Texas Association of Broadcasters is hiring: KSBJ Assistant Program Director/Mus

KSBJ Assistant Program Director/Music Director

Free barbecue, warm climate and all the friendly Texas hospitality you can handle. Come live in the Lone Star State, home of big trucks and even bigger belt buckles, NASA, The Houston Rodeo, Tex-Mex and KSBJ. KSBJ Houston now has the key role of Assistant Program Director/Music Director open. Be Jesus' hands and feet to the 4th largest metro in the US. KSBJ offers support and lots of tools to love on Houstonians. You will bring a passion for engaging people to love Jesus, serve others and spread hope. You will also bring a fun, positive and joyful attitude, music scheduling skills, experience in working with other departments to accomplish tasks, talent for being on-air, great problem solving and a passion for the product. If you are already starting to crave barbecue, Tex-Mex and uttering words like y’all, please apply now.

Job Summary

The KSBJ APD/MD serves as a member of the KSBJ Programming Department and reports directly to the Program Director.

The APD role directly supervises, coaches, develops, and schedules part-time and fill-in Multi-Media Personality. Along with the Program Director, the APD ensures the smooth functioning of the Programming Department - which includes learning, implementing, creative input, and contributing to the direction for KSBJ programming. The APD is also required to be able to fill-in on-air for any daypart, if needed.

The MD role is responsible for maintaining music-based programming that delights listeners, shares God’s love, and communicates God’s truth. Success includes developing meaningful relationships through music, integrating song testing results, managing balance and texture.

Hope Media Group is a multi-brand ministry. Hope Media Group is the home of KSBJ, WayFM, Vida Unida and NGEN radio. This role resides in Houston, TX.

Essential Functions

Music Direction:

• Responsible for adding, maintenance, and rotation of all music and imaging at KSBJ. This includes:
• Screening new music and making recommendations for new Currents
• Participation in weekly music meetings
• Preparing daily KSBJ music and program logs which includes: Inputting, scheduling, and/or confirming that all songs, imaging, live cards, promos, and data are in the scheduling software, creating the live card and promo schedule - ensuring spin counts are accurate for different departmental needs and manually reviewing, editing, and exporting of logs - in order to best meet listeners’ music needs.
• Preparing weekly and bi-annual auditorium music tests; integration of research
• Serve as contact with record company representatives. This includes:
• Tracking singles
• Coordinating giveaways, interviews, artist visits, and certain artist events
• Provide weekly reports for National music charts and communication to other interested parties
• Oversees Word Of Hope & Community Beat
• Provide reports/feedback/responses as requested, regarding music on KSBJ

Programming:

• Involvement in programming functions, such as:
• Assist PD with coordination of programming department
• Participate in regular Programming Meeting, Promotions Meeting, Leaders Meeting, and other cross-departmental planning meetings
• Regular air-check coaching, and any other needed training and supervision of Part-Time and Fill-In Multi-Media Personalities
• Pro-actively assist in design and implementation of compelling faith-based programming that meets the needs of KSBJ’s target listener(s), and supports KSBJ’s Mission
• Creating any needed communications (including the Weekly Update/1 Sheet, Live Cards, etc.) to support programming and other initiatives
• Write and disseminate programming-related memos and information as needed
• Schedule and/or confirm all Multi-Media Personalities for on-air shows and events. This includes:
• Multi-Media Personalities/Emcees for concerts, Promo events, & Specialty on-air shows
• Board Operators for remotes
• Finding Fill-In's for Traffic, PTO, & Holiday shows
• Manage/update “Part-Time & Fill-In Multi-Media Personalities