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Interactives Producer, Online NewsHour

The Interactives Producer for the Online NewsHour with Jim Lehrer is a journalist who can mix programming skills with an ability to research and analyze data for the development of interactive graphics, charts, and other material.

Duties include, but are not limited to, proposing and developing online interactive content and programming of interactive graphics and multimedia packages for all components of the Online NewsHour. The Producer will work to tap published databases as well as multimedia story telling to develop new features of the Online NewsHour.

The Interactives Producer works with the on-air producers and correspondents to add complementary content and features to the site. The Producer will also attend training on computer-assisted reporting and multimedia storytelling and will be expected to bring those techniques to new projects for the Web site.

The Interactives Producer will also assist with general assignment duties and night web production as assigned. Job is located in the Washington, DC area.

QUALIFICATIONS: The ideal candidate will have at least 1-3 years of professional experience and programming skills in Flash ActionScript, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, and other open source languages. Candidates must possess a demonstrated ability to investigate, analyze, and conceive of ways of conveying data and information on the Web, a proven ability to develop story-telling in multimedia, as well as experience building and using mySQL databases.

SALARY: Salary is commensurate with experience.

CONTACT: Interested parties should fax or e-mail a resume, cover letter and list of references to: The Online NewsHour (703) 820-6266 (fax) e-mail: lbanville@newshour.org http://www.pbs.org/newshour/ No calls will be accepted. 04/15/08 EOE