Broadcast Operations Assistant

UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Broadcast Operations Assistant will work alongside WUNC’s operations and programming staff members to ensure that shows, underwriting and promotions air over the broadcast signal as forecast on the station program log. The position will include the following specific duties: The Broadcast Operations Assistant will work with the station underwriting team to assign underwriting credits using Visual Traffic (VT) to the daily program log. This person will also coordinate with the underwriting team on airchecks as well as reconcile the daily program log to verify that credits and breaks aired as written on the log. The Broadcast Operations Assistant will build and maintain show/daily templates in both VT and Wide Orbit, the stations automation and playback system. This person will also oversee acquisition and scheduling of new programs from Content Depot and PRX Exchange. This candidate will also manage on screen metadata entry using Rapid. The Broadcast Operations Assistant will record evening and weekend automation as well as coordinate with on-air hosts regarding log and program changes. This person will also fill in as an on-air host as needed.

Requirements

• Familiarity with Visual Traffic (VT)
• Familiarity with Wide Orbit
• Familiarity with Content Depot
• Familiarity with PRX Exchange
• Familiarity with Rapid

Responsibilities

• Assign underwriting credits using Visual Traffic (VT) to the daily program log.
• Coordinate with the underwriting team on airchecks.
• Reconcile the daily program log to verify that credits and breaks aired as written on the log.
• Build and maintain show/daily templates in VT and Wide Orbit.
• Oversee acquisition and scheduling of new programs from Content Depot and PRX Exchange.
• Manage on screen metadata entry using Rapid.
• Record evening and weekend automation.
• Coordinate with on-air hosts regarding log and program changes.
• Fill in as an on-air host as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed