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Media Design

Media Design Specialists are responsible for developing and implementing the strategy for original productions across digital, radio, and television; oversee the creation of new, multi-platform, content; may serve as the executive producer for some programs.

• Develop processes, content priorities, initiatives, and strategies; make recommendations for improving or removing existing content
• Research industry trends; use information from market research and audience feedback to gauge interests
• Meet with station leadership, producers, and reporters about station priorities, funding, strategy, project ideas, and productions
• Attend events, interact with community and board members, provide updates, listen to community and university pitches and feedback, and develop content partnerships
• Conceive, recommend, and develop project/topic ideas, identify funding sources, develop budgets, timelines, and manage projects from successful funding proposal through completion
• May serve as executive producer on productions
• Work with producers to develop ideas and cultivate sources
• Create budgets and schedules for projects
• Review and approve content, adhering to ethical and editorial guidelines
• Create reports for station leadership and marketing team
• May supervise staff members, including hiring, development, and performance management

Level:

– Supervisor

Base Description:

– Supervises direct reports, but primarily completes activities, tasks, and/or projects of a functional nature.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates appropriate knowledge to perform own work; spends majority of time on tasks related to own job responsibilities. Demonstrates baseline planning, organizing, directing, and facilitating skills. Reviews completed work of others to verify accuracy and quality. Follows recommended approaches to assigned work. Supervises assigned staff and coordinates routine work activities. Monitors employee interactions and facilitates a productive working environment. Communicates instructions and policies in a consistent, effective and timely manner. Identifies and addresses concerns appropriately. Makes recommendations for possible solutions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Typically oversees at least 2 full–time direct reports or equivalent team of part–time and/or student workers (for Support track, performs work at Senior Support level or higher; for Professional track, performs work at the Advanced Professional level or higher)

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– May validate and pay invoices
– May monitor/track budgets for specific area and/or grant(s)

Problem Solving:

– Encounters generally routine problems with progressively more complex and/or varied problems
– Typically follows standard operating procedures to resolve problems
– May apply specialized knowledge and skills to resolve complex and/or varied problems
– Applies proven and tries new approaches when solving problems

Independence of Action:

– Works with minimal supervision on difficult work assignments, conferring with manager on unusual matters
– Follows precedents and procedures
– Organizes work of direct reports and may set priorities within general guidelines established by manager
– Reviews the work of others to verify accuracy, quality, and conformance to required procedures and special instructions

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates internally within working unit and the University
– Communicates with external audiences for scheduling/coordination
– May communicate with external audiences for business purposes
– Collaborates closely with team members; may interact with other staff outside of area
– Utilizes a communication style that is appropriate for a given situation
– Interprets and communicates information, ideas and instructions clearly and accurately both verbally and in written materials

• Comp Grade – 8
• Minimum – $51,000.00
• MidPoint – $62,500.00
• Maximum – $74,000.00