The Asia Society is in search of a Producer to maintain and produce content for AsiaSociety.org. The ideal candidate will have a creative passion for promoting the work and mission of the Asia Society in the digital space as part of a wider online and communications strategy. Responsibilities Produce content such as program reports, news items, calendar listings, articles for AsiaSociety.org using Drupal Content Management System, as well as hand-coded HTML pages. Help maintain blogs, corporate intranet, and wikis. Assist with email outreach. Produce multimedia content incorporating video, photography, audio. Promote Asia Society activities, initiatives and expertise through social media outreach, development of online community on AsiaSociety.org Help evangelize and train Asia Society staff in digital media production and social media techniques and best practices. Participate in hiring and management of Asia Society Online interns. Maintain awareness of website analytics, work with constituents to increase understanding of website traffic. View the online posting…

The Quincy Herald-Whig is now accepting applications to its brand new paid internship program (the Quinternship) in Quincy, Illinois. The award-winning staff of 3 photographers is searching for interns who have the skills and desire to shoot multimedia projects. There will be plenty of opportunity for the selected applicant to shoot a wide-range of stills, video, and multimedia pieces. The purpose behind the Quinternship Paid Internship Program is to offer students in the field of journalism, broadcasting, communication and related fields the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in broadcast television, radio, and digital information.  Students who participate (Interns) will gain a wide variety of practical experience and will receive an hourly wage.  The company strives to offer this opportunity to a diverse group of Interns. Interns who participate in the program will work a mutually agreeable flex schedule set by the Quincy Herald-Whig, while attending school.  In many cases, the Intern can earn…

One day. Millions of perspectives. On May 15th ADAY.org asks you and people all around the world to pick up your cameras and picture what is close to you. In this unique photographic event, hundreds of thousands of people will work together to create a unique documentation of daily life. Professionals, amateurs, school children, farmers, social media fans, astronauts and office workers. Cell phone camera, Hasselblad, homemade or borrowed. ADAY.org is looking for the perspectives of everyone who enjoys photography. The goal is to inspire perspectives on humankind – today and tomorrow. All images will be displayed online for you and everyone to explore. Some of them will be selected for a book, others will be displayed in digital exhibitions. Every single one will be saved for future research and inspiration. Let a part of your life inspire generations to come. Share your perspective! Read more about the project and sign up…

Culture Unplugged Studios - a new media studio focused on leveraging the power of new media to promote socially and spiritually sensitive stories by a global community of conscious storytellers, culture explorers and world citizens - seeks submissions for its We Speak Here online film festival. The festival is an event which aspires to bring an intimate view from life of another fellow being, reflecting our own challenges and opportunities for individual transformation - revealing underlying light & shadows of our present existence, and exploring life’s purpose leading to future. Deadline for submissions is May 7, 2012. Watch films from the past Spirit Enlightened film festival, and visit the online submissions page for criteria, submission process, and awards information for the upcoming festival.  

The Pictures of the Year International competition recognized two MediaStorm projects, A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan, and A Thousand More. In its 69th year, POYi honors the world's best photographers, newspapers, editors, and multimedia producers. A Darkness Visible: Afghanistan, was recognized as both a Finalist in the Documentary Project of the Year category, and honored with an Award of Excellence in the Long Form Documentary category. In addition, A Thousand More, produced during a MediaStorm Advanced Storytelling Workshop, was honored with an Award of Excellence in the category of Feature Multimedia Story. Congratulations to all of this year's POYi winners.