Student Assistant - WOLF Sports Network: Broadcast Coordinator

Student Assistant – WOLF Sports Network:
Broadcast Coordinator

Location:

UWG Recruiting Location

Regular/Temporary:
Temporary

Full/Part Time:
Part-Time

Job

• Coordinate and set up equipment including maintenance and troubleshooting with GM or OM.
• Conduct research and evaluate needs such as location resources to ensure a proper and safe remote set up.
• Write correctly and clearly to create live reads (copy) for use during events.
• Think critically, creatively and independently to determine best process to plan and follow through on events including scheduling staff and volunteers in studio and on location.
• Critically evaluate own work and that of others for accuracy and fairness at remotes and through maintaining equipment and space to improve workflow.
• Attend live, in‑person appearances as scheduled by the station or requested by clients.
• Ensure that promotions and contests are executed properly during broadcasts.
• Operate the control board and perform production work.
• Demonstrate leadership by training and mentoring assistants and volunteers in proper broadcast equipment functions.
• Demonstrate professionalism and work ethic through arriving to all remotes with appropriate time to think and troubleshoot problems that may arise, day or night.
• Demonstrate teamwork by working with other departments to ensure you have the required support.
• Other duties as required by management.

• All students must have completed one or more of the following courses:
  In‑house WIT Training Course, COMM 3351‑Radio Program Production, COMM‑3352 Fundamentals of Television Production, COMM‑3353 Fundamentals of Film & Video Production, COMM 4421‑Radio Practicum, COMM 4485–Sports Communication, and COMM‑3354 Digital Social Media & Society.
• Must be enrolled at UWG in a minimum of 6 credit hours and have a 2.0 GPA.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license.

• Skilled with Adobe Audition.

• Frequently moves audio/visual equipment weighing up to 50 pounds across campus for various classroom and event needs.

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation, including a criminal background check to demonstrate eligibility, confirmation of credentials and employment history reflected in application materials, reference checks, and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. Applicants may be subject to a pre‑employment drug test. Offers are made expressly subject to applicable federal and state laws, statutes, rules, and regulations of this institution and to the Bylaws and Policies of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia (USG). The Board of Regents prohibits discrimination on the basis of an individual’s age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status (“protected status”). No individual shall be excluded from or denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to unlawful discrimination, harassment, or retaliation under any USG program or activity because of the individual’s protected status;

nor shall any individual be given preferential treatment except that preferential treatment may be given on the basis of veteran status when appropriate under federal or state law.