Job Title: Digital Audience Specialist/On-Air Host - Classical KC, 78783
Location: UMKC Volker Campus
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 36572
Hiring Department

Classical KC

Job Description

91.9 Classical KC, Kansas City’s 24/7 public radio classical music radio and digital service has an amazing opportunity to join a newly created station. We seek a energetic, creative person to join our team as the Digital Audience Specialist/On-Air Host. This position serves a dual role as an announcer for classical music as well as a digital audience specialist for the station. In this position, you would host content on-air and online, coordinate setting digital strategy and policy, manage Classical KC’s social media accounts, produce daily content for the station’s website, social media and other digital properties, and coordinate live-streamed content across multiple platforms.

Classical KC seeks individuals who are able to shed traditional classical music delivery stereotypes and invite an audience of diverse ages and cultural backgrounds to participate in this rich art from using best practices of public radio storytelling and a tone that energizes, excites and enriches the listener. This position reports to the Director of Classical KC.

Classical KC and ClassicalKC.org is a new, 24/7 public radio classical music service designed to reflect and serve Kansas City’s vibrant and energetic arts scene. A startup project of KCUR 89.3, one of the nation’s most innovative and fastest-growing NPR stations, Classical KC features performances by local, national and international artists with a mission to engage, educate, inspire and entertain. Classical KC seeks to create innovative and informative programs fueled by the region’s intellectual and cultural diversity and its abundant arts organizations. We champion this music in all its forms, believe that delivering classical music can connect with and inspire audiences in an emotional and meaningful way and can help develop diverse classical music audiences in Kansas City.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develops strategies for digital content and social media engagement with an eye towards diversifying content and audiences
• Hosts on-air shift, using innovative strategies for music discovery on air and in the digital realm
• Interviews guests
• Participates in marketing campaign for increasing on-air and digital audience
• Helps develop budgets for digital with digital engagement team
• Helps develops future audience initiatives in the digital realm
• Serves as co-host during concert broadcasts
• Assists in fundraising on and off air
• Works closely with other departments and station staff
• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 2 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary

Preferred Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• At least 2 years of experience as a classical music host or related experience.
• Demonstrated social media and analytical experience on multiple platforms (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook).
• Thorough knowledge of classical music, demonstrated radio broadcast announcing ability, and basic radio operation skills is required.

Full Time/Part Time

This is a full time, benefit eligible position

Salary

$16.92 - $23.80/hr, to commensurate with experience

Application Deadline

May 31, 2021

Application Instructions

Applicants must combine all application materials (cover letter, resume, and list of five references with contact information) into one PDF or Microsoft Word document and upload as a resume attachment.

Limit document name to 50 characters. Maximum size limit is 11MB. Do not include special characters (e.g., /, &, %, etc.).

If you are experiencing technical problems, please call (800) 488-5288.

Comments

KCUR 89.3 is the NPR affiliate in Kansas City and is an editorially independent community service of the University of Missouri-Kansas City. See www.kcur.org/jobs for information about KCUR and Kansas City.

Statement on Diversity at KCUR
KCUR and Classical KC are committed to ensuring that our workforce, community advisory board, and audience reflect the diversity found in the communities we serves. Central to KCUR’s mission, vision, and values is maintaining a workplace environment that recognizes and celebrates diversity in all forms. For more infomation on our policies and governance, visit https://www.kcur.org/governance.Equal Employment Opportunity

Equal Opportunity is and shall be provided for all employees and applicants for employment on the basis of their demonstrated ability and competence without unlawful discrimination on the basis of their race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable state or federal law. This policy shall not be interpreted in such a manner as to violate the legal rights of religious organizations or the recruiting rights of military organizations associated with the Armed Forces or the Department of Homeland Security of the United States of America. For more information, call the Vice Chancellor - Human Resources at 816-235-1621.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties and functions of this job. If you believe you may have difficulty performing any of the duties or functions of this job, please contact the Office of Affirmative Action at (816) 235-1323.

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