WMMT-FM Job Description
Program Director

Reports to: General Manager

The Program Director (PD) shall serve as the Chief Operator if so designated by the GM. The PD is the executive producer of the weekday morning drive-time program known as Pine Mountain Mornings. As the executive producer, the PD shall select Public Affairs features and establish a schedule for news, weather, and other features.

The PD shall assist in recruiting volunteer programmers and producers, and shall develop and implement programming and production training programs. The PD shall evaluate audition tapes and programmers and provide additional training and advice, as needed. The PD shall supervise programmers to ensure their compliance with all FCC and station policies. The PD shall supervise and schedule on-air shifts and substitutions for program hosts and board operators. The PD shall, when unable to find substitutes, serve as back-up programmer or board operator.

The PD shall maintain and design genre categories, supervising the intake and categorization of new music. The PD shall supervise the maintenance of the record library and the record library database. The PD shall supervise the acquisition of music, reporting via playlists, and relations with record companies to assure continued service.

The PD is responsible for the broadcast schedule, both music and spoken-word programming, in collaboration with the Operations Manager(OM) and the GM.

The PD is responsible for intake and response to listener feedback, in collaboration with the GM.

The PD shall assess the station's engineering needs, reporting repair and purchase requests to the GM.

The PD shall supervise the use of on-air and production facilities.

The PD shall prepare and maintain the program logs in collaboration with the Operations Manager.

The PD shall coordinate on-air live music programming, providing volunteers with technical training and assistance.

The PD shall develop and implement strategies for audience building in collaboration with staff and volunteers.

The PD shall assist with programming aspects of fund raising. The PD shall schedule coaches for fund-drives and supervise fund-drives music giveaways. The PD will provide technical advice and engineering assistance for station concerts, including BGX Live and Seedtime.

The PD will act as the back-up for the OM, understanding that the OM is a part-time position and there are days that the OM will not be at the station.

The PD shall perform other duties as assigned.

Salary range: $20,000 to $25,000.

Benefits: Health Insurance and vacation.

Requirements:
Familiar with audio production/radio broadcasting equipment
Must be knowledgeable of computers and website management
Must have exceptional organization and time management skills
Ability to effectively manage and communicate with volunteers
Communication skills: written and verbal
A bachelors degree or higher

Send cover letter and resume to GM Marcie Crim at marciec@wmmtfm.org with subject line "Program Director" by August 31, 2010.