IATEFL/British Council are looking for a Harrogate Online guest presenter for its live web coverage.
Harrogate Online guest presenter: the opportunity
The British Council / IATEFL Harrogate Online Project is looking to recruit someone to join the team of live online presenters for the live broadcast from the IATEFL Conference in Harrogate, April 2010.
This is a unique opportunity to be part of the Harrogate Online Team and play a role in our live online conference coverage.
What is Harrogate Online?
The Harrogate Online Project is a British Council / IATEFL partnership established to provide online conference coverage of the Annual IATEFL Conference.
Now in its fourth year, IATEFL Online returns in April 2010 to coincide with the 44th Annual IATEFL Conference in Harrogate, UK (7th to 11th April 2010).
Harrogate Online will showcase the best of the conference and provide live interactive web coverage for remote participants around the globe with video interviews with presenters, recorded sessions, moderated forums and much more.
About the role
This year the Harrogate Online Project will be streaming a live online video broadcast each day of the conference. A small team of presenters will work in front of camera throughout the conference to bring lively coverage from a studio at the conference venue.
The successful applicant will form part of this live online presenter team. The four-person team will head up the live online broadcast of the conference by interviewing presenters and conference delegates each day of the conference.
Experience/requirements
The successful applicant should possess a sound knowledge of current issues in ELT, excellent communication skills, an adventurous attitude and be able to demonstrate an ability to work well under pressure. It´s not necessary to have TV or media experience.
About the package
The winner will have their conference fee, flights and connecting travel, hotel accommodation and subsistence paid for. In addition, the successful applicant will be paid £500. The winner will need to arrive in Harrogate on 5 April for a briefing; and will depart from the UK on 12 or 13 April.
How to enter: about the application process
To enter, create a 60 second video application in English explaining why you are the most suitable candidate for the job. You are encouraged to use your creativity and really stand out from the crowd to get noticed!
Upload your video entry to YouTube and send us the link by email to iatefl.britishcouncil@googlemail.com Remember to include your full name and contact details in the email. Please include your address, phone numbers.
Deadline
Applications close at 0900 (UK) on 1 March 2010. The Harrogate Online Team will shortlist candidates – those shortlisted will be invited for a phone interview. The shortlisted candidates will be contacted during the first week in March.
Interested? The first step in securing this role is to send a 60-second video application explaining why you are the ideal Harrogate Online presenter.
You only have 60 seconds to impress!
Uploading your video to YouTube
Please follow this procedure:
1. Enter the YouTube site at www.youtube.com
2. Enter your log-in details (you will need a YouTube account.
How to get an account
3. Click on ‘Upload Video’ and choose the file that you want to upload.
4. Give your video a title and a short description.
5. You will be asked if you want to tag your video – add in the tag “HO2010”. This will ensure we find your entry.
6. Choose a category and make the video public, if you don’t make it public we won’t be able to view your entry.
Competition Terms and Conditions
1. Entries will be a 1 minute video uploaded online via YouTube. Entries submitted via YouTube must be tagged with “HO2010” and made public to ensure they are valid.
2. The deadline for receipt of entries by email is 0900 (UK) 1 March 2010. Entries received after this deadline will not be considered.
3. Applications will be judged by a panel from British Council and IATEFL. The winner chosen to be 2010’s Harrogate Online Guest Presenter will be notified by 10 March 2010.
4. The winner will be chosen by a panel of judges and selected on a range of criteria including originality, creativity, use of language, humour and topicality.
5. Video entries must be new and the original work of the person submitting the entry. By submitting an entry to the competition entry, entrants are attesting their entry to be original and wholly their own work. Entries will be evaluated in good faith, based on this assertion, however the Harrogate Online team reserves the right to disqualify any video felt to be copied or plagiarised from elsewhere.
6. The panels´ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
7. The Harrogate Online team reserves the right to alter, amend or foreclose this Competition without prior notice in the event that unforeseen circumstances make this unavoidable.
8. The Harrogate Online team reserves the right not to select a winner if, in the opinion of the panel, there is no suitable winning entry.
Further information
email: iatefl.britishcouncil@googlemail.com
more information: http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org
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