RPMGlobal is hiring: On Air / Board Operator PT in Richmond

Job Position: On-Air Talent/Board Operator

Department: Programming

Reports to: Operations Manager

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Status: Part-Time

OVERVIEW:

The Radio One story began simply with a dream and one radio station. Forty years, 13 markets, and 70+ stations later, we are an urban media empire, spanning multiple media platforms. We are in your ears with Reach Media/Radio One, on your televisions with TV One, and may even be the name behind your favorite website, with our digital platform Interactive One. Information is power, and our mission here at Radio One, Inc. is simple – to be the most trusted media source in the African American community. At Radio One, we pride ourselves on hiring people who are dedicated and continue to challenge the norm, while embracing a corporate culture built on creativity and passion. We are our employees’ biggest fans, and it is our daily mission to attract, develop, and retain the brightest stars in the business.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Ensure that appropriate continuity is maintained at all times while on the air, including programming links, set-ups, and transitions (music identification to co-host, any pre-taped items, etc.).
2. Reinforce the radio station brand and program at all times, including station call letters, positioning statements, creative hooks, cross-promotion, back sells, and social media for both the radio station and the on-air talent’s brand.
3. Deliver all relevant information on an ongoing basis, including time checks, weather updates, and event information.
4. Display knowledge and enthusiasm about the music played, including in-depth knowledge of music and staying in touch with related issues (research, analysis, etc.).
5. Contribute to and support the creation of the show daily, including participation in weekly aircheck sessions and daily pre-show content prep.
6. Implement all assigned duties on air, including pre-show and live interviews, writing scripts, attending station conferences, functions, and events, and researching background material.
7. Prepare all relevant material for the show daily, including assigned promotion mentions, reviewing commercial logs for live tags, and scanning online for relevant items.
8. Appear in public when and where required, including participation in station remote broadcasts, charity events, and community events.
9. Create and post original online content (written blog posts, video blogs, and photo galleries) that meets company standards on social networking platforms: website, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and other developing platforms.
10. Operate studio equipment (including audio board, edit PC, etc.) to maintain On Air sound quality and proper execution of commercial breaks.
11. Produce and upload daily syndicated show promos.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

1. Read and interpret documents such as periodicals and news flashes.
2. Develop and write creative and/or informative scripts.
3. Speak effectively, entertainingly, and clearly before large listening audiences and radio station clients.
4. Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
5. Manage problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
6. Submit to a criminal background check.
7. Legal right to work in the United States.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

One to three years of on-air commercial radio experience.

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