MediaStorm looking for Multimedia Producer to join our team

Passionate about multimedia storytelling? Looking for a position where you will be challenged and inspired? MediaStorm is hiring for a Multimedia Producer to create multimedia pieces for our publication, workshops and clients. MediaStorm Multimedia Producers are also responsible for teaching at our workshops and at other events. This position is based in Brooklyn, NY. All applications must be submitted online. For more information, please see the full job description. If you have any questions, please email us. Application deadline is December 15, 2009.

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MediaStorm Workshops launch new projects

During the week of June 20-26, 2009, we brought 8 talented professionals together to collaborate with the MediaStorm team at the fourth MediaStorm Advanced Multimedia Reporting Workshop. This was a special workshop for us - given the tough economic climate and the critical need for multimedia training, we decided to hold a one-time, tuition-free Workshop, and we were thrilled and inspired at the number of people who put the time into applying for this opportunity. See the projects produced during this workshop below or apply for the next round of Workshops. Hold Out by Zachary Barr, Jeff Hutchens, Nacho Corbella and Uma Sanghvi Developers want to demolish a Brooklyn neighborhood to build a basketball arena and numerous high rises. But a small a neighborhood and a handful of residents stand in the way.See the project. A Tail of Identity by Toni Greaves, Jeff Davis, Steve Rowland, and Gregory Warner Enter the world…

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We Media Game Changers Awards

We Media has posted the finalists for their 2009 Game Changers Awards. These awards are given to "people, projects, ideas and organizations leading change and inspiring a better world through media."  Awards are based on seven categories: Story, Design, Social Impact, Pattern Change, Purpose, Community, Sustainability. MediaStorm is thrilled to be in the running for the finalists- both for MediaStorm.org, and for Bearing Witness, a project we collaborated on with Reuters for the 5th anniversary of the war in Iraq.  There are 33 other finalists, and there are some really fantastic projects/sites in there- it's well worth spending some time going through this list. Visitors can go through and rate each of the nominees- there's no official "vote", but a Community Choice award will be given out based on the ratings along with the awards from the official judges.  Check it out.

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