready for a leadership position in public media at PRX.

The full job description is below with a link to apply online:

Director of Business Development

PRX Public Radio Exchange

Cambridge MA

To apply for this position please fill out this short form and provide your resume.

Public Radio Exchange (PRX), a leading public media content and distribution company, seeks a dynamic and creative individual to drive growth, impact and revenue across PRX’s products and services.

PRX is an award-winning nonprofit based in Cambridge MA. Our mission is to harness technology to enable a diverse range of talented creators to bring significant stories to millions of people.

Our products and services include top iPhone apps such as This American Life and the Public Radio Player, our distribution platform PRX.org, unique content partnerships like The Moth Radio Hour, and REMIX – our 24/7 national channel on XM136 and beyond.

PRX is a center of innovation and a hotbed of new ideas. We’ve got a top-notch team, a creative culture, a real impact in the world, and have a remarkable opportunity for the right person to build out a new business domain for our organization.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the CEO, the Director of Business Development is a member of the senior leadership team and has the following primary responsibilities:

Establish and execute a business development strategy that leverages PRX’s broadcast and digital content and distribution assets;
Lead a collaborative evaluation and planning process across existing efforts, coordinating with senior staff and other stakeholders;
Develop strategic growth plans, marketing, sales and revenue goals for each PRX product and service;
Develop, implement and manage sales processes, pricing and fee structures, tracking and analysis methods;
Identify and manage advertising, underwriting and sponsorship opportunities;
Build and manage long-term relationships with key partners and clients;
Negotiate and draft agreements, consulting with senior staff and outside counsel as needed;
Identify and evaluate new business opportunities; supervise related staff and contractors.

Areas of Focus

Mobile application development for internal products as well as for stations, producers and other clients;
Content licensing and syndication for broadcast and digital platforms.

PRX is a mission-driven entrepreneurial nonprofit, and the Director of Business Development will help define and employ criteria, values and metrics across all business activities in support of PRX’s public service goals, and with an emphasis on increasing shared revenue opportunities with stations, independent producers, and other partners.

The Ideal Candidate:

Experienced business development and sales executive with six + years of experience in media distribution, licensing, product development;
Demonstrated success generating revenue across multiple products and services;
Extensive knowledge of media technology and business, with proven track record in structuring and negotiating successful long-term partnerships;
Some knowledge of public media sector;
Understanding of business implications of software and web application development processes;
Demonstrated ability to cultivate and build relationships with partner organizations;
Excellent communicator, with outstanding writing, analytical, and verbal presentation skills;
Willingness to travel on a regular basis, as needed.

Location:

Strong preference for position to be based at PRX HQ in Cambridge, MA.

PRX offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package. PRX is an equal opportunity employer.

More About PRX

PRX operates public media’s largest open distribution marketplace http://www.prx.org – offering tens of thousands of audio programs for broadcast and digital use, clearing rights and managing royalties for over 2,400 independent producers and stations. Signature programs from PRX include The Moth Radio Hour, Sound Opinions, State of the Re:Union, and Snap Judgment.

PRX showcases creative stories from these programs and other top talent on REMIX – a new national channel available on XM 136 as well as through broadcast, HD, mobile, and Internet streams.

PRX connects content and distribution as the developer of the popular Public Radio Player iPhone app, and This American Life iPhone and Android apps. PRX also launched the WBUR Boston app, leading the rollout of PRX’s new mobile app platform, streamlining app development for a growing number of additional stations and producers.

In 2008, PRX received the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. In June 2010 PRX was announced as a winner of the Knight Foundation’s News Challenge for Story Exchange, and in September 2010 PRX announced $2.7 million in support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Ford Foundation, and the MacArthur Foundation.

To apply for this position please fill out this short form and provide your resume.

PRX is Hiring a Developer!

Jake posted on Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 | Blog, Jobs | 1 Comment

You: Live on planet earth, are human, creative, and a motivated developer.

Us: PRX – Public Radio Exchange (prx.org); a super cool public media company in Harvard Square.

Job posting: Web/Rails/iPhone/Android/Whatever-comes-next Developer

Location: Harvard Square – Cambridge, Mass.

Type of Position: Full-time with benefits

Start date: Immediately

Telecommute: No

To Apply for this Opportunity

Please fill out this short form and provide your resume.

PRX’s mission is to help diverse voices and audio stories reach and inform the public through our innovative digital platforms, applications and services. We are a small team (10 full-time and another half dozen on contract) with big ambitions (transform public media, save the world) and an amazing network of users, partners, supporters, and collaborators. We are looking to hire an additional developer to help us build our next generation of mobile and web applications.

Required education, experience and skills:

We are looking for people who can develop well-designed, shipped and working software. Some combination of education and experience is required, such as an MSCS, prior work experience, internships, GSoC, or personal projects that have seen the light of day and scrutiny of users.
Experience with Rails/iPhone/Android development is valued but not essential. Interest in learning these and more is required; we are ready to invest in, teach, and support the right person in gaining necessary skills.
Ever write code to make a binary WAV file a byte at a time? Do you know how to make ffmpeg sing? We live and breathe public media; experience with media (audio, images, video) manipulation, encoding, streaming, playing or recording is a plus.

What we expect, and what you can expect:

We’ll ask you for your opinion and expect you to have one.
You have the ability to pick up new technologies in days and weeks not months and years.
We’ll have you create software with the languages and tools that best match the job.
You’ll refactor and improve existing applications, and build new ones from scratch.
We’ve got great sysadmin support, but if you can build packages from source, all the better.
You’ll be invited to contribute ideas to our operations and strategies as a whole.

What we build:

Work environment:

The excitement of an internet startup with a mission that matters, and services our users love.
In the heart of Harvard Square; high ceilings, big windows, bright walls and exposed beams, and — of course — a foosball table.
Shared office space with Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society and the fine folks at StopBadware.org
PRX received the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions — the “genius award” for organizations. You’re a genius too!
PRX distributes The Moth, State of the Re:Union, Snap Judgment, Sound Opinions, and just about all the cool stuff in public radio.
We run REMIX, our own 24/7 channel on XM 136, a public internet stream, and about to hit the air in Spokane, Wash.
There are three accomplished cellists, a Korean rock star, semi-professional photographer, farmer, and a tap dancer on our staff.
If you’re into open source, audio, social software, public media, reinventing journalism, or all of the above, you are strongly encouraged to apply.

To Apply for this Opportunity

Please fill out this short form and provide your resume.

PRX is an equal Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Salary based on experience.

PRX is Hiring!

Emily posted on Monday, May 3rd, 2010 | Jobs, PRX Projects | No Comments

Does your techie geekdom overlap with your nerdy love of public radio?

Do you listen to Terry Gross while you code?

PRX is hiring a Digital Arts Service Corps member to develop and maintain the website for PRX's Public Radio Player iPhone application. This individual will work full-time for one year at our offices in Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA, and will receive a stipend and benefits through the Transmission Project and AmeriCorps VISTA.

Get the details and apply online!

About you:

The ideal service member would be extremely familiar with web technology. Experience with software applications for mobile devices is a plus. Demonstrated effective use of social media tools is also a key skill. PRX is a fast-paced environment, and the Corps member will need to be adaptable, able to manage multiple tasks, and good at communicating about timelines and priorities. The Corps member should have a a commitment to the vision and mission of public media.

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PRX Hiring: Junior Producer for Remix

Jake posted on Friday, January 22nd, 2010 | Blog, Jobs | No Comments

This is a great opportunity to work with PRX as part of a collaboration with our friends at the National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC) on our Remix project. Black Public Media

Remix is our emerging channel showcasing new voices, exceptional stories and compelling content from the PRX catalog and beyond. It’s currently running nationwide on XM Satellite Radio Channel 136, and will soon be available as an Internet, mobile, HD and broadcast service for public radio.

Remix is also a place for PRX to explore new partnerships and collab
oration, and we’re excited to work with NBPC and their web venture Black Public Media. You can hear a sample hour on the Remix blog.

Here’s an excerpt of the job description, click for the full description and application. The position is based in Harlem, New York at the NBPC offices, with some visits to the PRX headquarters here in Cambridge, MA.

The National Black Programming Consortium and Public Radio Exchange (PRX) currently have a position open for a junior producer who will primarily be in charge of producing audio segments published online and on the public spectrum of the XM Satellite stream managed by PRX known as Remix Radio.

This is a one-year contract part-time position based in Harlem, New York at the NBPC offices but involving responsibilities and deliverables both to NBPC and PRX via telecommute/virtual collaboration. The position also involves limited travel to some locations for training and partnership building purposes.

The right candidate for this position should have a Bachelor’s in Communications, Journalism, or film and audio production, and be available for at least 20 hours of weekly commitment.

The following are some of the responsibilities of this position:

• Producing twelve (12) original, national distribution quality audio pieces based on NBPC content. (Cut, Edit, and Mix on Pro Tools).
• Develop editorial criteria for the episodes.
• Create sound rich PRX: Remix Radio station IDs and promos.
• Search and audition pieces in the PRX catalog for potential inclusion in episodes.
• Identify and evaluate pieces for broadcast and negotiate licensing terms with content producers.
• Write intros and outros for pieces that require announcing or additional context.
• Convert and edit pieces as needed to fit Remix Radio/XM Satellite format.
• Upload and update server with new pieces and the latest episodes. (Also update the PRX.org and BlackPublicMedia.org websites with new episodes).
• Maintain rotation priorities and manage playlists on XM server.
• Update the BlackPublicMedia.org and remixradio.org blog.
• Organize regular check-ins and updates between PRX and NBPC.
• Additional tasks as assigned by the PRX and NBPC project supervisors.

PRX is Hiring

Andrew posted on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 | Jobs, Tech | 1 Comment

It turns out that the more we do (i.e. rewriting prx.org, creating the next version of the Public Radio Tuner iPhone app, managing top notch podcasts, audio streams, and a satellite radio channel), the more help we need.

I know, I’m as surprised as you are; I thought we would just drink more coffee (or maybe stronger coffee?).
Instead, we’re looking to hire another full-time technologist to make PRX go whiz bang.

If you think PRX might be right for you, consult your physician, or just send a resume or CV to prxdeveloperjob AT prx DOT org. Not right for you? Maybe next time, but please pass this along.

Here’s the full job description:

You: Live on planet earth, are human, creative and a motivated developer.
Us: Super cool nonprofit public media company in Harvard Square. Yes – we said super cool AND public media.

Job posting: Web/Rails Application Developer
Location: Harvard Square – Cambridge, MA
Type of Position: Full-time with benefits
Start date: Immediately
Telecommute: No

Required Education, Experience and Skills

BSCS (or equivalent experience) hands-on software engineering experience required.
We’ll ask you for your opinion and expect you to have one.

You have the ability to pick up new technologies in days and weeks not months and years.

We’ll have you write code with the language that best matches the job.
You’ll query and tune databases with millions of records.
We’ve got great sysadmin support, but if you can build packages from source, all the better.
Occasionally the phone will ring, you’ll pick it up and talk to our users in a calm and sensitive manner.
Contribute ideas, suggestions, observations to operations and strategies as a whole.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and creative engineer with a passion for building robust, scalable applications with simple, powerful interfaces, and who is comfortable working in a dynamic, changing environment.

You’ll work closely with our other developers and staff on all phases of the development cycle including planning, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
This position reports to the Technical Director, Andrew Kuklewicz.

Our development stack

We work with Ruby on Rails (ActiveMessaging, acts_as_solr), develop and drive the #2 application in the iTunes App Store (Public Radio Tuner), PHP (WordPress), and a smattering of Java running on dedicated and cloud hardware.

Environment

Think internet start up but without annoying buzz words and we actually have a service our users love.
We have high ceilings, large windows, bright walls and exposed wood beams, now mix in public radio and oh yeah a foosball table.
We share office space with the Berkman Center for Internet & Society
PRX received the 2008 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions – the “genius” award for organizations
There are three accomplished cellists in the office.
We host cool parties like Information Superhighway 1..3
Candidates with interest and experience in open source, audio engineering, social software, public media, and community sites are encouraged to apply.

To Apply for this Opportunity

Please email a resume and cover letter to prxdeveloperjob AT prx DOT org.

Job location is Cambridge, MA

The Public Radio Exchange (PRX) is a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment, and the Web Application Developer will need to be adaptable, flexible and persistent, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and communicate with the team about timelines and development priorities. It requires a person who is able to successfully maintain a complex suite of web applications for high uptime and reliability. The position requires technical and organizational skills, a commitment to the vision and mission of the Public Radio Exchange, and an understanding of its dynamic role as an emerging service in the public media field.

PRX is an equal Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Salary based on experience.

PRX Seeks Social Media Curator for Public Media Election Collaboration 2008

Jake posted on Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 | Blog, Jobs, Press Releases | No Comments

PRX Seeks Social Media Curator for Public Media Election Collaboration 2008

Position is available now and we are prioritizing applicants who can start immediately.

[UPDATE FEB 1, 2008: These positions have now been filled]

NOTE: We are also hiring for an Campaign Audio Curator position listed here.

Apply for this position online (but please read this description first):
http://www.jotform.com/form/73575827677

What’s the story?

The Social Media Curator will work with PRX as part of a CPB-funded public media collaboration to find, select, annotate, and promote citizen media and “user-generated content” from blogs, YouTube, podcasts and other sources. Selected content will be showcased on local and national public media websites.

The collaboration as a whole seeks to pool the editorial and technical resources of a consortium of public media organizations, including NPR, PBS NewsHour, PRX, American Public Media, Public Radio International and other partners and local stations. The collaboration will encompass a variety of online and on-air projects aimed at increasing public engagement during the election year.

Read the press release about the collaboration here.

The Social Media Curator position is project-based, starts immediately and runs through December 2008. It is expected to be a full-time commitment during the course of the contract. Fee is $40,000-55,000 depending on experience and start date.

What does the Curator do?

* assemble a focused collection of user-generated audio, video, photos and text about the election and related issues;
* recruit and oversee additional part-time station-based and partner curators who will help find and select relevant material;
* develop and articulate criteria for content selection, metrics and benchmarks for project tracking;
* lead collaboration with other project partners and participating in the internal “Knowledge Network” for project coordination;
* maintain a public project blog chronicling the process;
* other tasks as assigned, coordinated with PRX staff and collaboration partners.

Who are we looking for?

* Someone passionate but also discriminating about social media, fluent in “web 2.0″ and a super user of tools like del.icio.us, RSS, Flickr, YouTube, widgets, and blogs.
* A keen observer of electoral politics, Campaign ’08, people, issues, institutions, and platforms across the political spectrum.
* An organized and open-minded individual who is ready to have some fun with this project but with an eye on the bigger picture.
* The project can be managed virtually but there is a preference for a Boston area curator in order to work closely with the Harvard Square-based PRX team in person.

What’s the point?

Public media has a unique opportunity to cover Campaign 2008 and elevate public engagement around critical issues at stake nationally and locally.

The democratization of the tools for creating and distributing media has resulted in an explosion of conversation, connection and content. This in turn creates a critical need for ways to sift, filter and find value amidst irrelevant or even harmful expression.

One important role is to use public media’s presence and journalistic values to showcase and highlight examples of the diverse range of content and conversation already taking place online.

While the CNN/YouTube debates are the highest profile attempt so far to incorporate participatory media into coverage of Campaign 2008, there are few focused efforts to help audiences navigate the growing ocean of “user-generated content” to find relevant, important and revealing voices and perspectives.

This social media curating project is an experiment to explore approaches to this task, in the context of a critical national moment of a presidential election.

PRX Seeks Campaign Audio Curator for Public Media Election Collaboration 2008

Jake posted on Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 | Blog, Jobs, Press Releases | No Comments

PRX Seeks Campaign Audio Curator for Public Media Election Collaboration 2008
[UPDATE FEB 1, 2008: These positions have now been filled]

Position is available now and we are prioritizing applicants who can start immediately.

NOTE: We are also hiring for a Social Media Curator position listed here.

Apply for this position online (but please read this description first):
http://www.jotform.com/form/80063402318

What’s the story?

The Campaign Audio Curator will work with PRX as part of a CPB funded public media collaboration to find, select, annotate, and promote public radio and other audio material on Campaign ’08 and related issues. Selected works can include produced pieces, interviews, raw audio from campaign appearances, issue-based and local or regional stories that can be edited or excerpted for re-use by stations and other project partners. The initial collection is underway and located here: http://www.prx.org/articles/905

Read the press release about the collaboration here.

The Campaign Audio Curator position is project-based, starts immediately and runs through December 2008. It is expected to be a full-time commitment during the course of the contract. Fee is $40,000-55,000 depending on experience and start date.

What does the Curator do?

* assemble an authoritative, diverse, and well-organized collection of radio and audio works about Campaign ’08 and related issues, personalities, and events on national, regional and local level;
* develop and articulate criteria for content selection, metrics and benchmarks for project tracking;
* work with public radio stations, independent producers, national shows, networks, podcasters, and other sources to identify and upload audio works to the PRX Campaign ’08 collection;
* lead collaboration with other project partners and participating in the internal “Knowledge Network” for project coordination;
* maintain a public project blog chronicling the process;
* other tasks as assigned, coordinated with PRX staff and collaboration partners.

Who are we looking for?

* A political junkie with public radio experience, strong editorial judgment and an ability to manage lots of content.
* Some who can work quickly and competitively to lead and inspire stations and producers so that this collection has the most timely audio and the long-tail value of a curated archive.
* A keen observer of electoral politics, Campaign ’08, people, issues, institutions, and platforms across the political spectrum.
* An organized and open-minded individual who is ready to have some fun with this project but with an eye on the bigger picture.
* The project can be managed virtually but there is a preference for a Boston area curator in order to work closely with the Harvard Square-based PRX team in person.

What’s the point?

Public media has a unique opportunity to cover Campaign 2008 and elevate public engagement around critical issues at stake nationally and locally.

This project will help bubble up stories that otherwise might get lost in the shuffle, create an collection for timely use during the campaign season as well as a helpful archive for further evergreen and “long tail” opportunities in the future.

With the proliferation of audio on-air and online there’s a critical role to play in sifting, sorting, curating and promoting the best of what’s available. The PRX campaign collection will be a vital resource for stations, partners and the public.

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