Part-Time Radio Announcer Job at Nebraska Public Media in Lincoln

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Bring your voice, creativity, and love of classical music to Nebraska Public Media as a part-time Radio Announcer/Producer! In this 12-hour-per-week role, you’ll primarily work weekdays in between the hours of 9 AM to 4 PM, with occasional evening shifts, creating engaging on-air programs that inform, entertain, and inspire our listeners. You’ll research and select music, develop broadcast themes, deliver news and announcements, and help shape the sound of our network—all while connecting with audiences across the state.

Under limited supervision, research, produces, and announces an on-air shift for Nebraska Educational Telecommunications; performs related work as assigned. The Radio Announcer class is responsible for daily shift announcer and news broadcasts. The Radio Announcer/Producer class utilizes professional judgment to determine overall content and effectiveness of radio programming and may supervise Radio Announcers.

Examples of Work:

• Researches and recommends purchases of musical recordings for on-air programs.
• Assists in developing overall theme for network broadcasts.
• Evaluates public responses in planning for network broadcasts.
• Monitors news releases and other information.
• Reviews for announcing on regular on-air shift.
• Announces an on-air shift.
• Monitors on air sound.
• Reports difficulties to engineering staff.
• Assists in developing promotional materials for new programs.

Requirements/Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: Experience and education or training in broadcast journalism or music

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of: classical music and composers; journalism; broadcast and receiving equipment and technology.

Ability to: organize program materials and information into logical sequence; maintain good community relations; orally communicate clearly; evaluate program themes and recordings; evaluate news content; elicit information from others; meet deadlines; be creative.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Art/Creative

• Industries

  Media Production and Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

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