Job no: 253650-AS
Work type: Partial Remote, Staff-Full Time
Department:PUB MEDIA/PBS WISCONSIN
Location: Madison
Categories: Broadcast Engineering & Operations
Job Summary:
The Assistant Operations Manager is a detail-oriented broadcast and media production professional who excels in a fast-paced, frequently changing work environment. Must have strong organizational, communication and problem-solving skills to handle daily and long-range scheduling of PBS Wisconsin’s studios and remote facilities, equipment, and production personnel. This position has many competing demands and small details to wrangle, but offers great satisfaction in helping production teams get award winning content on the air and online. Will be involved in the hiring, training, and evaluating of Operations Department staff. Reports to Operations Manager.
Responsibilities:
Manages and leads production operations for the station and/or network. May supervise staff and coordinates the day-to-day technical operations of studio and remote facilities and operational personnel to meet production and broadcast deadlines and ensure station standards of quality.
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background – people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion
Education:
Preferred
Bachelor’s Degree
Broadcast Production, Communication Arts, Operations Management or related field
Qualifications:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
1. Experience working with audio and/or video production for professional broadcast, live-streaming or similar distribution system including hands-on experience in studio, remote or field production; familiarity with production workflows for broadcast or digital media content including working knowledge of digital media file formats
2. Professional experience handling resource scheduling or in operations management
3. Strong organizational skills and the ability to handle complex schedules, multi-task, and change focus quickly while maintaining accuracy, efficiency and attention to detail
4. Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to manage and prioritize multiple communication streams; demonstrated ability to stay calm, productive and professional in times of multiple deadlines and competing priorities
5. Demonstrated ability to be self-directed, work independently and work in teams
6. Experience monitoring a complex budget and unit expenditures
7. Innovative problem solver; ability to think outside-the-box, and to find and implement solutions to challenges while adhering to station standards and University guidelines
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
1. Proficiency with resource or project management software such as MediaPulse or ScheduAll
2. Experience supervising individuals in a media production environment
3. Experience effectively and successfully working and interacting with customers, clients or stakeholders
4. Working knowledge of post-production media software such as Adobe Suite, AVID Media Composer, or Pro Tools
5. Experience with development and implementation of technical standards for media production
6. Working knowledge of the Microsoft suite of software (i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook) and Google applications (i.e. Docs, Drive, Sheets)
COVID-19 Considerations:
UW-Madison continues to follow necessary health and safety protocols to protect our campus from COVID-19. All employees remain subject to the COVID-19 Workplace Safety Policy: https://policy.wisc.edu/library/UW-5086. Please visit https://covidresponse.wisc.edu for the most up-to-date information.
Work Type:
Full Time: 100%
This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Salary:
Minimum $63,800 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Expected salary for this position is in the mid $60,000s. Actual pay will depend on experience and qualifications.
Additional Information:
Expected salary for this position is in the mid $60,000s. Actual pay will depend on experience and qualifications.
The person in this position will be required to work with computer equipment for long periods of time.
The person in this position will be required to comply with the Ethics for PBS Wisconsin Staff located here: https://pbswisconsin.org/about/, in addition to the UW-Madison code of ethics.
The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e., a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.
How to Apply:
The following must be received for your application to be complete: 1) Resume; 2) A cover letter or narrative describing how your experience relates to each of the required and preferred job qualifications; 3) A list of at least four professional references with titles, emails, and phone numbers (include at least one supervisory reference). Note that references will not be contacted without your prior knowledge.
Contact:
Erin Cook
[email protected]
608-263-0477
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )
Official Title:
Production Operations Manager(PB030)
Department(s):
A466000-PUBLIC MEDIA/PBS WISCONSIN
Employment Class:
Academic Staff-Renewable
Job Number:
253650-AS
The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.
The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department.
Applications Open: Feb 25 2022 Central Standard Time
Applications Close: Mar 18 2022 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time
UW-Madison is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
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