JOB ANNOUNCEMENT:
The Prometheus Radio Project is looking for a Technical and Training Organizer to join our staff!

The Prometheus Radio Project is an organization that builds participatory radio as a tool for social justice organizing and a voice for community expression. To that end, we demystify media policy and technology, advocate for a more just media system, and help grassroots organizations build communications infrastructure to strengthen their communities and movements.

We collaborate with community groups who want a locally accountable voice in the media, including a civil rights organization in Louisiana, farmworker activists in Oregon, and environmentalists on the Chesapeake Bay. Working in Congress and the FCC, we advocate for policies that support community-controlled radio. Meanwhile, we arm community groups with the skills they need to build and control their own media and maintain thriving participatory radio stations. This is the job of the Technical and Training Organizer--putting radio technology in people’s hands!

For more information about our work, please visit our website at prometheusradio.org

Position Description 
The Technical and Training Organizer will work in conjunction with our Station Support Coordinator and Community Radio Organizer to provide engineering and station construction support to new and existing participatory radio stations. Candidates must be self-motivated and capable of working in collaborative settings with volunteers, interns and other staff.

The demystification of radio technologies and FCC processes is central to Prometheus’s work.  Therefore, we are looking for a person who is a both a skilled technician and an enthusiastic trainer.  This organizer is expected to create an environment where people who are new to radio can enjoy learning through collaboration and skill-sharing. This is an exciting position for someone who values sharing knowledge, thinking big, and building stuff.

Required skills
> Minimum two years of experience in radio (public, college, community or commercial).
> Commitment to media access and justice.
> Experience training and guiding non-technical people on technical projects.
> Experience explaining complex or technical issues in clear ways through a variety of formats – in-person presentations, phone, and email support.
> Experience with:
   * Audio engineering - studios, recording, acoustics, etc.
   * FCC rules and regulations, especially in regards to LPFM and NCE stations
   * FM station applications - allocations engineering software experience is a definite plus
   * RF engineering - transmitters, antennas, transmission line, etc.
   * Electronics work and soldering
   * Studio transmitter links
   * IP Audio
   * Internet audio streaming
   * Contracting and project management
Preferred Skills/Experience:
> Experience with community organizing or social justice work
> Management experience
> SBE or comparable certification
> Proficiency in Spanish

We are looking for the right person, not the perfect engineer.  Please be advised that we are in need of someone experienced in radio engineering, with a history of involvement in social and economic justice work and a desire to share their knowledge with others.  An invitation to interview with us will be extended primarily on this basis. 

Office Environment
The Prometheus office is a collective working environment with a consensus based decision-making structure. Candidates for this position should be prepared to engage with and take on responsibilities related to collective our processes, including shared day-to-day office maintenance tasks, collaborative event facilitation and group organization-building activities.

Salary, Location and Application Info
This is a full-time, salaried staff position. All full-time staff at Prometheus currently earn the same annual salary of $24,000 and receive medical benefits. We are exploring a salary increase based on projected income.  Our office is located in West Philadelphia, in the community center basement of the Calvary Methodist Church. Be ready to smell delicious cooking, hear the shouts of children learning martial arts, people singing gospel, or holding a self-help meeting. We are seeking someone willing to work in Philadelphia and able to make a two-year commitment to the organization; however we are open to alternative proposals.  Since we are expecting a future LPFM window, we expect this position will involve some travel throughout the US helping to construct radio stations.

The Prometheus Radio Project respects and values people of all backgrounds and considers applicants for positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, creed, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any legally protected status.  As we work in collaboration with many communities that have been marginalized from media access, we also hope to employ members of these communities at the Prometheus Radio Project.

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume, and up to three relevant writing samples to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   Applicants may also send questions to this address. Please be sure to include "Technical and Training Organizer" in the subject line. The application deadline is Sunday, January 3, 2009 at 11:59 PM EST. First round interviews will be scheduled for the week of January 11-15. We will keep this call open until we feel we have found the right person for the position.