Employment Opportunities
WUGA currently has this paid position:
WUGA Program Director and Content Strategist
The Program Director and Content Strategist is responsible for the conception and selection of the station’s content, develops and executes daily 24/7 radio station programming, selects and schedules network and syndicated programs, and works with independent producers to create and edit local programs.
This individual plans and enacts content strategies across multiple platforms, including on-air newscasts and programs, website, stream service, and social media platforms. They also direct and oversee WUGA promotions through marketing and advertising campaigns and brand awareness strategies.
The Program Director and Content Strategist is an on-air personality, representing the station at public and civic events, and is a highly visible and responsible position within WUGA. This employee works closely with other senior staff, supervises the Senior Content Strategist, and has performance oversight of and works with on-air staff to maintain public radio standards and best practices. Occasional nights and weekends involved.
To apply: https://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/395695
WUGA FM offers internships to University of Georgia students in a variety areas of radio station operation. Interested candidates should apply through https://app.joinhandshake.com
News/Athens News Matters
Interns in the newsroom have an opportunity to contribute content, written or voiced, to WUGA FM's news products, including daily newscasts and our weekly public affairs program, Athens News Matters.
Many of our interns have gone on to successful careers in broadcasting at NPR and its affiliate stations. Working with our news producers and reporters, interns work on scripts for news stories, conduct research, work with anchors to prepare them for interviews, edit audio, and with exceptionally qualified candidates, report, produce, and voice their own work.
The ideal candidate for this internship should have strong writing skills, a familiarity with how to write journalistically, and have a proven ability to meet deadlines.
Operations/Production
Develop a detailed understanding of the operational functions at an NPR-affiliated radio station. Provide hands-on support in preparing program materials, conducting program historical research, observing station staff in preparing automation systems for error-free, professional-sounding broadcasts. Acquire detailed understanding of the broadcast process. This is an on-site internship.
WUGA Program Director and Content Strategist
The Program Director and Content Strategist is responsible for the conception and selection of the station’s content, develops and executes daily 24/7 radio station programming, selects and schedules network and syndicated programs, and works with independent producers to create and edit local programs.
This individual plans and enacts content strategies across multiple platforms, including on-air newscasts and programs, website, stream service, and social media platforms. They also direct and oversee WUGA promotions through marketing and advertising campaigns and brand awareness strategies.
The Program Director and Content Strategist is an on-air personality, representing the station at public and civic events, and is a highly visible and responsible position within WUGA. This employee works closely with other senior staff, supervises the Senior Content Strategist, and has performance oversight of and works with on-air staff to maintain public radio standards and best practices. Occasional nights and weekends involved.
To apply: https://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/395695
WUGA FM offers internships to University of Georgia students in a variety areas of radio station operation. Interested candidates should apply through https://app.joinhandshake.com
News/Athens News Matters
Interns in the newsroom have an opportunity to contribute content, written or voiced, to WUGA FM's news products, including daily newscasts and our weekly public affairs program, Athens News Matters.
Many of our interns have gone on to successful careers in broadcasting at NPR and its affiliate stations. Working with our news producers and reporters, interns work on scripts for news stories, conduct research, work with anchors to prepare them for interviews, edit audio, and with exceptionally qualified candidates, report, produce, and voice their own work.
The ideal candidate for this internship should have strong writing skills, a familiarity with how to write journalistically, and have a proven ability to meet deadlines.
Operations/Production
Develop a detailed understanding of the operational functions at an NPR-affiliated radio station. Provide hands-on support in preparing program materials, conducting program historical research, observing station staff in preparing automation systems for error-free, professional-sounding broadcasts. Acquire detailed understanding of the broadcast process. This is an on-site internship.
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