On‑Air Producer & Control Board Operator

iHeartMedia; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401K plan

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Additional voluntary programs

Job summary

iHeartMedia in Louisville, KY is seeking a Board Operator to provide programming and control board support to On-Air Talent in a fast-paced broadcast environment. You will operate the control board for studios and remote programming, regulate timing, run syndicated content and commercials, and monitor feed quality.

You’ll need flexibility for evenings, overnights and weekends, comfort with tight deadlines, and prior experience or technical training.

Qualifications

• Flexibility in work schedule, including evenings, overnight and weekends.
• Comfort in a fast paced environment with tight timeframes and multiple demands.
• Previous experience in a related role and/or technical training.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint.

Responsibilities

• Operate control board for studios and remote programming
• Regulate program timing, operate syndicated programming, and play commercials
• Monitor the technical quality and accuracy of incoming and outgoing on-air programming from master control room
• Support off-air commercial production, dubbing music to hard disk and programming automation computers
• Protect station’s license by censoring live programs and deleting words/phrases not permitted on air
• Execute playlists for server, tape, or simulcast programming
• Assist with adjusting signal and programming content to ensure transmission meets federally mandated broadcast standards
• Process time-out programming for accurate play back
• Monitor and update weather, traffic and news reports into automation equipment
• Check studio equipment for proper functioning and notify Engineering of technical malfunctions affecting quality of the broadcast
• Screen in-coming phone calls and selectively choose callers for On-Air Talent and talk shows
• Handle emergency inserts (e.g., news updates, breaking stories, alert system tests, etc.)

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

iHeartMedia in Louisville, KY is seeking a Board Operator to provide programming and control board support to On-Air Talent in a fast-paced broadcast environment. You will operate the control board for studios and remote programming, regulate timing, run syndicated content and commercials, and monitor feed quality.

You’ll need flexibility for evenings, overnights and weekends, comfort with tight deadlines, and prior experience or technical training.