RACIAL JUSTICE MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST
- Employer
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Nov 4, 2020
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Job no: 228698-AS
Work type: Staff-Full Time
Department: PUB MEDIA/PBS WISCONSIN
Location: Madison
Categories: Communications, Editing, Broadcasting, Media, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Other
Position Summary:
Produce original news content, with a strong focus on racial and social justice reporting, for a variety of media platforms in collaboration with PBS Wisconsin's team of digital and broadcast news journalists. Engage PBS Wisconsin audience through digital, broadcast and social media. This position reports to the Executive Producer of News.
Position Duties:
List of Duties
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion
Degree and Area of Specialization:
Bachelor's degree required, preferably in journalism or related field.
Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:
- Minimum 3 years required of broadcast and/or professional online video reporting and multimedia content creation experience, at least two of which must be in reporting on racial/social justice issues and underrepresented communities. (Experience gained in school, such as internships or school media production may be counted.)
- Detail-oriented with demonstrated excellent writing and proofreading skills. Knowledge of AP style.
- Demonstrated ability to work productively and successfully with people from diverse backgrounds and underrepresented communities.
- Strong knowledge of Wisconsin current events and issues.
- Proven ability to work in both independent and collaborative settings.
NOT REQUIRED BUT DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with reporting on-camera.
- Experience operating a video camera.
- Experience with desktop video editing.
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite applications
Additional Information:
Expected salary range for this position is $47,000 - $62,000 for highly experienced candidates who exceed the qualifications. Actual pay and title will depend on experience and qualifications.
The occupant of this position is expected to comply with the Ethical Guidelines for PBS Wisconsin Editorial and Executive Staff found at pbswisconsin.org/about/, as well as the UW Madison Code of Ethics.
This position requires the ability to travel (with occasional overnights) for work, and must be available to work weekdays, some evenings and weekends as needed, in support of reporting assignments.
Department(s):
A466000-PUBLIC MEDIA/PBS WISCONSIN
Work Type:
Full Time: 100%
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Salary:
Minimum $47,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Instructions to Applicants:
For consideration please submit:
1) Resume
2) Letter of interest specifically addressing the type of experience you have and how it qualifies you for the position. Please describe your role in relevant work that contributes to your qualifications.
3) Please provide one document with links to journalistic samples that demonstrate trauma literacy in reporting on racial and social justice issues. The samples should include:
a. 3 journalistic video reports, including the written scripts for these samples. If possible, please submit a mix of narrated and non-narrated reporting.
b. 2 examples of digital news reporting, preferably examples of multimedia work.
As applicants progress to interviews, they will need to provide at least three professional references with titles, emails, and phone numbers (including at least one supervisory reference).
Questions? Contact: Erin Cook, PBS Wisconsin, 821 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706;
608-263-0477; erin.cook@pbswisconsin.org.
Contact:
Erin Cook
erin.cook@wisc.edu
608-263-0477
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )
Official Title:
SR BROADCAST SPEC(R22BN) or BROADCAST SPECIALIST(R22DN)
Employment Class:
Academic Staff-Renewable
Job Number:
228698-AS
The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is engaged in a Title and Total Compensation (TTC) Project to redesign job titles and compensation structures. As a result of the TTC project, official job titles on current job postings may change in Fall 2020. Job duties and responsibilities will remain the same. For more information please visit: https://hr.wisc.edu/title-and-total-compensation-study/ .
Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.
The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department .
Applications Open: Nov 4 2020 Central Standard Time
Applications Close: Jan 8 2021 11:55 PM Central Standard Time
Work type: Staff-Full Time
Department: PUB MEDIA/PBS WISCONSIN
Location: Madison
Categories: Communications, Editing, Broadcasting, Media, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Other
Position Summary:
Produce original news content, with a strong focus on racial and social justice reporting, for a variety of media platforms in collaboration with PBS Wisconsin's team of digital and broadcast news journalists. Engage PBS Wisconsin audience through digital, broadcast and social media. This position reports to the Executive Producer of News.
Position Duties:
List of Duties
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion
Degree and Area of Specialization:
Bachelor's degree required, preferably in journalism or related field.
Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:
- Minimum 3 years required of broadcast and/or professional online video reporting and multimedia content creation experience, at least two of which must be in reporting on racial/social justice issues and underrepresented communities. (Experience gained in school, such as internships or school media production may be counted.)
- Detail-oriented with demonstrated excellent writing and proofreading skills. Knowledge of AP style.
- Demonstrated ability to work productively and successfully with people from diverse backgrounds and underrepresented communities.
- Strong knowledge of Wisconsin current events and issues.
- Proven ability to work in both independent and collaborative settings.
NOT REQUIRED BUT DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with reporting on-camera.
- Experience operating a video camera.
- Experience with desktop video editing.
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite applications
Additional Information:
Expected salary range for this position is $47,000 - $62,000 for highly experienced candidates who exceed the qualifications. Actual pay and title will depend on experience and qualifications.
The occupant of this position is expected to comply with the Ethical Guidelines for PBS Wisconsin Editorial and Executive Staff found at pbswisconsin.org/about/, as well as the UW Madison Code of Ethics.
This position requires the ability to travel (with occasional overnights) for work, and must be available to work weekdays, some evenings and weekends as needed, in support of reporting assignments.
Department(s):
A466000-PUBLIC MEDIA/PBS WISCONSIN
Work Type:
Full Time: 100%
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Salary:
Minimum $47,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Instructions to Applicants:
For consideration please submit:
1) Resume
2) Letter of interest specifically addressing the type of experience you have and how it qualifies you for the position. Please describe your role in relevant work that contributes to your qualifications.
3) Please provide one document with links to journalistic samples that demonstrate trauma literacy in reporting on racial and social justice issues. The samples should include:
a. 3 journalistic video reports, including the written scripts for these samples. If possible, please submit a mix of narrated and non-narrated reporting.
b. 2 examples of digital news reporting, preferably examples of multimedia work.
As applicants progress to interviews, they will need to provide at least three professional references with titles, emails, and phone numbers (including at least one supervisory reference).
Questions? Contact: Erin Cook, PBS Wisconsin, 821 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706;
608-263-0477; erin.cook@pbswisconsin.org.
Contact:
Erin Cook
erin.cook@wisc.edu
608-263-0477
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )
Official Title:
SR BROADCAST SPEC(R22BN) or BROADCAST SPECIALIST(R22DN)
Employment Class:
Academic Staff-Renewable
Job Number:
228698-AS
The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is engaged in a Title and Total Compensation (TTC) Project to redesign job titles and compensation structures. As a result of the TTC project, official job titles on current job postings may change in Fall 2020. Job duties and responsibilities will remain the same. For more information please visit: https://hr.wisc.edu/title-and-total-compensation-study/ .
Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.
The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department .
Applications Open: Nov 4 2020 Central Standard Time
Applications Close: Jan 8 2021 11:55 PM Central Standard Time
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