"Television Station Director (R0075700"

The University of Arkansas seeks applications for the position of Television Station Director (R0075700). The Television Station Director is a full time position responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the station including budgets, personnel, programming, content development, promotion, and the station website. The Television Station Director will oversee all physical and digital assets of the Television Station and supervise professional staff, student workers, and student interns. In addition, they will also develop relationships with external constituents of the school and will teach in the area of Media Production. This position reports to the Director of the School of Mass Communication. This position is governed by state and federal laws, and agency/institution policy.

Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a Mass Communication or related field.

Preferred Qualifications: Terminal degree in Mass Communication, or related field; Experience teaching Mass Communication, or related field; Experience working in television or related broadcast industries; Experience in professional media content development; Experience working with students; and Supervisory experience in media production or related fields.

Application materials must be submitted through the online application system. Additional information about this position and application requirements are available under the Jobs link on the Human Resources’ website at http://ualr.edu/humanresources/. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

This position is subject to a pre-employment criminal background, sex offender registry. A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication and/or adverse financial history information alone shall not disqualify an applicant in the absence of a relationship to the requirements of the position. Background check and drug screening information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.

The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity institution. The University does not discriminate in its education programs or activities (including in admission and employment) on the basis of any category or status protected by law, including age, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, sex, sexual preference, or pregnancy. Federal law prohibits the University from discriminating on these bases. Questions or concerns about the application of Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, may be sent to the University's Title IX Coordinator and to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.