TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Job #3980

*Job ID: 3980

*Job Title: LSC Telecommunications Fellowship

Organization Name:        Ohio Legislative Service Commission

Linked To:  Stephanie Suer

No of Openings: 2

Hours per Week: 40

Wage/Salary:     $26,000/year

              

*Job Description:              The Ohio General Assembly, through the Ohio Legislative Service Commission (LSC), has sponsored a legislative fellowship program for over 45 years. This unique program was founded to provide participants of all ages, backgrounds, and experiences with an introduction to state government and to promote careers in public service. Traditionally, twenty fellows are assigned to work with members of the Ohio General Assembly, one or two with the LSC research or fiscal staff, and two with the Ohio Government Telecommunications/ The Ohio Channel.

Ohio Government Telecommunications (OGT) is the state's teleproduction facility. In addition, OGT also produces and manages The Ohio Channel, a statewide PBS public affairs channel broadcast through the new digital broadcast spectrum.

Telecommunications fellows will work as production assistants supervised by the general manager of OGT. Their duties will include studio and field production assignments such as camera operation, floor directing, control room directing, research, script writing, editing, lighting, videography, and audio and graphics production.

*Qualifications: To be eligible for a 2013 legislative fellowship position, you must complete at least a bachelor's degree program by December 2012, with a major or minor in a telecommunications-related field.

*How to Apply:  Applications must be mailed to our office. Please see our website for more detailed application instructions: www.lsc.state.oh.us/fellowship.

To apply for a fellowship position, you must submit: (1) the application form; (2) a resume; (3) official sealed transcript(s) from each college or university attended (for more than one quarter or semester); (4) three sealed letters of recommendation; (5) a two- to four-page typewritten personal statement; and (6) a 5-minute maximum demo reel publicly accessible via web link, with your name and duties related to the project(s) clearly indicated.