Music Director/Operations Assistant

Deseret Management Corporation•San Francisco, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Music Director/Operations Assistant assists the Director of Programming in scheduling music, assisting with digital content, and ensuring smooth airing of programming, including managing technical and production aspects of shows. Note: Work configurations are subject to change based on business needs and at company discretion. This position is an onsite role that requires the employee to regularly work at our Daly City, CA site.

Requirements

Experience in operation of broadcast equipment.
Minimum 3 years programming experience with proven track record.
Knowledge of FCC rules, geographical demographics and familiarity with broadcast area preferred.
Must be self motivated and possess ability to work autonomously.
Ability to run broadcast facility board and operate EAS hardware required.
Able to effectively use RCS Zetta, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Audition, Adobe Premiere/Elements, Vox Pro, Wheatstone audio board and social media tools.
Display consistent news judgment and understand a politically conservative news and talk audience.
Must be well organized and highly attentive to detail.
Able to work under pressure and effectively handle stress and ensure on-air host(s) receive material for broadcast on time.
Excellent time management skills and flexibility.
Ability to accept direction and be flexible with changes.
Ability and willingness to understand and execute format philosophy and work with a team of other professionals in creating a distinctive sound.
Able to consistently work hours required. Works more, if required, to meet deadlines.
Maintain positive and cooperative rapport and effective communication with staff, management, and clients.
Project an appropriate professional appearance and demeanor.
Proven ability for accuracy and follow-through and ability to multi-task effectively.
Ability to communicate clearly and accurately and receive and interpret instructions.
Ability to effectively produce written content for social media assets.
Work in compliance with Company policies and procedures.
Work effectively in a team environment.
Proven ability to handle stress.
Ability to consistently work hours required. Works more when required to meet deadlines including weekends, evenings, etc.
Project an appropriate professional appearance and demeanor.
Maintain positive and cooperative rapport with staff, management and clients.
Maintain confidentiality by not discussing internal matters, company strategies, client’s proprietary information, personnel matters, wage and salary information or any sensitive information with clients, competitors, listeners, the media or inappropriately with co-workers, and by not distributing our proprietary research or other information to our competitors.

Responsibilities

Provide clerical and operations assistance to assure smooth airing of station’s programming including assuring reliable, timely, error-free delivery of terrestrial radio and digital media programming, adhering to commercial logs.
Understand and develop stories for targeted audience.
Find, evaluate, and research daily content.
Provide topical background research, analyze and anticipate news, culture and entertainment trends.
Find, record, edit and mix audio and video on tight deadline.
Produce, edit, upload and distribute daily show social media benchmarks.
Contribute to show social media channels.
Collaborate with other teams across brands and departments to maintain brand consistency and efficiently use finite station resources.
Set up Comrex, etc. and manage the technical aspects of shows.
Conceptualize and develop production elements (or “benchmarks” and features) to enhance show/station presentation and sound.
Operate studio equipment and possess basic production skills.
Monitor and coordinate listener calls, interviews and benchmark actors.
Responsible for curating and maintaining the stations library of music.
Reviews and monitors daily audio and video production.
Ensure that station formatics are executed properly and as proposed by Program Director.
Schedule music via RCS Selector software and run daily/weekly analysis of Selector software/schedules.
Create RCS Long Audit Trials, successfully analyze music scheduling problems and propose reliable solutions.
Maintain the stations’ music libraries and oversee the dubbing of all music content media.
Assist with the creation of Screeners for Perceptual & Auditorium Music Test studies.
Secure music required for broadcast.
Continually re-examine the Selector software to ensure that all pertinent data is listed for each song and that all fields are complete and correct.
Attend music sorts/perceptual presentations and actively participate in brainstorming sessions.
Manage relationships with trade magazines, radio critics, and Internet vendors who compose editorial about the industry & station.
Protect the company’s FCC license.
Perform all other tasks perceived, assigned, and/or required that contribute to the smooth running of the department and to the achievement of departmental and station goals.

Benefits

Robust, affordable medical, dental and vision coverage with no wait period for enrollment
401(k) with Company match and employer-funded retirement account, both fully vested from day one
Paid leave for new parents under our Medical Maternity (8 weeks) and Parental Leave (8 weeks) benefits
Opportunities to apply for tuition reimbursement
Paid time off for vacation (120 hours accrued per year) and sick leave (80 hours accrued per year) in addition to 12 paid company holidays per year
Paid time off for volunteering (40 hours per year)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services
Access to an entire team of free financial planners
Matches on contributions to charitable organizations after one year of service
Continuous growth and development opportunities
Dynamic team culture that values teamwork, having fun, and collaboration