CKDU-FM is the non-profit campus-based community radio station at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. CKDU is mandated to provide an alternative to private and public broadcasters, providing a forum for diverse and under-represented voices, music and news. The station broadcasts within the HRM 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and is run by more than 200 volunteers.
Nature of the Job
The Program Director is responsible for the programming schedule at CKDU. Specifically this involves coordination of volunteer programmers and the development of new programming initiatives. The Program Director ensures that the station adheres to CKDU policies, CRTC regulations and CKDU's promise of performance in regards to programming.
Applicable Skills
The Program Director must understand and work within CRTC programming requirements and CKDU's promise of performance. Past experience with community organizations and a demonstrated ability to work with volunteers are essential. The Director must be supportive of a wide variety of cultural, musical and political expressions, and be able to discern which program proposals best match current station needs. Practical experience in both musical and spoken word programming and production would be beneficial. The Director must also possess effective administration skills. The Program Director should have a strong level of comfort working with computers and be proficient with software that includes (but is not limited to) email clients, web browsers, file transfer applications and word processing. Knowledge of and proficiency with HTML and databases are assets. Familiarity with digital audio and the Linux OS are also assets.
Salary: $15.75/hour
Terms: 32 hours/week
Applying:
Application deadline: 5:00PM AST, Friday, January 2, 2009
Submit a resume with a cover letter in person, by mail or pasted into the body of an email (we will not accept or open email attachments) to:
Program Director Hiring Committee
c/o CKDU - FM
6136 University Ave.
Halifax, NS B3H 4J2
or
hiringcommittee@ckdu.ca
We regret that we cannot accept submissions via fax at this time. While we appreciate all applications, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.
CKDU is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from minority and under-represented groups.
