About This Role
This role involves managing the ECTV online television station and related digital content at Eureka College. The Professor of Practice will oversee the operation and maintenance of electronic equipment, manage the broadcast schedule, and be responsible for generating revenue through student enrollment and sponsorships. The position also includes managing the operating budget and ensuring compliance with policies and regulations for the stations.
Responsibilities
- Teach and coordinate student activities to produce relevant content and operate consoles
- Teach and coordinate student activities to write, read, and speak scripted materials
- Teach students to operate television, video, or film cameras to record images or scenes for productions
- Establish and enforce policies, regulations, and procedures for the relevant platforms
- Manage the daily operations and budget of the digital platforms
- Coordinate repairs and updates to all equipment and related software
- Set up, operate, and maintain electronic equipment used to acquire, edit, and transmit audio and video for content platforms
- Coordinate and collaborate with campus areas to create and offer summer camps and/or rent studios over the summer
- Supervise live productions, including during evenings and weekends
- Coordinate revenue generation activities through the sale of underwriting messages
- Coordinate a robust student recruitment effort by developing connections with local, regional, and national high schools with radio and television curricula
- Coordinate collegewide music licensing agreements
- Engage with statewide and national collegiate broadcasting organizations
Requirements
- Knowledge of relevant regulations and standards
- Knowledge of techniques and operations for television broadcasting and digital services, programming, marketing, facilities, and equipment
- Ability to maintain, develop, and/or modify systems, techniques, and procedures for the scheduling of broadcast programming and digital services
- Knowledge of current and developing trends in broadcast and digital technologies, methodologies, and techniques
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community
- Skill in examining and re-engineering operations and procedures, formulating policy, and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures
- Knowledge of budget preparation, cost estimating, monitoring, and fiscal management principles and procedures
- Knowledge of marketing strategies, processes, and available resources
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