Volunteer Telford

Volunteer Telford

Editor/Reader

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Opportunity Description

East Shropshire Talking Newspaper For The Blind (ESTN) is based in Telford and provides a FREE weekly USB memory stick of local news and features including items from the local press and other publications, such as Shropshire Magazine and Info sound, alongside items produced in-house by the ESTN team; covering a wide range of subjects and matters of interest.

We are staffed entirely by volunteers, and operate solely via voluntary donations from both individuals and organisations, for example Local Councils and Social organisations. We receive no government or private funding as a matter of course.

We are looking for Volunteer Editor/Reader

Role:

To select and prepare the 45 minutes of material to be included in the News section of the week’s issue, drawn from the on-line version of the local Newspapers.

To self-record their narration of these News Items and upload the audio files to the ESTN Filestore (hosted on Google Drive). 

A team of people act as joint Editor/Readers (each taking their turn on a roster).

Thursday – Sunday (HOME WORKING as necessary to complete the duties).

Total 4 Hours Work approx. Once every 4 Weeks approx.

Requirements

Day to Day I.T. skills are essential, i.e. Basic Internet/E-Mail Familiarity. Clear, fluent speaking voice. Attention to detail. Google Account Required (Free)

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More Info

Telephone: 01952 373007

This is an answerphone, but please do leave a message, including your name and contact telephone number, as we pick these up regularly, and promise to respond as soon as possible.

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  • C/o The Wrekin Housing Group Ltd
    Telford
    Shropshire
    TF3 4AW

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