CKDU is hiring!

CKDU IS HIRING AN

Archivist and Documentary Producer

CKDU-FM is a non-profit campus and community radio station based at Dalhousie University serving listeners throughout the Halifax Regional Municipality. Our mandate is to provide an alternative to private and public broadcasters and serve as a forum for diverse and under-represented voices and artists. The station broadcasts 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and is run by roughly 150 volunteers, a volunteer board of directors, and 4 permanent part-time staff.
Nature of the Job:

CKDU is celebrating thirty (30) years of campus and community radio broadcasting on February 1, 2015. The CKDU Archivist and Documentary Producer will work to preserve, archive and celebrate CKDU's history of audio and visual materials. The Archivist and Documentary Producer will work alongside Programming staff to digitize 150-200 reels that contain spoken word and music programming from the years 1980-2000, while cataloguing the information in a database and creating an accessible platform for broadcast use. Working toward the 30 year anniversary, the Archivist and Documentary Producer will scan, date, and catalogue photos, print materials and awards from CKDU's 30+ years as an active community media centre in Halifax. The Archivist and Documentary Producer will also launch a weekly 1 hour radio program entitled 'Vintage CKDU' wherein these historical tapes will be shared with listeners. The Archivist and Documentary Producer will work with CKDU staff and a committee of volunteers to produce a 30-60 minute audio documentary on CKDU history. Alongside staff, Board, and volunteers, the position will assist in the coordination a community-wide event on CKDU's 30th anniversary February 1 2015 to unveil the audio and visual materials chronicling CKDU's history. On this commemorative date the Archivist and Documentary Producer will release the documentary on CKDU history. In conjunction with the Anniversary, the station will launch a webpage at CKDU.CA that features the audio and visual archives as well as the documentary.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Transfer audio content from reel-to-reel, cassette, and CD to digital files and store on server and DVD;

• Listen to audio and create data associated with content (date, programmer and program name, topic, content summary);
• Label, catalogue, and maintain organization in CKDU's physical and digital spoken word and music libraries;
• Coordinate and facilitate the weekly production of 'Vintage CKDU' with the CKDU Programming Department, a program which showcases audio material from the CKDU archives;
• Facilitate and coordinate the production of a 30-60 minute documentary celebrating 30 years of CKDU's history, mandate, and relationship with volunteers and the surrounding community (to be launched in February 2015);
• With CKDU staff, Board, and a committee of volunteers, organize CKDU's 30-year multi-media anniversary event in February 2015;
• Be available to coordinate, train, and assist CKDU volunteers in basic audio production;
• Undergo training to become a permanent member and fill-in programmer at CKDU;
• Assist with shared office duties.

Qualifications:

• Strong organizational skills, detail-oriented;
• Experience in audio production;
• Self-motivated and ability to work independently as well as in a team environment;
• Experience in community-based organizations or community radio;
• Knowledge of CKDU, its mandate and programming;

• Flexible and able to work with others creatively.

Funding-related Requirements

This is a short-term grant-funded contract through the Community Radio Fund of Canada.

Hours and compensation:

Hours: 35hrs per week

Wage: $17/hr

Start date: Monday June 30, 2014

End date: Friday February 28, 2015

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 5:00PM AST, Friday June 14, 2014

Submit a resume with a cover letter in person, by mail or e-mail with attachments or by pasting into the body of an e-mail (we do not accept applications via fax) to:

Hiring Committee – DOCUMENTARY PRODUCER
c/o CKDU FM
6136 University Ave. 4th Floor
Halifax, NS B3H 4J2 orhiringcommittee@ckdu.ca (Subject line: DOCUMENTARY PRODUCER)

CKDU is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from minority and under-represented groups. Please help circulate this job posting.