Technical Producer Job Description

Reports To:    Program & News Director

Job Duties

• Work in collaboration with hosts, guests or other program contributors, in order to perform quality assurance to meet established production standards, rules and regulations.
• Work the board for live and studio shows.
• Follow station format and guidelines.
• Follow applicable laws and FCC regulations.
• Cue hosts about when to take commercial breaks.
• Play commercials, promotional spots, station ID and public service announcements on time according to the commercial log.
• Operate WURD TV and log appropriate show names, hosts, and descriptions for social media broadcasting.
• Handle on-air contests as assigned and in accordance with company policy.
• Provide access to guests into the WURD office suite
• Sign-off on the commercial log, each hour on duty.
• Answer caller lines and communicate their identity and subject matter of call to the host in writing.
• Take transmitter readings.
• Complete daily report for each show for which you serve as the board operator and complete Caller Logs in legible handwriting. 
• Assist with tracking guests and topics for special projects.
• Have knowledge of the stations traffic, playout and other systems.
• Fill in for producers and technical producers, as needed.
• Download recorded shows from archives
• Special projects, as assigned

Qualifications

Ability to generate original ideas, and to think creatively about how to communicate them to audiences; has comprehensive knowledge of subjects relevant to specific radio genres. Excellent writing and storytelling skills; ability to tailor and adapt content for different audiences and platforms. Knows how to use a variety of recording equipment and to operate different radio studios. 

High school degree or equivalent required, undergraduate degree preferred. A minimum of one year experience in video production, studio engineering, radio, or technical producing.  Prior use of video and audio editing software program a plus. Proficient in Microsoft Office suite and social networking platforms.