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We've rebooted our "Photo of the Week" submissions. Do you have any photos showing off local places & scenery? Send them to us, and we will use them in community videos. And each week, we will select one to feature in our e-newsletter and social media feeds. Credits will always be provided. Send your photos to us by email.
Photo credit this week goes to Cara Philbin. Thanks, Cara, for sharing this Fall image!
The community’s strength and recovery has been documented by nearly everyone, and now we are asking you to share that with us!
Send us your flood recovery photos and videos by clicking HERE. We're looking for Town, State, and Federal officials doing their jobs, or volunteers helping to clean up, pick up, muck out, etc. , as well as before & after images showing damage and the repair work. Selections of the images we receive will be shown in various future media projects (short video segments, documentaries, etc.). We want to once again show off the strength and resilience of this community. Thank you in advance!
We are looking to expand our team by adding a part-time Program Scheduler & Field Producer, to cover municipal meetings & community events around the local area.
Job Description Summary:
Reporting to the Operations Coordinator, this position shall be responsible for the following:
1. Schedule daily programming on our two television and streaming channels, using web-based software;
2. Plan out program scheduling for coming weeks and months in coordination with other staff;
3. Produce video coverage of local government meetings and community events on location, including "hybrid" meetings;
4. Operate technology and equipment related to in-person as well as hybrid meetings and events (with remote participation). This includes (but is not necessarily limited to) cameras, microphones, audio mixers, computers, video conferencing software, streaming software & hardware, and sound systems.
5. Perform post-production and basic video editing tasks.
Hours: An average of approximately 20 hours per week to start. There is some flexibility with the program scheduling work, but will ideally be performed during weekdays. The production work will be at various times, as assigned, but mostly will be weeknights, with an occasional daytime assignment.
Qualifications: Candidates should have the following:
1. Strong overall technical aptitude with audio-visual equipment and computers, along with experience in digital media production.
2. Excellent oral communication skills and a good attitude
3. Critical thinking skills, with the ability to troubleshoot and problem solve
4. Access to consistent and reliable transportation.
Compensation: $18 - $22 per hour, depending on experience. Mileage reimbursement is provided for assignments when traveling more than 20 miles.
To Apply: Contact Patrick Cody, Executive Director, to express interest. Include a resume and any other information that you feel would be useful. Email pcody
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Through this flood recovery period, the Governor Scott Administration is holding multiple press conferences per week, sharing important and timely information. Streams of the Flood Response Press Conferences can be viewed here, thanks to our colleagues at ORCA Media in Montpelier.
Vermont 211- for State & Regional Emergency Contacts & Info
New England 511- Road Closure Info.
Okemo Valley Disaster Relief Fund
Mount Holly Emergency Management
Over the last 12 months (starting July 1, 2022), we have broadcast & streamed well over 800 new LOCAL programs. That's more than 16 NEW shows per week, and a large portion of these are provided to us by community members and volunteer producers (yes, you too can have your own show!).
The 2023 Okemo Valley TV Producer Awards were presented at the Annual Meeting on June 20th. Watch the highlight reel here:
And the winners are (shown in the collage below, clockwise from top left)....
1. Producer of the Year- Pat Pullinen & Gary Blodgett, for "Update from Expeditionary School at Black River" (with Executive Director Patrick Cody in the middle of them)
2. Outstanding Achievement- Claire McKey Berkman, for her production of "Cavendish Library shorts" (shown with our Operations Coordinator Rebekah Fontaine)
3. Community Impact- Paula VanGuilder, for "Talk with Paula" (shown with Rebekah).
4. Youth Impact- Heidi Baitz, LES 6th Grade teacher, for her annual class project - this year it was the "Identity Project" (photo credit- Otis Nelson).
We'd like to congratulate this crew for their great over the past year and to thank everyone who contributes all of the local programming!
Our Board of Directors has kicked off a strategic planning process, which will lead to the creation of a roadmap for the next few years. A lot is changing all around us, from technology, to our whole funding structure, and the development of new partnerships and collaborations. Laying out such a roadmap is a must, so that we can prioritize our goals and come up with a realistic plan to implement them. Stay tuned for more! Also, we are recruiting candidates for the Board of Directors - Board members are elected each June at our Annual Meeting. This year, the Annual Meeting & Board Election takes place Tuesday, June 20th at 6PM. Do you know someone who would make a good candidate? The nominating process is open now - more information is here.
We are one of 24 community access TV stations operating in Vermont. Each of us operates as an independent non profit organization, but we collaborate on many different projects and work closely together on matters of statewide importance. Together, we make up the Vermont Access Network (VAN), our statewide membership organization. Recently, VAN held its annual meeting in Rutland, hosted by our colleagues at Rutland Regional Community TV (aka "PEG TV"). Representing Okemo Valley TV were Rebekah & Peter.
Here, Rebekah & Peter (far right) are shown during a meet-up with staff members from Burlington-based CCTV / Town Meeting TV.
We're pleased to welcome Peter van Gorder to our staff. The newest member of the team, Peter comes to us with a wide range of skills and a varied background, including media production, software, & audio engineering. We're already putting a lot of his well-honed skills to use; like all of us here, he is already wearing a lot of hats!
