Music Host Job at Vermont Public Co in Colchester

Job Description

Job Title: Music Host

Department: Audience & Community

Reports To: Music Manager

Classification: Limited Part-time

FLSA Status: Hourly Non-Exempt

Work Location: Colchester, Vermont

Cellular Phone Reimbursement Eligible: No

Prepared Date: July 2024

Summary

Vermont Public’s Music Hosts are the on-air and digital ambassadors for Vermont Public, and facilitate the discovery and enjoyment of music for our audience.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Digital content and engagement

• Audio production

• Selects music

• Hosts program

• Advances audience engagement opportunities

• Engages in use and upkeep of music technology as needed, such as ENCO or Music Master

• Playlists are online in a timely manner

• Has clear knowledge of broadcast rights

• Participates in station fund-raising activities as needed, including on air membership drives

EXCELLENCE IN THIS ORGANIZATION

• A high level of commitment and dedication to the mission of the organization and public media.

• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with co-workers and audience, supporting and enhancing a culture of belonging.

• Preserving confidentiality appropriately.

• Serving as an excellent ambassador for the organization, both formally and informally. Helping audience and potential audience members, donors, and potential donors connect with the organization.

• Facilitating excellent communications across departments, among employees, and with the public. Fostering open and candid relationships with Vermont Public audience and donors. Managing conflict constructively.

• Demonstrating a commitment to the continuous improvement of the organization’s ability to fulfill its mission and vision.

• Demonstrating and encouraging creativity and enthusiasm for this work.

• Expressing consistent, high-performance expectations for themselves, their department, the leadership, and the organization itself.

• Developing a broad understanding of the organization’s departments, programs, and services to assist donors, collaborate effectively with peers, ensure respectful communication and teamwork among departments.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Position Requirements

Education and Experience

At least two years’ experience in music hosting and production. Production, computer, and board operator skills required.

Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly to talk, hear, walk, sit for extended periods, travel, occasionally stand, use hands to feel and hold, and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. Hearing is required. The ability to travel, both by driving and flying, is necessary. The work environment is usually an office and is usually quiet but may vary substantially if an individual is covering news events.

Physical Demands

Work involves standing and walking for brief periods, bending, and filing, but most duties are from a seated position. There is potential for eyestrain from reading detailed materials on a computer screen. Deadlines, workloads during peak periods, and changing priorities may cause increased stress levels. Work requires finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination to operate computer keyboards at a moderate skill level.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Please note: This is not an all-encompassing statement of this position’s responsibilities. While it attempts to be comprehensive, new responsibilities may be assigned to this position at any time.

Vermont Public is a proud equal-opportunity employer. We work diligently to recruit a broad pool of candidates and to hire and promote qualified individuals whose personal experiences, characteristics, and talents reasonably reflect the diversity of the communities served by Vermont Public. Our equal employment opportunities apply to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. We encourage applications from women, minority groups, veterans, and people with disabilities.