Media Production Director jobs in Saginaw, MI

The Director of Engineering for WCMU Public Media is responsible for the management of broadcast engineering, including operations and maintenance for a four-station television and eight station radio network and engineer staff.

Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience that equates to four years.
Five years of broadcasting television and radio engineering experience.
Component level understanding of television production, distribution, UHF, VHF, and microwave transmission equipment.
Component level understanding of FM production, distribution, and transmission equipment.
Project management experience from design to implementation.
Experience creating and operating IP networks.
Experience with migration to fiber optic-based delivery to transmitter broadcast locations.
Understanding of FCC, FAA, NEC, OSHA, and MiOSHA regulations
Ability to use office productivity software.
Demonstrated ability to work and communicate effectively, internally and externally.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position.

Experience in a management capacity in a broadcast/IP delivery environment.
Understanding of digital technology and how it can be employed effectively in radio and television broadcasting.
Experience and success in grant applications for external funding of equipment.
Experience in lease agreements, FCC guidelines and requirements.
Familiarity with live streaming and emerging technologies.
Familiar with the nextGen ATSC 3.0 capabilities and requirements.
Understanding of broadband capabilities to expand program dissemination.

Manages and supervises maintenance and operational engineering staff of WCMU Public Media which includes television, radio stations and streaming of both through several platforms. Assuring efficient and effective operation.
Directs, coordinates, prioritizes engineering activities.
Monitors and assures compliance with current Federal Communications Commission, Federal Aviation Administration, National Electric Code, OSHA, and MiOHSA regulations.
Provides leadership and management of a team responding to changing needs, planning, and evaluation of engineering services.
Manages tower leases and relationships within the university to ensure necessary completion of projects through purchase orders, requests for proposal and inventory process.
Works with outside contractors to negotiate and complete projects.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisors are expected to support the Leadership Standards of Central Michigan University and foster a culture that inspires excellence. The Leadership Standards define how we lead and treat others in our teams. As leaders, it is our responsibility to seek input from our teams to continuously improve leadership abilities and demonstration of the standards. Additionally, it is our responsibility to encourage and support the growth and development of those whom we lead. At CMU, we encourage employees to grow both personally and professionally, and thus advance CMU’s culture of excellence.

Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit recommendation letters.

Professional & Administrative -Salary

$90,000 - $110,000 per year

Government and External Relations

Public Broadcasting

Regular

Full-Time

1.00

12 month

Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / weekends and evenings as needed

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.

Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.

We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.

Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.