ESSENTIAL
JOB FUNCTIONS
- Voice quality/sound at or above the state-wide network minimum
- Speak, read and write in on-air conversational broadcast style.
- Operate control board, studio and field audio recorders, digital audio production equipment, and computer.
- Exhibit sound judgment about and fact-based understanding of issues and problems.
- Conduct and communicate interviews by telephone and face-to-face meetings both in and outside the studio.
QUALIFICATIONS
-
Bachelor's degree required.
- Up to two or more years full time experience in broadcast journalism with strong on-air skills.
- Superior oral and written communication skills
- Research and analytical skills and persistence to recognize and assemble information of regional and/or statewide interest and topicality
- Proven history/success in working independently and on meeting deadlines
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills in a team setting and on an individual basis; collaboration skills that actively support a productive, respectful work environment.
- Demonstrated technical mastery to operate a computer, control board, audio recorders and digital audio production software
- Ability to work with diverse, multicultural people and groups.
- Personal means of transportation required.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
- Previous public radio news experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications or related field
- Firm foundation in journalism ethics, news gathering and reporting techniques.
SALARY:
The range for this position is $30,547 – 45,820, with actual pay dependent upon qualifications. WPR
offers a comprehensive benefits package.
HOW
TO APPLY: Applications will be accepted and reviewed until the position is filled. For best consideration, respond by 9/25/08. Please include:
-
A completed UW-Extension
application form, applicant
survey and confidentiality
form. (You may request a MS Word formatted copy to be sent via e-mail.
- A detailed resume.
- Recruitment source where you learned about this position; (appears on AA data sheet)
- A narrative detailing HOW your experience relates to this position. (Note: This is a very important component of your application package. Please carefully detail your experience as it compares to the job duties and qualifications for this position.)
- Sample(s) of your work…. a) an appropriate writing sample. b) demo CD or cassette containing one prepared newscast, at least one newscast-length story and at least one feature-length story (3:00-5:00) that you have edited and produced (and, if available, an air-check of news magazine hosting). Please do not send stories edited and produced by a network program. The longer stories should reflect your ability to effectively use sound to help tell a story.
- Contact information including e-mail address for five references who can attest to your professional capabilities.
- Salary History
The successful candidate will be required to provide documentation
of credentials. Prior to appointment to this position, a criminal
records review will be conducted. UWEX complies with the Wisconsin
Fair Employment Act with regard to nondiscrimination on the basis
of arrest and/or conviction record.
DIRECT
INQUIRIES AND APPLICATION MATERIALS TO:
Betsy
Nelson
Wisconsin Public Radio
821 University Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Or call
608-262-5221; e-mail betsy.nelson@wpr.org
This
document can be made available in alternative formats by calling the
person listed above.
Under
Wisconsin Statutes, if asked, UW-Extension is required to provide
a list of all nominees and applicants who have not requested, in writing,
that their identities remain confidential. The identities of all finalists
must be released upon request.
An offer
of employment is contingent upon establishment of identity and verification
of employment eligibility as required by the Immigration Reform and
Control Act of 1986.
An EEO/Affirmative
Action employer, the University of Wisconsin-Extension provides equal
opportunities in employment and programming, including Title IX and
ADA requirements. Persons of color, women and persons with disabilities
are strongly encouraged to apply.
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