Production Assistant

Description

What We Need:

Join iHeartMedia as a Production Assistant, where you'll ensure smooth, compliant, and high-quality broadcasts. From operating control boards and managing live programming to monitoring signal integrity and handling emergency inserts, you'll be the technical backbone of our on-air and off-air operations.

What You'll Do:

• Operate control board for studios and remote programming
• Regulate program timing, operate syndicated programming, and play commercials
• Monitor the technical quality and accuracy of incoming and outgoing on-air programming from master control room
• Support off-air commercial production, dubbing music to hard disk and programming automation computers
• Protect station’s license by censoring live programs and deleting words/phrases not permitted on air
• Assist with adjusting signal and programming content to ensure transmission meets federally mandated broadcast standards
• Process time-out programming for accurate play back and clock management
• Monitor and update weather, traffic and news reports into automation equipment
• Check studio equipment for proper functioning and notify Engineering of technical malfunctions
• Screen in-coming phone calls and selectively choose callers for On-Air talk shows
• Handle emergency inserts (e.g. news updates, breaking stories, alert system tests, etc.)                                                                       

What You'll Need:

• Flexibility in work schedule, including evenings, overnight and weekends
• Comfort in a fast-paced environment
• Previous experience in a related role and/or technical training
• Experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint                                                                             

What You'll Bring:

• Respect for others and a strong belief that others should do this in return
• Full proficiency and understanding of job function
• Open communication with colleagues and direct reports that encourages collaboration and team consensus
• Strong problem solving skills
• Efficiency with independent work under minimal guidance
• Commitment to process improvement for overall team effectiveness
• Professional communication that stresses diplomacy, empathy and patience                                                                             

Location: 1 Cabot Road, Suite 320, Medford, MA 02155

Job posted by an EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.