The Radio Program Director position is a leadership and operations role with responsibility for leading and managing all aspects of ensuring a successful radio program (including on air talent and content) and station (including all facets of daily broadcasts). A successful radio program director will decide which programs and commercials will be broadcast, as well as determining music play lists and scheduling programming. This position is one of 850+ program directors who work in over 850 radio stations across the United States. The Radio Program Director reports to the Operations Manager.
Required Skills:
The Radio Program Director is responsible for:
- Directing the entire on-air experience of the station, including tone, sound, or theme, and attracting audience share with new ideas and vision.
- Working with both the GM and sales manager in support of local and corporate business objectives including increasing local market share and listeners, ratings, and revenue.
- Implementing content and development of station’s website, social media activities, and online presence to deepen listener relationships (e.g., Facebook, contests, Twitter, etc.).
- Working with the sales department to ensure that advertising is appealing and effective, and that the station is claiming a fair share of the broadcast market.
- Overseeing the promotion and execution of all events of the given radio station, as well as managing and approving advertising / external marketing plans, design, and creative.
- Working closely with the station manager to ensure that ratings are calculated and that advertisers are satisfied.
- Overseeing all radio commercial copy or ads, and approving what can / can’t be said on air.
- Decisioning paid programming scheduling in partnership with sales manager.
- Planning each day's radio programming and providing the radio DJ / audio engineer direction on content for the live radio broadcast.
- Negotiating, managing, and maintaining key talent under contract (eg, frequent listening/aircheck sessions with on air talent).
- Interviewing, hiring, training, and directing DJs and other on-air talent, along with producers.
- Daily PM Drive Airshift
- Creating work schedules for the available pool of on-air talent and scheduling each week's schedule allowing for time off, vacations, and sick days.
- Managing team members in maintaining community service and appropriate information for the station’s public file.
- Working with the Operations Manager to make sure staff has taken/passed/maintained all company programs, plans, and training (RBI, Payola/Plugola).
- Assisting the Operations Manager, GM, and Business Manager on budget preparation and implementation on a yearly, quarterly, and monthly basis.
- Handling all payables according to company policy and paid in a prompt fashion.
- Protecting the station license.
Required Experience:
- Sound judgment and quality decision making skills to plan and accomplish goals.
- Ability to multi-task and capable of working with specific deadlines, highly organized, and comfortable delegating responsibility.
- Ability to gather and analyze data to make sound business decisions.
- Flexible, creative, and innovative in using technology to deepen listener relationships.
- Skills in broadcasting and understanding of the station's listening audience.
- Ability to manage and motivate staff, in addition to working well as a member of a team (including advertising and marketing managers).
- Ability to think both tactically and strategically.
- Ability to influence, drive results oriented change, inspire innovation, ensure a customer/client focus, and foster relationships.
Required Qualifications
The Radio Program Director must possess:
- Experience and competency in using tools to gather data and in analyzing data to make sounds business decisions required (eg, PD Advantage, Feature Tracker, etc.).
- Must be proficient with Arbitron diary methodology.
- Working knowledge of Arbitron software.
- High level of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat.
- Knowledge and appreciation of diverse music genres, excellent on-air performance, familiarity with radio programming.
- Prior experience as a broadcaster, either in news, sports, or as a DJ preferred.
- Previous supervisory experience.
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