Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Wilkes University invites applicants for the General Manager of student radio station 90.7 WCLH in the Department of Communication and Media Studies. The high-profile Department of Communication and Media Studies serves approximately forty undergraduates in the areas of Media Documentary & Production, Public Relations & Professional Communication, News & Sports Reporting, and Media & Cultural Studies..

The successful candidate is responsible for overseeing daily station operations, managing student air personalities and staff, budgeting, and assisting with instruction of audio classes. A bachelor's degree in communications or a related field and five years of professional radio experience are required. The ideal candidate will have radio management experience, a thorough knowledge of FCC rules and regulations, knowledge of industry standard equipment, and a basic knowledge of broadcast programming. This is a part-time, 20 hour/week position. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Wilkes University is an independent, comprehensive university dedicated to academic excellence in the liberal arts, sciences, and selected professional programs. The University has approximately 2,000 students at the undergraduate level and over 1,500 full time equivalent students at the graduate and first professional levels.

Its institutional focus is on developing strong mentoring relationships with each of its students and contributing vitally to economic development of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The University is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a revitalized city that is located on the lovely Susquehanna River and is within two and one-half hours driving distance of New York City and Philadelphia.

To apply, visit Please be sure to include a cover letter, resume or curriculum vitae and three references.

Wilkes University is constantly seeking to become a more diverse community and to enhance its capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings. The University strongly encourages applications from persons with diverse backgrounds. Wilkes University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, sex/gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or genetic information.

Employment at Wilkes is contingent upon the results of a thorough background screening. PA Act 153 requires that persons working in positions with regular and unsupervised contact with minors complete additional clearances, including FBI fingerprinting and PA criminal and child abuse clearances.

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