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Auction Intern
KRCB Public Television is seeking an intern to assist with Wine Auction this spring. This provides an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in learning more about event management, public relations/marketing, fundraising, public broadcasting or the nonprofit world.

Duties would include:
· Writing on-air scripts describing items to be sold at auction
· Calling donors to follow up on items or images promised
· Assistance with marketing the event to the public
· Will likely assist the auction manager and assistant manager during the event on various tasks

Required:
· Minimum 5 hour weekly commitment; must be available for at least 3 auction nights: April 25, 26, 27 and May 2, 3, 4
· Good people skills, ability to work under pressure, and a sense of humor!
· Basic computer skills

Preferred:
· Ability to attend all 6 auction nights strongly preferred
· Extra availability during our online auction: Jan 21- Feb 9
· Excellent computer skills
· Strong writer and communicator
· People management skills
· Driver’s license, access to a car with car insurance (mileage will be reimbursed)

To apply:
Submit a cover letter and resume to melissa_alexander (at) krcb (dot) org, with the subject line “Auction Intern”.

Membership Intern
KRCB Public Broadcasting is seeking a Membership Intern to assist our Membership Manager and administrative staff. Members are the glue that holds public broadcasting together, and this is an opportunity for you to see how it works!

Duties may include:
· Preparing mailings
· Assisting in pledge premium fulfillment (the process by which we make sure our members receive the gifts they request)
· General spreadsheet data entry
· Assisting in answering phones during pledge
· Calling members as needed
· Assisting with letter writing
· General filing of pledge forms, and other administrative tasks

Required:
· Trustworthiness and discretion in dealing with confidential information
· Computer skills including MS Excel, MS Word or other data entry and word processing knowledge
· Commitment of approximately 5 hours/week (more is possible)

Preferred:
· Strong writing skills
· Extra availability during pledge, as these are our big crunch times

To Apply:
Submit a cover letter, resume, and at least 1 reference to joel_bellagio (at) krcb (dot) org, with the subject heading “Membership Intern”.

Television Production Intern
The KRCB Public Television production department is looking for an intern to provide general production support.

The Intern will assist with:
· Pre production planning, set design, and lighting.
· Production in the television studio and in the field, including camera, audio, switcher, VTR, and other functions.
· Post production, including video editing on Final Cut Pro and CMX, graphics creation, tape dubbing, DVD production, quality control, etc.
· Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:
· Computer proficiency required, Mac OSX a plus.
· An interest in broadcast television from a production standpoint.
· A desire for a career in broadcasting.
· Video or film production experience, especially Final Cut Pro experience, a plus.

Commitment: 12 hours per week. At least one full semester or quarter for students, or 4-6 months for non-students.

To apply:
Email cover letter and resume to david_waxman (at) krcb (dot) org, with the subject heading “TV Production Intern”.

Journalism Intern
KRCB is seeking an intern to assist with production of North Bay Report, a daily feature-length news story on KRCB Radio and on our website. This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone interested in learning more about broadcast journalism, gaining journalism experience, getting hands-on experience in ProTools or learning more about the day-to-day operations of a public broadcasting station.

Duties would include:
• Researching stories and sources
• Contacting sources and scheduling interviews
• Field recording and event coverage
• Audio recording and editing
• Identifying and compiling additional resources for web page reports
• Maintaining archives, both audio and print

Required:
• Strong writing and editing skills
• Experience with web-based research
• Basic interviewing skills
• Basic audio equipment operation skills
• Ability to commit to at least 5 hours a week

Preferred:
• ProTools editing and production (will train the right person)
• Knowledge of digital audio recoding equipment
• Ability to extract sound bites from longer interviews
• Writing to sound bites
• Proven news judgment
• Ability to quickly understand complex issues
• Experience producing web feature elements

To Apply:
Submit a cover letter and resume to bruce_robinson (at) krcb (dot) org, with the subject line “Journalism Intern”.

Radio Production Intern
We are looking for interns for the Spring 2008 semester to help with radio production in our studio.

Students need to have:
• Knowledge of Pro Tools
• Basic Recording Skills
• Basic Editing Skills

We can work around your schedule Monday – Friday with flexible hours.
This internship will offer lots of great hands on experience!

The Internship will include some combination of the following:

• Board Operator - On-air opportunity. Learn to operate the board, put programs on the air, voice station announcements. Weekend morning and evening shifts available.

• Sound Recording and Engineering - Engineer on and off-site recording. Edit programs on ProTools. Basic understanding of computer editing necessary.

• Program Archivist-Transfer new programs to website for "On Demand" listening. Keep archives up to date. Requires computer and writing skills.

• Assistant to Music Director - Intake, review and categorize new CDs of all genres. Familiarity with all categories of music important. - folk, jazz, alt.rock, etc.

• Community Calendar Director - Organize and write public service announcements, create on air calendars of music and community events.

Ability to commit to stay on for the summer is a big plus.

To apply:
Send a cover letter and resume to robin_pressman (at) krcb (dot) org, with the subject heading “Radio Intern”.

Television Traffic Internship

KRCB Television Traffic Department is looking for an intern interested in learning and participating in the day-to-day workings of a small non-profit public television station. This position reports directly to the Traffic Department. The intern would be involved, according to skill, in the following projects and tasks:

• Log and time tapes
• Pull tapes for broadcast in Master Control
• Assist with tape library maintenance, tape labeling, database entry, related tasks
• Research program information on secure PBS database
• Other general duties as assigned

Required technical skills: Incoming interns are expected to have a working knowledge of the following:

• Microsoft Word and Excel
• Ability to learn proprietary Traffic software (Protrack) for related duties
• Comfortable with VTRs (video tape recorders)
• Ability to troubleshoot videotape technical issues, adjustment of video and audio signals
• Basic understanding of television broadcast equipment
• Must be detail-oriented and meet specific deadlines

Expanded possibilities: If the inter proves advanced abilities in the above areas, intern may be assigned higher-level responsibility in day-to-day Traffic Operations

Availability: Exact hourly schedule is flexible depending on skills, interests and class schedule, but could include regular business hours, weeknights and weekends. Minimum 10 hour weekly commitment.

To apply:

Email cover letter and resume to tom_mcdonald (at) krcb (dot) org with the subject line “Traffic Intern”.

Voice of Youth Intern

KRCB’s Voice of Youth is seeking an intern for Spring 2008. Voice of Youth is our highly acclaimed youth media project, where we bring youth together for a common cause: taking to the public airwaves with thoughtful, authentic reflections of their experience. Together, they gain a respect for the power of language as they learn how to communicate effectively and professionally while staying true to their young, dynamic voices. You have an opportunity to be a part of this groundbreaking project!

Tasks would include:

• Story Production
• Booking and conducting interviews
• News and story research
• Tape logging
• Editing
• Supervising student producers

Required:

• Typing/word processing skills
• Interest in working with youth
• Commitment of at least 5-10 hours a week

Preferred:

• Interest in diversity and social justice/juvenile justice/gang issues
• At least conversational Spanish
• Knowledge of Pro Tools editing software

To Apply:

Send a cover letter and resume to claudia_villa (at) krcb (dot) org or call 707-623-7011.

KRCB Public Television and Radio is a PBS and NPR affiliate serving the North Bay and Beyond.