Part Time Producer ​/ Board Operator

Job Description

Our company is committed to being trusted voices of light and truth reaching hundreds of millions of people worldwide.

At Bonneville International, our purpose is to build up, connect, inform, and celebrate communities and families in the markets we serve. As an integrated media company, we provide content, advertising, and digital marketing solutions across 19 radio stations in Denver, Phoenix, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, and Seattle, along with the NBC Affiliate TV station, KSL-TV 5, in Salt Lake. We are responsible for lifting and inspiring with respect and giving voice to all the communities and clients we serve.

We believe that empowering our employees to share their ideas and experiences will fuel creativity, innovation, and inspiration. A diverse and inclusive workforce is crucial to our ability to create and deliver exceptional content, products, and services that represent our communities. We’re proud of our history and we want talented people to join us as we continue to grow!

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Bonneville Sacramento – KHTK / Sactown Sports is looking for a Part Time Producer / Board Operator to join our team!

Bonneville Sacramento, home to Sactown Sports KHTK, New Country 105.1 (including Country in the Park 2-day festival), Mix 96, and NOW 100.5, is currently seeking a skilled, dependable producer / board operator to operate the technical side of our broadcast operations and help produce a daily sports talk show.

The Producer / Board Operator will produce entertaining and compelling daily programming that informs, engages, and entertains sports fans on broadcast, digital, and social platforms. They will support the on-air talent by helping produce rundowns, recording and editing audio clips, managing the video feed, and performing other duties to ensure a successful show broadcast.

The Producer / Board Operator will also work to execute a clean, polished on-air presentation. This role will operate the studio console ensuring that we are broadcasting technically excellent and flawlessly timed content to our audience (live, pre-recorded, and/or automated programming) in compliance with FCC requirements.

Note: Work configurations are subject to change based on business needs and at company discretion.

• This position is an onsite role that requires the employee to regularly work at our Sacramento site.
• The shift is M-F 9:30a
  -2:30pm

Primary job duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Produce and operate the technical board on a daily sports show.
• Find, record, edit and mix audio on tight deadline
• Recognize, conceptualize, and develop unique angles within daily news stories.
• Provide topical background research, analyze and anticipate news, culture and entertainment trends
• Help frame, develop and manage host(s) ideas and opinions in a way that enhances on-air product
• Find and book guests and manage show contacts
• Cultivate and maintain a wide range of news resources and contacts
• Produce, edit, upload and distribute daily show podcasts
• Contribute to show social media channels
• Collaborate with other teams across brands and departments to maintain brand consistency and efficiently use finite station resources.
• Set up ISDN, Comrex, Skype, etc. and manage the technical aspects of the show.
• Conceptualize and develop production elements (or "benchmarks" and features) to enhance show/station presentation and sound.
• Full focus and ownership of on-air console operations during a shift, to ensure a smooth airing of station's programming and reliable, timely, error-free delivery of terrestrial radio and digital media programming including: maintaining accurate transmitter and program logs, airing commercials per program logs, airing emergency alerts, recording satellite feeds, ensuring transmitter is operating according to FCC parameters, ensuring all audio elements are problem free before airing, and updating discrepancy reports with all occurrences that depart from the program log or quality goals set by station management.
• Check studio equipment for proper functioning prior to going on-air, troubleshooting and reporting technical problems and equipment malfunctions.
• Become an expert at our audio console, Adobe Editing, News Boss, and Zetta.
• Coordinate the appropriate use of music and sound for assigned shows, and ensure that levels are mixed properly.
• Cross-train and maintain working knowledge of all board operator shift