McElroy Films LLC said this week it is expanding and adding production jobs in Boston.

McElroy Films new location at 50 Mall Road in Burlington, Mass houses a staff of editors, sales and marketing, and a new theater room with additional space to expand.
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Yodle, an online advertising firm, says it expects to create dozens of new advertising jobs in Boston.
The firm says it needs client managers, account representatives, and marketing specialists. About 80 positions are opening up.

Yodle is currently located on Lincoln St, which houses about 20 employees. They’ll be holding a job fair to garner attention and buzz around the new positions.
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Any unemployed worker in Massachusetts who has ever dreamed of working in Hollywood could soon have a chance to do something similar, as several Boston film jobs could soon be created.

The combination of two proposed studios, tax incentives for in-state productions and a thriving film industry are helping to create more opportunities for local workers who can edit and help with post-production aspects of the film, television and digital media industries. In turn, several local businesses and schools are expanding their facilities and programs to help fill open jobs.

According to an article by The Boston Globe, the Massachusetts Film Office estimates that $452 million were generated from movies filmed in the state during 2008. The popularity of filming in Massachusetts began in 2006, when two films were created in the state, but during 2007 that number increased to eight, and last year 13 movies were made in the state.

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The Boston Globe’s largest union and The New York Times Co. reached a tentative deal this week, which could save several Boston media jobs and thwart any threat to shut down the paper.

According to an article by MartketWatch, under the deal, the Boston Newspaper Guild agreed to a substantial pay cut, unpaid furloughs and modifications to the lifetime job guarantee provisions that protect almost 200 employees.

“We have completed negotiations with the Guild but have agreed not to release any details until the leadership speaks with Guild members on Thursday, May 7,” the Globe’s newspaper said in a statement.

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Workers at The Boston Globe recently received word that their pay, benefits and even their jobs are in jeopardy. Click here to see more Boston media jobs.

The New York Times Company has threatened to close The Boston Globe unless labor unions agree to pay cuts and the cessation of pension contributions, according to an article by The New York Times. In addition, the Times company hopes to end a provision in the Globe’s contract that gives certain employees lifetime job guarantees.

The company needs to find $20 million in savings from the Globe, which has already seen several rounds of cost-cutting and staff layoffs. Executives believe the company lost tens of millions of dollars last year. Without the demanded concessions, it’s thought the Globe would lose $85 million this year.

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