Job Title: Executive Producer WUTV
Location: UWG Recruiting Location
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 234749
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Job Summary

WUTV is a public access, educational station that serves as an experiential learning lab for Mass Communications majors, particularly those concentrating in Convergence Journalism and Digital Media & Telecommunication. The Executive Producer provides instructional support and secondary supervision of applied learning opportunities for skills courses related to aforementioned concentrations; oversees day-to-day operation of student-produced and student-managed programs and newscasts while assisting students with originating, researching, writing, and producing programs and news stories; supervises technical production of programs and newscasts from inception to broadcast; assists students with developing digital content for programs and news stories; recruits, trains, mentors, and supervises student staff; aids in maintaining station website and acts as a liaison between the WUTV General Manager and student staff. Executive Producer possesses a thorough knowledge of budget logistics and has the ability to estimate cost, ascertain vendor quotes, and prepare reports.

Responsibilities

Operations - 60

Oversees day-to-day operation of student-produced and student-managed programs and newscasts while assisting students with originating, researching, writing, and producing programs and news stories; supervises technical production of programs and newscasts from inception to broadcast; assists students with developing digital content for programs and news stories; recruits, trains, mentors, and supervises student staff; aids in maintaining station website and acts as a liaison between the WUTV General Manager and student staff. Possesses a thorough knowledge of budget logistics and has the ability to estimate cost, ascertain vendor quotes, and prepare reports.

Instructional support/supervision - 25
Provides instructional support and secondary supervision of applied learning opportunities for skills courses related to Convergence Journalism and Digital Media & Telecommunication concentrations

Student staffing/development - 15
Manages application process for programs and newscast, student staff positions, and makes recommendations regarding said hires, terminations, and disciplinary actions; and evaluates student performance

Plans and leads student leadership and professional development initiatives

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Mass Communications or related field required,

Required Experience
Minimum of two years of experience utilizing Adobe Suite; a minimum of two years of experience with collegiate television pre-production, production, and post production utilizing television control room hardware and software along with specialized systems such as TelVue, NewTek TriCaster, and Inception. A minimum of one year of television news experience with pre-production, production and post-production. Experience with budgets, gathering vendor quotes, and crafting reports.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Experience
Minimum of three years of experience working with and/or supervising collegiate broadcast media or a minimum of two to five years of supervisory professional experience in the broadcast news industry
Minimum of two to four years of professional experience in developing digital content for programs and news stories; a minimum of two years of professional experience utilizing Adobe Suite applications;

Minimum of two years of experience operating specialized systems such as TelVue, NewTek TriCaster, and/or Inception.

Minimum of three years of television news and/or programs experience with control room hardware and software along with pre-production, production, and post-production experience

Minimum of two years of experience in social media management

Experience with budgets, gathering vendor quotes, and crafting reports.

Proposed Salary

$$35,796 - $40,956

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

SKILLS
Strong writing, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Conditions of Employment

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, codified at 20 USC 1092 (f) as a part of the Higher Education Act of 1965, is a federal law that requires colleges and universities to disclose certain timely and annual information about campus crime and security policies.

It is always the policy of the University of West Georgia Police Department to provide to the public an annual campus security report and comply with the federal law known as the Clery Act.

Please be advised that should you be recommended for a position, the University System of Georgia Board of Regents policy requires the completion of a background check as a prior condition of employment.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of the University of West Georgia to follow federal law in regards to affirmative action and equal opportunity. The University of West Georgia.s affirmative action program and related policies are developed in compliance with Executive Orders 11246 and 11375, as amended; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Sections 503 & 504) and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Title II) and their implementing regulations; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; and the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as it amends 38 U.S.C. 4212.

Other Information

This is a supervisory position.
This position has financial responsibilities.
No, this position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position may travel 1% - 24% of the time
This position does not require security clearance.

Background Check

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