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ORCA Media Job Listing - Content Manager

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ORCA Media in Montpelier, VT is seeking a full time Content Manager to manage all of ORCA’s video distribution and archival systems. ORCA Media is a community media non-profit serving 13 towns in central Vermont. Duties include maintaining video library, scheduling ORCA’s cable channels and collecting appropriate data associated with the large amounts of video content ORCA deals with on a daily basis. The position requires knowledge of video production and video distribution methods and software. Strong communication skills, good planning and organizational skills are important. The position also has duties associated with the general functions of a community media center, including scheduling of community resources and general office protocols. Compensation based on experience.  Benefits provided. Please send resume and relevant materials to Rob Chapman at apply@orcamedia.net or call 802 224-9901.

ORCA Media Job Listing - Production Coordinator

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ORCA Media in Montpelier, VT is seeking a full time Production Coordinator to coordinate all of ORCA’s video production efforts. ORCA Media is a community media non-profit serving 13 towns in central Vermont. Duties include video production of municipal meetings, school board meetings, public access shows and other community events. The position requires proficient knowledge of video production equipment, methods and software. Strong communication skills, good planning and organizational skills are important. The position also requires coordination of camera operators and sub-contractors as well as managing production schedule. Applicants must have a valid driver’s license and flexible schedule. Position is open until filled. Compensation based on experience.  Benefits provided. Please send resume and relevant materials to Rob Chapman at rob@orcamedia.net or call 802 224-9901.

Mount Mansfield Community TV Seeks Executive Director

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The Executive Director is responsibile for all aspects of management: planning, financial oversight, development, communication and outreach, and staff supervision.

Candidates must have PEG access or similar nonprofit experience.

Salaried position with benefits

Those interested should apply electronically with a cover letter and resume to mmc-tv@comcast.net. Applications will be reviewed until December 16. No phone calls please.

Progressive Party Caucus of 11/19/11 DVDs available - not on VMX

ORCA has completed the 4 editing of the 2011 Progressive Pary Caucus which was held at the Statehouse on Nov. 19, 2011. I would be sending it up on VMX, but it is too large for Pando. We lack the staff time to re-edit into two halves. The program runs slightly over 4 hours.  If your station would like a DVD mailed to you, please let ORCA know by calling 224-9901 or emailing Kenric Kite at kkite@orcamedia.net no later than Monday, December 5.

 

ACM NE COnference and More Activities to Know about....

Northeast Region of the Alliance for Community Media
ARE YOU A WINNER? HOTEL INFORMATION

 


Are you a winner in this year's Video Festival?

Are you planning to attend?

Make your reservations now!

City Place Inn & Suites in Springfield, MA has reserved rooms for Video Festival attendees. These are Non-smoking King bed rooms for $119 a night.

To reserve, call City Place directly at (413) 781-0900 and use code IWPP. Tell them you are part of the Town of Wilbraham Public Access Group to receive this rate.

RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE BY OCTOBER 24 to be guaranteed the $119 rate. 

 

 
Video Workshops On Tap  
by Karen Hayden

 

Come out to SPIRNGFIELD for the day and attend these workshops. The cost is only $20! 

  

Sessions at 1 pm

"Digital Tapeless Workflow in an Access Environment" presented by Chip Gorra, The Camera Company. A discussion and demonstration on equipment design to bypass tape for recording and archiving programming.

 

"My Favorite Video or Audio Gizmo,Thingabob, Whatsamadoodle, Kachinga or Software" presented by Peter Pijoan from Wolfeboro (NH) Community Television and Nick Ring of CTSB Community Television of Southern Berkshires. Bring something you'd like to share or your questions about those little things that make a difference.

 

Sessions at 3 pm

"The Complete Picture: Streaming Your Station" presented by Al Williams,Northampton Community Television, Jim Lescault of Amherst Media & others. A discussion of what equipment and software can be used for streaming and why you would consider doing this.

  

"Promoting Your Show: Social Media and Beyond" presented by Michelle Houle and Dan Brennan of Methuen Community Television, Bill Nay of mymasstv, and more! A discussion of the use of social media sites and upload services for getting the program out to a larger audience.

 

REGISTER by going to acm-ne.org and click on "Events". You can use Paypal or if you want to send a check, see the ACM Courier (our paper newsletter) for a registration form to mail in.

 

VIDEO FESTIVAL AWARDS: A SLAM DUNK!
by Karen Hayden

 

This year, ACM-NE Awards are literally a slam dunk good time. The national Basketball Hall of Fame is hosting this year's FALL VIDEO FESTIVAL. Everyone is invited to cheer on the Winners of the Program awards and the Special Leadership Awards as they accept their awards. This event is FREE!

 

The doors will open at 6:30 pm with a reception in the beautiful marble lobby. Refreshments from Max's and a cash bar will be available. The awards will be given out in the state of the art Theatre where clips of the winners will be displayed on a large screen. Keith

Thibault returns for another year as Master of Ceremonies.

 

Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy this event with old friends and to make new friends in the PEG world. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is located right off Rte. 91 in Springfield, MA. See you there on November 12!

 

If you are a winner and attending this event, please let us know!

HUD/FEMA Live Call-in Show

 Mike McNamara, Field Office Director with the Housing & Urban Development office in Burlington, will host a LIVE call-in show from the Channel 17 studio on Wednesday, 10/5, 5:25-5:55pm.  

The show is on disaster recovery efforts post Tropical Storm Irene. Guests are Jennifer Hollar, Deputy Director of the VT Dept. of Economic, Housing, and Community Development and Governor Shumlin's lead person on Irene Disaster Housing Recovery. She will be joined by one or two FEMA representatives yet to be named. They will be discussing actions taken to date by FEMA and the Irene Housing Task Force, short and long-term housing options, and where and how Vermonters can register with FEMA, etc.

Channel 17 will be streaming live from our website (www.channel17.org) the program, and are providing a higher quality live stream for access stations (see below).  Live call-iin number is 802.862-3966 (NOT TOLL FREE)

They are particularly trying to reach folks in the Southern and Central part of the state.

For access stations wanting a high-quality stream of the Oct. 5th Live at 5:25 FEMA show:

URL: http://stream.cctv.org/cctv/jwp5/cctv/525fema.html

username: access

password: femashow

Program about Israel requested

We have a viewer who has made a request for a show she said was from Burlington, but I don't know which station, so I'm putting it out here, "Now More Than Ever, Israel Needs Us."  If you have this program, could you please put it on VMX and of course, let me know if you have it.

Thank you much,

Kenric Kite

Create OnLine Communities Around Your Video

http://blog.commongoodvt.org/2011/03/use-video-to-create-on-line-community/

Thanks to Vince Stehle, our friend at the Knight Foundation for passing on this latest webinar from Link TV and Participatory Culture Foundation. Community groups and community media folks will find this most useful!

Please join Link TV and Participatory Culture Foundation, grantees of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, for a learning Webinar about easily creating powerful video pages and building an active online community with a free tool: Miro Community.

Save the date March 24, 2011 — 2:00pm Eastern (11:00am Pacific)

Who can join: Community groups and local Public Access cable television outlets with an interest in creating an online community around their videos. There is no charge for the webinar.

Subject: Introduction of Miro Community and PEGMedia.org

  • Learn how to develop a video website and create a community around your videos
  • Learn about great new sources for video from Link TV and others
  • See examples and feedback from other Miro Community users.

Panelists:

  • Anne Jonas manages Miro Community as an Americorps VISTA with the Digital Arts Service Corps
  • Kim Spencer is Chief Content Officer of the national satellite network Link TV
  • Bob Nichols is the founder of PEGMedia.org, which provides video to hundreds of local cable access channel
  • Jennifer Gilomen is Director of Public Media Strategies at the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC)
  • Sam Kaplan from Access Humboldt, a local cable access channel in Northern California

Date: Thursday March 24, 2011 2:00pm Eastern (11:00am Pacific)

Register: Please RSVP to webinarinfo@linktv.org

Contact: Emily Jones, Link TV   206.412.8443 ejones@linktv.org

This webinar is made possible through the support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

Bernie Sanders Town Meeting with Thom Hartmann

For those of you watching the stream of last Saturday's event in Montpelier, there was a malfunction with the stream. However, the event was recorded in the camera and will be available on VMX by Monday evening, 3/7.  The video is in two parts, with the speeches being the first part and the Q&A being Part 2.  We will upload part 1 as a priority.

Thanks,

Kenric

ORCA

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