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LEE ESTER FELLOW

Employer
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Location
Wisconsin, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Feb 26, 2021
Job no: 231824-AS
Work type: Staff-Full Time
Department: PUB MEDIA/WPR
Location: Madison
Categories: Communications, Editing, Broadcasting, Media, Other



Position Summary:

The Lee Ester News 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. The news fellow will also contribute to WPR's online news efforts. This position is based in Madison and reports to the News Director. This position will operate remotely at present but will eventually be expected to report to the office.

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:

No degree required

Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:

- Previous broadcast news internship or at least one year of relevant professional experience (educational and student media is acceptable).
- Demonstrated ability to generate news story ideas
- Some experience voicing stories
- Some experience producing or re-purposing news material for the web.
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to operate radio production equipment

NOT REQUIRED BUT DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
- Previous public radio experience

Additional Information:

Salary for the Lee Ester News Fellow will be $2,916 per month for the 9-month fellowship. The Lee Ester News Fellow will also receive health and dental benefits during the term of the fellowship.

The person in this position will be required to comply with the WPR Ethical Guidelines for Editorial Staff located here: https://www.wpr.org/wpr-ethical-guidelines , in addition to the UW-Madison code of ethics.

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

Department(s):

A464000-PUBLIC MEDIA/WPR

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

Appointment Type, Duration:

Terminal, 9 month appointment.

Salary:

$34,992 ANNUAL (12 months)
Fixed

Instructions to Applicants:

Apply online at https://jobs.hr.wisc.edu by March 26, 2021. The job number is 231824.

The following must be received for your application to be complete: 1) Resume; 2) A cover letter describing how your experience relates to the job duties and minimum and desirable qualifications 3) A sound sample of a news report. You may provide a link (preferred) or an mp3 file. If you don't have samples from previous work, you may create a report specifically for this application. 4) Two to three samples of radio news scripts you have prepared. If you don't have examples from previous work, you may create scripts specifically for this application.

As applicants progress to interviews, they will need to provide at least three professional references with titles, emails, and phone numbers (include at least one supervisory reference).

Questions? Contact: Kate O'Connor, Wisconsin Public Radio, 821 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706; 608-262-5221, kate.oconnor@wpr.org .

Contact:

Kate O'Connor
kate.oconnor@wisc.edu
608-262-5221
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:

ASSOC BROADCAST SPEC(R22FN)

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Terminal

Job Number:

231824-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: Feb 26 2021 Central Standard Time
Applications Close: Apr 2 2021 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time

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