Central Michigan University
GENERAL MANAGER/PUBLIC BROADCASTING
Central Michigan University, Pontiac, Michigan, United States, 48340
Position Information Position Title: GENERAL MANAGER/PUBLIC BROADCASTING
Have you got the right qualifications and skills for this job Find out below, and hit apply to be considered.Position Summary: Directs all aspects of Public Broadcasting including: television and radio programming, development, engineering, and business services. Develops and delivers cohesive programs to enhance the university’s image and public relations, while promoting and maintaining clear and consistent connections between Public Broadcasting and CMU. Leads efforts to develop partnerships both on campus and across the coverage area. Works to ensure the financial stability of the organization through on-going fundraising efforts and necessary cost control. Provides leadership and vision to the department as it moves beyond traditional broadcast into multi-platform media distribution.Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in business, broadcasting, or a related field.Six years of management experience, including leadership in broadcasting or a related field.Experience participating with senior management in strategic decision-making.Demonstrated success in leading fundraising efforts and securing external funding.Demonstrated ability to interface and work cooperatively with external units and organizations.Demonstrated ability to manage, lead, and supervise other professionals.Demonstrated commitment to diversity.Demonstrated positive interpersonal skills.Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills.Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.Preferred Qualifications
Master’s Degree, preferably in business, broadcasting, or a related field.Experience working in a unionized environment.Experience with a joint licensee of both television and radio.Experience working in a university setting.Experience with digital television conversion.Experience in securing external grants.Experience developing partnerships with external organizations, specifically in higher education.Demonstrated ability to incorporate and implement change in an organization to improve performance and results.Duties & Responsibilities
Plans and leads the complex activities of a joint licensee public broadcasting unit.Provides strategic direction for long-term financial stability to a unit that relies on non-university funds for 80% of the operating budget.Develops and delivers cohesive programs to enhance the university’s image and public relations, while promoting and maintaining clear and consistent connections between Public Broadcasting and CMU.Leads efforts to develop partnerships with other university units and external organizations, including rural schools, particularly as it relates to connecting and converting content to digital media.Participates in university-wide decision making as a member of the President’s Senior Leadership team.Provides strategic leadership in responding to various external changes and influences, including those promulgated by the FCC, other federal agencies, and statewide initiatives.Leads all unit activities including programming, fundraising, outreach, engineering, and business operations.Leads efforts at securing external grant funds to support activities, as well as major gifts.Provides leadership in expanding opportunities for public broadcasting beyond traditional areas to broaden funding base and external support.Oversees policy planning and implementation.Provides oversight of budgetary planning and expenditures.Manages the direction, development, and leadership of staff.Ensures compliance with government and licensee regulations.Performs other duties as assigned.Employee Group Employee Group: Professional & Administrative - SalaryPay Range Pay Range: $140,000 - $160,000 per yearDivision Division: Government and External RelationsDepartment Department: Public BroadcastingPosition Status Position Status: RegularEmployment Status Employment Status: Full-TimeFTE FTE: 1.0Position Type Position Type: 12 monthWeekly Work Schedule Weekly Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / weekends and evenings as neededLocation Location: Mount Pleasant, MIAbout the Department About CMU: Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives. We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence. CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more. Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17. CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant. Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms. Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference. We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams. Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.
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Have you got the right qualifications and skills for this job Find out below, and hit apply to be considered.Position Summary: Directs all aspects of Public Broadcasting including: television and radio programming, development, engineering, and business services. Develops and delivers cohesive programs to enhance the university’s image and public relations, while promoting and maintaining clear and consistent connections between Public Broadcasting and CMU. Leads efforts to develop partnerships both on campus and across the coverage area. Works to ensure the financial stability of the organization through on-going fundraising efforts and necessary cost control. Provides leadership and vision to the department as it moves beyond traditional broadcast into multi-platform media distribution.Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in business, broadcasting, or a related field.Six years of management experience, including leadership in broadcasting or a related field.Experience participating with senior management in strategic decision-making.Demonstrated success in leading fundraising efforts and securing external funding.Demonstrated ability to interface and work cooperatively with external units and organizations.Demonstrated ability to manage, lead, and supervise other professionals.Demonstrated commitment to diversity.Demonstrated positive interpersonal skills.Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills.Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.Preferred Qualifications
Master’s Degree, preferably in business, broadcasting, or a related field.Experience working in a unionized environment.Experience with a joint licensee of both television and radio.Experience working in a university setting.Experience with digital television conversion.Experience in securing external grants.Experience developing partnerships with external organizations, specifically in higher education.Demonstrated ability to incorporate and implement change in an organization to improve performance and results.Duties & Responsibilities
Plans and leads the complex activities of a joint licensee public broadcasting unit.Provides strategic direction for long-term financial stability to a unit that relies on non-university funds for 80% of the operating budget.Develops and delivers cohesive programs to enhance the university’s image and public relations, while promoting and maintaining clear and consistent connections between Public Broadcasting and CMU.Leads efforts to develop partnerships with other university units and external organizations, including rural schools, particularly as it relates to connecting and converting content to digital media.Participates in university-wide decision making as a member of the President’s Senior Leadership team.Provides strategic leadership in responding to various external changes and influences, including those promulgated by the FCC, other federal agencies, and statewide initiatives.Leads all unit activities including programming, fundraising, outreach, engineering, and business operations.Leads efforts at securing external grant funds to support activities, as well as major gifts.Provides leadership in expanding opportunities for public broadcasting beyond traditional areas to broaden funding base and external support.Oversees policy planning and implementation.Provides oversight of budgetary planning and expenditures.Manages the direction, development, and leadership of staff.Ensures compliance with government and licensee regulations.Performs other duties as assigned.Employee Group Employee Group: Professional & Administrative - SalaryPay Range Pay Range: $140,000 - $160,000 per yearDivision Division: Government and External RelationsDepartment Department: Public BroadcastingPosition Status Position Status: RegularEmployment Status Employment Status: Full-TimeFTE FTE: 1.0Position Type Position Type: 12 monthWeekly Work Schedule Weekly Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / weekends and evenings as neededLocation Location: Mount Pleasant, MIAbout the Department About CMU: Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives. We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence. CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more. Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17. CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant. Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms. Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference. We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams. Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.
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