U.S. Information Agency, International Broadcasting Bureau, Office of Personnel and Administration, Contracts and Procurement Division, B/PA/AC, Room 1645, 330 Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 20547

R -- FOREIGN LANGUAGE RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING/PROGRAMMING/FOREIGN LANGUAGE SCRIPT TRANSLATION/BROADCASTING PRODUCTION/RESEARCHER/WRITER/LISTENER MAIL PROCESSING/ASSIGNMENT DESK COORDINATOR/PRODUCTION ASSISTANT/TELEVISION MAKE-UP ARTISTS/TELEVISION ESCORT OFFICERS/NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRANS POC Contact Point/Contracting Officer: Vivian Chisolm, B/PA/AO, (202) 619-3683 The Voice of America and Worldnet Television, a leading international radio and television broadcast organization, is seeking qualified individuals for free-lance assignments. VOA broadcasts to an international audience in English and 52 other languages. VOA and Worldnet TV are seeking qualified sources for the following types of free-lance assignments: Radio-TV Broadcast Announcers/Narrators and Personalities /Researchers/ Writers/ Producers/ Editors/ Listener Mail Processors/ Assignment Desk Coordinator/ Production Assistants/Television Make-up Artists/Television and on-camera Talent Escort Officers/Non-English Language Translators/ Narrators/Videotape Editors/Character Generator Operators/ Electronic Graphic Artists. Additionally, the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, which broadcasts radio and television programming in Spanish to Cuba, is seeking qualified sources for similar free-lance assignments. See below for additional information. General Information: 1. Free-lance assignments are performed on contract basis. 2. Most assignments require working in Washington, D.C. Some assignments require work at the International Broadcasting Bureau studios. 3. Sources may be required to undergo a background security investigation and successfully pass the security clearance process in order to receive work assignments. 4. Contractor candidates must be willing to work on an "as-required" basis. Some broadcasting activities require working irregular hours -- such as very early in the morning or late into the evening -- depending on the broadcast schedule. 5. Videotape editor candidates should have at least two (2) years experience as a videotape editor in either a commercial or government television production facility, utilizing modern computerized editing systems and videotape machines. 6. Free-lance assignments are requested as needed. The International Broadcasting Bureau makes no guarantees on the amount of work contractors can expect to receive. 7. The Government is obligated to inspect all contractor performed work to insure that it fully satisfies the Government's requirements. The Government is further obligated to reject all work that fails to meet Government-specified requirements. The following criteria, depending on the type of contract services, will be used to evaluate prospective contractors: o Radio or television broadcast experience, including translating and adapting broadcast scripts. (Note: For broadcasting work, VOA/Worldnet TV requires that prospective contractors take a voice test. For translation or on-camera work, Worldnet TV requires that prospective contractors take a translation and/or on- camera test.) o Extensive knowledge of the target broadcast language and the ability to adapt English material into the target language. o Ability to produce work that demonstrates a keen knowledge of national and international issues. o Ability to explain complex issues in clear, logical terms that can be understood by VOA's worldwide audience. o Ability to operate highly specialized andcomplex broadcast television equipment, such as audio consoles, character generators, waveform monitors and vectorscopes, and video-tape machines, such as Betacam-SP and U-Matic machines. o Highly developed production skills, such as: assembling/coordinating material, monitoring program segments for proper sequencing and integration, ensuring continuity, editing broadcast scripts as necessary, etc. o Typing/word-processing skills. o Ability to operate a wide variety of broadcast equipment, including reel-to-reel recorders, audio consoles, disc turntables, cartridge machines, etc. Individuals having the ability to furnish any of the above-stated services should write and request additional information from: International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB), Administrative Operations Division, ATTENTION: Talent Contract Coordinator, Vivian Chisolm, B/PA/AO, Room 1657-C, 330 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20547. Posted 10/15/98 (W-SN262176). (0288)

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