Join our Podcast Bootcamp

September 19, 2019 | Meagan Miller & filed under hiring, Training.

We’re recruiting a team of audio-loving post-secondary students who want to learn some spicy podcasting skills through the creation of a short original podcast series this semester.

The podcast series will be recorded and edited from October – December 2019, and released in January 2020.

Throughout this bootcamp, you’ll learn how to:

Identify a distinctive style and voice for a podcast
Interview guests
Edit (including mixing in music and sound to enrich your stories)
Write a script
Host a show in a way that reflects and develops your own voice

Roles available:

Podcast Producer (Application details below)
- One internship available (with $500 honorarium)
- 10 hours weekly commitment
Podcast Reporter (Sign up through Better Impact under News & Spoken Word Programming)
- Multiple volunteer roles available
- 2-4 hours weekly commitment
Design Intern (Application details below)
- One internship available (with $1000 honorarium)
- 100 hours total commitment (December 2019 – April 2020)

Podcast Producer

This internship is part of a project to create and launch a short, original, student-led, non-fiction podcast series. The intern’s main task will be conducting interviews, hosting, and helping edit the series. Episodes of the podcast will be structured around interviews highlighting stories themed around food in Edmonton. This work will be conducted together with a team of volunteers. This is a 10 hour commitment per week from October – December 2019.

At the end of this internship, the Podcast Producer will receive a $500 honorarium.

Ideal for someone with course work in:

Arts and Cultural Management
Arts
English
Communication and Culture
Radio Television and Broadcast News
Journalism

Some specialized skills required:

Educational or professional background in communications is an asset
Experience using audio editing software (eg Logic Pro, Hindenburg, Audacity), iTunes, Word and Google Docs
Prior experience volunteering with CJSR is an asset
Enthusiasm, curiosity, reliability, and a strong work ethic is required
Experience in audio recording or editing is an asset

What we will accomplish at the end of the Internship:

Research story and interviewee ideas for podcast episodes
Guide volunteer team towards common vision of podcast aesthetics and quality
Find guests for interviews
Conduct interviews
Select tape highlights
Write scripts and record hosting for episodes
Oversee edits conducted by volunteer team members

Eligibility:

You must be a post-secondary student living in Alberta.
You must be a Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident, or an international student with appropriate authorization as may be required from Citizenship and Immigration Canada to participate in SCiP. Currently, this is a valid study permit and a valid Social Insurance Number.

Apply by emailing a resume and cover letter to resumes@cjsr.com by October 7, 2019.

Design Intern

This internship is part of a project to create and launch two short, original, non-fiction podcast series at CJSR – Edmonton’s listener-supported, volunteer-powered campus and community radio station. The main focus of the internship will be to develop and produce content for CJSR promotional use including print and digital designs. This position will provide diverse experience producing high-profile materials in a variety of areas. The intern will develop and strengthen skills relating to event and artistic documentation, and high-profile opportunities to publish work.

This internship will support both podcast series. The term is December 2019 – April 2020, and involves a 100 hour commitment. At the end of this internship, the Design Intern will receive a $1000 honorarium.