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Program Director

Position Overview:
Wyoming Public Media Program Director is a senior position that oversees all operational aspect of the station’s programming, on-air sound, production, audience research, and online integration. The Program Director supervises, analyze and recommend WPM’s daily on-air programming schedule, on-air announcers, and internet activity.

WPM is the 3rd largest state public radio network that covers the state of Wyoming and is managed from Laramie. It’s licensed to the University of Wyoming. WPM includes Wyoming Public Radio, Classical Wyoming, Jazz Wyoming and Wyoming Online.

Essential Duties:
Supervise Airstaff: Recruit, train, schedule, regularly aircheck and critique on-air staff to achieve excellence. Set clear performance standards for all air staff. Plan and monitor programming budget. Oversee operational tasks to ensure effective daily programming: Recommend and supervise the broadcast, recording and editing of programs for on-air and online. Oversee the scheduling and execution of automated programming.

Analyze reports and make recommendations to General Manager for effective program schedule for both on-air and online. Use broadcast and digital professional tools including audience research, surveys, digital research, and listener feedback to assess daily on-air and online content; recommend changes to improve service to listeners.

Coordinate with Development Staff to produce effective on-air and online fundraising: Suggest talent for and timing of on-air pledge breaks, schedule and assist in training staff in effective on-air pitching, produce fundraising announcements and pre-drive campaigns. Participate in on-air fundraising.
Produce on-air and online promotion and programming content: Plan recommend, schedule and produce effective program and station promotion in coordination with other WPR departments. Perform on-air duties as needed: Perform regular or fill-in airshifts in music or news as required.

Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's Level Degree and three years of radio and online experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Online experience to include: Working knowledge of public radio web sites, including ability to generate content, edit web pages, manage and maintain content.
Working knowledge of public radio programming, analytic tools, and program production.
Excellent writing and grammar skills.
Strong planning and organizational skills.
Excellent interpersonal and oral communication skills.
Desired Qualifications
Experience in content production for on-air and online.
Knowledge of public radio digital material and developments.
Strong familiarity with online protocols.

Required Materials:
Complete on-line application, resume, cover letter, and contact information for three work-related references.
*University of Wyoming Human Resources web site lists this position under the title of “Manager, TV/Radio Program Operations, Wyoming Public Media.”
Send on-air check in MP-3 format to jobapps@uwyo.edu

Hiring Statement:
The University of Wyoming is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, marital, veteran or any other legally protected status.

The University of Wyoming is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, students and visitors. To achieve that goal, we conduct background investigations on prospective employees.

Welcome to Laramie:
The University of Wyoming is located in Laramie, a town of 27,000 in the heart of the Rocky Mountain West. Wyoming is investing in its university, helping to make it a leader in academics, research and outreach.

The university has state-of-the-art facilities in many areas and is a cultural center for the state. Located on a high plain between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountain ranges, Laramie has more than 200 days of sunshine a year and is near year-round outdoor activities that include skiing, hiking, camping, bicycling, fishing and climbing.

The community provides the advantages of a major university and a distinctive identity as an important city in a frontier state. Laramie is near many of Colorado's major cities and university communities (Fort Collins: 1 hour; Boulder: 1.5 hours; Denver: 2 hours; Colorado Springs; 4 hours). Laramie has an airport with connecting flights from Denver.

Laramie has a low crime rate, and an excellent economy. Wyoming received the highest evaluation of its financial stability and was ranked number two in a recent Gallup poll based on overall well-being. Wyoming has no state income tax.

Wyoming Public Media is the only public radio network serving the entire state of Wyoming, and the third largest state network. WPM management serves on national boards; the station encourages staff participation in national public broadcasting activity.

Send application materials to:

http://www.uwyo.edu/hr/employment/search-all-jobs.html