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Career Details :: Program Directors

Description

Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in preparation of radio or television station program schedules and programs, such as sports or news.

Experience

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Education

A bachelor's degree is the minimum formal education required for these occupations. However, many also require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Training

Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Tasks

• Directs and coordinates activities of personnel engaged in broadcast news, sports, or programming.
• Monitors and reviews news and programming copy and film, using audio or video equipment.
• Establishes work schedules and hires, assigns, and evaluates staff.
• Writes news copy, notes, letters, and memos, using computer.
• Examines expenditures to ensure programming and broadcasting activities are within budget.
• Originates feature ideas and researches program topics for implementation.
• Evaluates length, content, and suitability of programs for broadcast.
• Coordinates activities between departments, such as news and programming.
• Confers with directors and production staff to discuss issues, such as production and casting problems, budget, policy, and news coverage.
• Directs setup of remote facilities and installs or cancels programs at remote stations.
• Reviews, corrects, and advises member stations concerning programs and schedules.
• Plans and schedules programming and event coverage based on length of broadcast and available station or network time.

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Important Abilities

• Oral Expression
• Written Expression
• Oral Comprehension
• Written Comprehension
• Near Vision

General Work Activities

• Scheduling Work and Activities
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing
• Guiding, Directing & Motivating Subordinates
• Monitoring and Controlling Resources
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Important Skills

• Coordination
  
• Writing
  
• Management of Personnel Resources
  
• Reading Comprehension
  
• Implementation Planning
  

Frequent Work Context

• Job-Required Social Interaction
• Coordinate or Lead Others
• Objective or Subjective Information
• Indoors
• Importance of Being Sure All Is Done

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