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Radio Station Jobs from
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ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE - The person who sells advertising time and
works closely with businesses to help them market themselves to the
station's listeners or viewers.
ANNOUNCER - Announcers are a radio station's "voice" and are
often the people with whom the public identifies. This person introduces
programs and music, reads commercial copy and public service
announcements, and is involved in the overall public presentation of the
station.
CHIEF ENGINEER - The chief engineer is responsible for the
technology necessary to put the station's broadcast on the air. The
engineer works to maintain broadcasting capabilities and provide quick
solutions to problems that may arise with the transmitter, tower,
satellite receiver and other related equipment.
COPY WRITER - This staff member writes commercial and promotional
copy in support of the station's sales, marketing and promotion efforts.
GENERAL MANAGER - The person responsible for the overall
operation of a station. This position requires business knowledge,
leadership ability and a technical understanding of how a station
operates.
GENERAL SALES MANAGER - This person hires and supervises the
sales staff, reviews programming for the best sales opportunities,
develops sales plans and goals, oversees billing, studies and
understands the station's market and approves all sales promotion
campaigns. Some stations have multiple levels of sales managers,
including National, Regional and Local sales managers who focus on
various aspects of sales.
MAINTENANCE ENGINEER - The maintenance engineer installs and
performs preventive maintenance on the station's control consoles,
boards, recording equipment, microphones, and a wide variety of other
station equipment and electronic systems.
MUSIC DIRECTOR - This person manages the station's music library
and works with the program director in selecting new recordings to be
played as they are submitted by record companies.
NEWS DIRECTOR - The news director runs the news department. The
news director assigns stories to reporters on staff, monitors the wire
service and is involved with identifying the important news issues
within the community.
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR - The production manager assigns announcers,
schedules studios, arranges recording sessions, produces commercials,
and directs programs.
PROMOTION DIRECTOR - This position promotes the station's image,
programs and activities. The promotion director works closely with the
program director to create on-air promotions and also with the sales
department in securing new clients and maintaining current advertisers.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR - Responsible for the entire on-air product, the
PD governs the sound of the stations. With control over production,
talent, work schedules, and program schedules, the PD's programming
objectives support the goals of the general manager and the general
sales manager.
RECEPTIONIST - The duties of the receptionist vary according to
the size of the station. This position is ideal for understanding all
the aspects of how a station operates.
SALES ASSISTANT - This position offers support to the sales staff
and managers by handling much of the office work, including drafting
proposals, which allows the sales staff to focus on meeting with clients
and developing business.
SPORTS DIRECTOR - This position is similar to the news director
position. Sports directors often handle the play-by-play coverage of
local sporting events. Stations that do a lot of sports sometimes hire a
"color" announcer to complement the play-by-play talent.
TRAFFIC DIRECTOR - Collects data from other departments in order
to prepare a minute-by-minute schedule for the broadcast day. The
traffic person is the daily link between the sales department and
programming department, keeping up-to-date commercial time availability.
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