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Job and internship opportunities, July 2010
This month we highlight 20 new multimedia opportunities that we came across in our monthly perusal of job boards. Two are internships; one is part-time; the rest are full-time. And, just as a side note, Bean Interactive won this month with the most creative job ad, ending “If you made it this far and are thinking, ‘I am so perfect for this job they might as well have called it “[YOUR NAME HERE]’s New Job” in the listing,’ then we want to hear from you.” Love it!
Innovative Individuals: Zach Wise
I have been watching Zach Wise closely ever since I was highly impressed with his leadership role in the 2007 Soul of Athens project. He then went on to produce extremely engaging multimedia pieces at Las Vegas Sun, including “History of Las Vegas” and “Thirst in the Mojave.” Currently a multimedia producer at The New York Times, Zach has brought motion graphics into the journalism field from a virtually unknown concept to one of great potential. He has integrated an After Effects work flow at the Times, and continues to develop highly effective multimedia presentations. We are proud to recognize Zach as this week’s Innovative Individual for his evident passion, talent and creativity for multimedia.
Innovative Individuals: Evelio Contreras
Video storytelling is normally a skill that takes months if not years of practice to master. However, Evelio Contreras conquered it the first day he picked up a video camera to cover the Virginia Tech shootings. He is a natural when it comes to videography, and I can attest to his talent after working with him for a year at The Roanoke Times. Regardless if he was producing webcasts, feature vignettes or news videos, he always made a point to add a creative element into his stories. For this reason, I am happy to feature him as this week’s “Innovative Individual.”
Organizing multimedia navigations by media type versus story type
I came across a multimedia presentation today by Chattanooga Times Free Press about Georgia’s 2008 drought. It reminded me of Las Vegas Sun’s recent multimedia package on the drought in Nevada, so I decided to make a great case in point with the two. While “Drought in Georgia” has content organized by media, “For Want of Water” has content organized by story. I cannot stress how crucial it is for multimedia producers to strive to do the latter, and leave behind this notion that we have to notify the viewers what media type was selected to tell a certain part of the story.
Behind the Scenes of Las Vegas Sun’s “Thirst in the Mojave”
Multimedia producer Zach Wise wrote a great behind the scenes post about his “Thirst in the Mojave” package that recently launched. I was floored when I realized how much data, media and extra functionality was built to enhance an otherwise basic video player. Wise takes storytelling to a completely new level with the introduction of interactive videos.
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- Academic Multimedia
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- Advice & inspiration
- Announcements
- Behind the Scenes
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- Innovative Individuals
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- Internship & Job Openings
- Multimedia competitions
- Multimedia journalism
- Multimedia round table
- Philanthropic multimedia
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