Staff Job Descriptions
Although WBRY is primarily an undergraduate enterprise, station manager and marketing director positions are open to qualified graduate students as well as to undergraduates.
| Title & Compensation | Duties | Knowledge, Skills, and Experience |
| Station Manager | Responsible for all aspects of WBRY operations. | Previous management experience preferred. |
| Graduate Assistantship of up to three (3) academic credits and up to $1500 per semester. | Supervises WBRY management staff. Serves as contact for campus groups and organizations. | Excellent written and oral communication skills. |
| Serves as contact between WBRY and external organizations. | One year previous experience at WBRY in any capacity is preferred. | |
| Maintains the WBRY web-site | Broadcasting experience preferred. | |
| Monitors WBRY via AM radio and internet feed to ensure signal quality. | ||
| WBRY Promotions Director | Responsible for promoting WBRY on and off campus. | Sales/Marketing experience. |
| Reports to the Station Manager | Increase WBRY’s presence on campus and in the community, both for On-air Programming and for Entertainment Services | Experience with press releases, flyers, displays, and event management |
| Graduate Assistantship of up to three (3) academic credits and up to $1500 per semester. | Produce station newsletters and announcement sheets | One year previous experience at WBRY in any capacity is preferred. |
| Recruit, train and supervise promotions staff | ||
| WBRY Program Director | Responsible for on-air operations of WBRY | Familiar with radio station and recording studio equipment. |
| Reports to the Station Manager | Plan programming schedule | One year previous experience at WBRY in any capacity is preferred. |
| Undergraduate tuition remission of 10% per semester and federal work study, if applicable, or volunteer. | Recruit, train and supervise on-air DJs | DJ experience preferred. |
| Ensure that automation schedules are operating properly each day | ||
| Catalogues and loads new music | ||
| Maintains connections with record companies and artists | ||
| Compile required station logs for BMI, including music, commercials, & PSAs | ||
| WBRY News Director | Responsible for news and public affairs programming | Must be familiar with broadcast news writing. |
| Reports to the Station Manager | Supervises production of WBRY newscasts | One semester working with WBRY News is preferred. |
| Undergraduate tuition remission of 10% per semester and federal work study, if applicable, or volunteer. | Recruit, train, and supervise reporters | |
| WBRY Assistant News Director | Responsible for News and Public Affairs programming | Must be familiar with broadcast news writing. |
| Reports to the News Director | Production of WBRY newscasts | One semester working with WBRY News is preferred. |
| Federal work study or volunteer | Recruit, train, and supervise reporters | |
| Field Events Coordinator | Inventories and secures all DJ equipment | Knowledge of DJ equipment and its maintenance |
| Reports to the Station Manager | Supervises delivery of entertainment at events contracted for by WBRY | Field DJ experience |
| Federal work study or volunteer | Functions as event DJ as needed | One semester experience with WBRY Entertainment Services preferred |
| Supervise equipment set-up prior to an event | ||
| Conduct/supervise DJ operation during events | ||
| Supervise breakdown and return of equipment after events | ||
| Station Engineer | Coordinates station maintenance with DoIT support staff | Knowledge of contemporary audio equipment and its maintenance |
| Reports to the Station Manager | Maintains station equipment and ensures that WBRY remains on air | Knowledge of audio equipment |
| Federal work study or volunteer | Inventories station equipment at the beginning and end of each semester | One semester experience with WBRY preferred |
| Checks broadcast field equipment after each event | ||
| Checks studio equipment weekly | ||
| Maintains all station equipment in good working order | ||
| Coordinates response to problems with equipment or signal | ||
| WBRY Staff—Three positions | Provides support to assigned operating areas | Appropriate to corresponding area |
| Reports to area supervisor | ||
| Federal work study or volunteer. |
For more information, please contact:
WBRY
Department of Communication
Barry University
136B, Garner Hall
11300 NE Second Avenue
Miami Shores, FL 33161-6695
Phone: 305-899-3456
E-mail: communication@mail.barry.edu
