Established in 1949, KPFA-FM was the first listener-supported radio station in the United States. Located in Berkeley, California, KPFA is the flagship station of the Pacifica Network, which is a mission-driven organization, dedicated to free speech, peace and social justice, and cross-cultural understanding. Broadcasting at 59,000 watts, KPFA serves much of Northern and Central California. The program schedule is diverse and includes news, public affairs, music, arts and cultural programming.

KPFK, 90.7 FM in Los Angeles and 98.7 FM in Santa Barbara, a progressive, listener-sponsored radio station located in North Hollywood, California, and a unit of Pacifica Foundation, a 501(c) 3 non-profit corporation, seeks to fill the position of General Manager.

The General Manager will work under the supervision of the Executive Director (ED) of Pacifica Foundation. This is a full-time exempt management position.

Pacifica Radio seeks a creative and talented editor/producer to carry out the day-to-day production of a daily election news module in 2008. The ideal candidate will be committed to Pacifica’s peace and social justice mission, will be a skilled and efficient editor/producer, and will be able to bring a fresh and creative approach to this new program. This is a part-time (50%) position that includes benefits and is based in the Washington, D.C. area.

The daily election news module will be pre-recorded in the afternoons/evenings Sunday through Thursday for broadcast the following day. Five- and eight-minute versions will be distributed to Pacifica’s five sister stations and 125+ Pacifica affiliates.

The Pacifica Foundation (Pacifica) the oldest network of non-commercial, community-based radio stations in the United States, is seeking to hire a new Executive Director. Founded in 1946, Pacifica provides alternative, community-based, free speech, listener-sponsored radio without any corporate underwriting. Pacifica owns and operates five FM radio stations including WBAI in New York City, WPFW in Washington, DC, KPFT in Houston, Texas, KPFK in Southern California and KPFA in Northern California. Pacifica distributes news, public affairs, music and other programs to non-commercial radio stations, schools, colleges, universities, and individuals throughout the United States and abroad. Pacifica also has over 125 community radio station affiliates.

The Pacifica Foundation is a non-profit mission-driven organization providing educational media services. Pacifica is headquartered in Berkeley, California, and operates radio stations in New York, Washington DC, Houston, Los Angeles and Berkeley, California. Pacifica is currently seeking a full-time Human Resources Director working out of our Berkeley, California office.

TITLE:
Radio Builder Consultant

STATUS:
Consultant / Full Time

SITE:
Various Sites in South Eastern USA

BENEFITS:
None

JOB CODE:
RBC 05-07

The Pacifica Foundation is a non-profit agency providing educational services. Its mission is to establish a foundation organized and operated exclusively for education purposes no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any member of the Foundation. Corporation services are provided in Berkeley/North Hollywood, CA, Washington, D.C., Houston, TX and New York, NY.

Pacifica Foundation
Digital Distribution Development Project

CONSULTANT OPPORTUNITIES

Main Site:
New York (WBAI), Washington, DC (WPFW), Berkeley, CA (KPFA), Los Angeles, CA (KPFK), or Houston, TX (KPFT)

Duration:
Three-Six months

Summary:
To expand digital distribution of its content on various platforms, the Pacifica Foundation invites applications for contracts to provide services for three to six months to 1) initiate efforts that demonstrate Pacifica's commitment and capacity, 2) develop prototypes/prototypic approaches, 3) provide a basis for attracting funding for further development effort, and 4) create clearly delineated strategic plans for further development. The Foundation is particularly interested in licensing approaches using derivatives of the CreativeCommons family of licenses.

Exciting opportunity for Financial Analyst /CPA in Pacifica's Finance Office in Berkeley California.

Major Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer

Monitors established internal controls to assure proper compliance with FASB and Network accounting protocols.

NATIONAL ELECTION SUPERVISOR
PACIFICA FOUNDATION

STATUS: CONSULTANT CONTRACT, FULL TIME

EMPLOYER: The Pacifica Foundation is a non-profit corporation organized and operated exclusively for education purposes. No part of its net earnings inures to the benefit of any member of the Foundation. Corporation services are provided in Berkeley and North Hollywood, CA, Washington, D.C., Houston, TX and New York, NY.

NETWORK PROGRAMMING COORDINATOR
Pacifica Foundation

DEFINITION:
The Network Programming Coordinator works under the supervision of the Executive Director, and is responsible for the implementation of Pacifica's national programming policy and the coordination of its national production and distribution resources and personnel.