Media Writer/Producer/Announcer II (Community Voices Editor)

Media Writer/Producer/Announcer II (Community Voices Editor)

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About UIS: Located in the state capital, the University of Illinois Springfield is one of three members of the University of Illinois system. The University serves more than 4,000 students in 44 graduate and 56 undergraduate programs. You are encouraged to visit the university web page at http://www.uis.edu.

Application deadline: 5/25/2026

Minimum Starting Salary: $26.29 per hour/7.5 hour day

Summary:
Responsible to grow and cultivate audience through participation in on-air interviews and promotion. Oversees the station's Community Voices project including producing and hosting daily program and programming local breaks with excerpts and promotions. Works with staff and community to increase broadcast and digital audience growth.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Host, research, conduct multiple interviews on-site and remotely, and deliver originally produced NPR-quality features as assigned on deadline. Assure stories are relevant and understandable to the community while being accurate. Creative approach to interviewing with an accessible, advanced radio storytelling technique. Produce stories with a local target audience. Manage multiple assignments and deadlines concurrently that involve interviews with accessible narratives. Travel when necessary to produce sound that doesn’t involve phone recordings and is rich and scene-setting in support of the story.

• Host programs, moderate speaking events, interviewing people live, and respond to developing topics, including but not limited to special events such as speeches, concerts, promotional and other events. May lead team coverage of determining whether to pre-empt regular programming for special coverage. Develop an on-air personality and credibility. Able to participate in impromptu two-ways.

• Responsible for station’s digital presence for Community Voices through developing, editing and crafting digital story posts on website, social media, podcasts, and other channels. Edits materials produced by other podcasters and assists them in production. Develops necessary graphics to support postings.

• Assist Audience Development manager in planning, producing, and executing engagement and training events.

• Build database of “people-to-know” in the community in order to produce content with the highest level of credibility, and strategically develop long-range plans for coverage and producing audio/video and written content for on-air and online use. Establish and maintain contacts to facilitate access to and receipt of relevant local information for on-air use.

• Ensure integrity of interviews comply with applicable laws, and FCC regulations. Complete appropriate paperwork and other duties as assigned, including assisting supervisor and/or Director of Business and Finance with department budget preparation and control.

• Train and supervise host/producers, interns and student workers; provide guidance and direction to subordinate(s), including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. Work with announcing and production staff on advanced announcing and production techniques.

• Aggregate interviews into at daily sixty-minute program.

• Enthusiastically participate in station fundraising and engagement activities and adapt to new work situations, people, ideas, procedures, and organizational structures, in order to accommodate an evolving work environment. Represents station at professional workshops and conferences.

• Schedule and supervise editing of interviews and promos into local breaks around the clock.

• Ensure daily program guests are promoted in broadcast promos and e-newsletter.

• Supervise other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:
1. Any one or any combination totaling three (3) years (36 months) of the following types of preparation:
A. progressively more responsible work experience in the production and presentation of radio or television programs, social media, and/or print or online journalism
B. vocational training in radio and/or television production, journalism, social media, news or feature writing and/or announcing or closely related fields
C. college course work in radio/television, journalism, social media, news or feature writing or closely related fields -60 semester hours equals one (1) year (12 months) -75 semester hours equals one (1) year and six (6) months (18 months) -90-semester hours equals two (2) years (24 months) -120 semester hours or a Bachelor’s degree equals three (3) years (36 months)
2. One (1) year (12 months) of work experience in the production and presentation of radio or television programs, social media, and/or print or online journalism in addition to the preparation required in #1 above.
3. One (1) year (12 months) of work experience comparable to that performed at the Media Writer/Producer/Announcer I level of this series or in other positions of comparable responsibility.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Keen sense of judgment and ability to make independent decisions
Strong analytical and research skills
Ability to plan and manage multiple assignments
Proficient at efficiently editing and producing audio story segments
Proficient in operating broadcast equipment with an emphasis on audio and digital production
Ability to meet daily deadlines delivering audio and digital stories simultaneously
Ability to take initiative and work with minimal amount of direct supervision while being responsive to direction
Ability to communicate effectively with and understand sources and experts
Familiarity with public media journalism
Teamwork
Thorough knowledge of computer systems in a media environment

Physical Demands:

• Standing : Occasionally

• Walking : Occasionally

• Sitting : Frequently

• Lifting : Occasionally

• Carrying : Occasionally

• Pushing : Occasionally

• Pulling : Occasionally

• Climbing : Occasionally

• Balancing : Rarely

• Stooping : Rarely

• Kneeling : Rarely

• Crouching : Rarely

• Crawling : Rarely

• Reaching : Rarely

• Handling : Occasionally

• Grasping : Rarely

• Feeling : Frequently

• Talking : Constantly

• Hearing : Constantly

• Repetitive Motions : Occasionally

• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination : Rarely

• Taste/Smell : Rarely

• Performing Manual Tasks : Frequently

Working Conditions:

• Extreme cold : Rarely

• Extreme heat : Rarely

• Humid : Rarely

• Wet : Rarely

• Noise : Frequently

• Hazards : Rarely

• Temperature Change : Rarely

• Atmospheric Conditions : Rarely

• Vibration : Rarely

Travel Requirements:
10% Travel to events and meetings.

Employment Policies and other information:

Failure to accurately describe work experience, or failure to submit college transcripts may result in an applicant not being admitted to the exam.

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer dedicated to building a community of excellence, equity, and diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds and identities. The University of Illinois System does not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their real or perceived race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, order of protection status, genetic information, marital status, disability, sexual orientation including gender identity, unfavorable discharge from the military or status as a protected veteran and will comply with all federal and state nondiscrimination, equal opportunity and affirmative action laws, orders and regulations. Visit University of Illinois Non-Discrimination Statement

The University of Illinois System conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer of employment. Convictions are not a bar to employment. Background checks will be performed in compliance with state and federal law.

The University of Illinois System requires candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, visit Policy on Consideration of Sexual Misconduct in Prior Employment.

As a qualifying federal contractor, the University of Illinois System uses E-Verify to verify employment eligibility.

This position is intended to be eligible for benefits. This includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.

UIS employment in this role is not covered by Social Security, and instead, is covered by the State University Retirement System.

• You will not pay Social Security taxes and your earning will not be on your Social Security Record. (Your record will, however, show your Medicare wages.
• Your pension from the State Universities Retirement System may affect the amount of your:

Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to apply and may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008) to complete the application and/or interview process. Requests may be submitted by contacting UIS HR at hremployment@uis.edu or call 217-206-6652.

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