Producer

Havant Talking News is looking urgently for volunteers to help us produce fortnightly recordings of local news for our visually impaired, and often, lonely people in the Havant area. Small organisations like ours can make a big difference to the lives of our listeners, who often feel cut off from their community. This service is provided entirely by volunteers

What is involved?

Briefly, you would be working with our news gatherers, bringing together pre-selected local news articles ready for a fortnightly recording session. We hope that the commitment would be around once every two months.

We want to make the articles ‘listener friendly’ so some editing of the articles would be needed. Ideally you will be self motivated, a good communicator, and able to work under a little pressure.

We work from our recording studios in Havant some time in the future (19, East Street, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 1AE).

About the organisation  

Havant Talking News is a free service, recording and sending out recordings from local newspapers to blind and partially sighted people in the Havant Borough area. Recordings are sent out on memory sticks and purpose built machines can be loaned for those without suitable equipment

Process:

You will need an account to register your interest for this role. Once you have registered your interest you will receive an automatic email with next steps. If you have not received this in a couple of hours, please do get in touch as it may not have registered (volunteering@hiveportsmouth.org.uk). 

You will need to respond to the "Criteria Check" email to progress with this role. 

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Skills

Good level of education, creative ability and self motivated.

Full training given but must have general skills suited to the role.

Any experience in marketing, desktop publishing, media equipment, media publications or previous experience of working with the visually impaired would be helpful for the role.