On Demand
WNYC ARCHIVE INTERN - SPRING 2010
The WNYC Radio Archives currently maintains a collection of 39,000 cataloged broadcast recordings dating from June 1927 to the present and another 13,000 uncataloged broadcast recordings that we are in the process of cataloging. These recordings cover the gamut of the station's activities as one of the nation's earliest public broadcasters. They include live concerts from venues around the metropolitan area, as well as public events and speeches covering the full range of political, cultural, and civic activities in and around New York City. Also included in the WNYC Archives are paper records, photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, program guides, and scripts (copies and originals) dating from 1924 to the present. The collection also features vintage microphones and WPA commissioned artwork.
Since 1924, WNYC Radio has provided public radio listeners with award-winning educational, cultural, news and public affairs programming to the greater New York area and across the country. With more than one million weekly listeners tuning in to WNYC, our core audience comes from all five boroughs of New York City and beyond to at least 55 counties in three states.
Internship responsibilities:
- Cataloging broadcast material, cleaning and replacing tapes
- Duplicating CDs
- Reformatting DAT and MD recordings
- Organizing paper and photo materials
- Surveying collections
- Rehousing collections
- Identifying orphan materials
Qualifications:
- Be familiar with public radio
- Have an interest in audio archives
- Have some familiarity with audio formats
- Have a good sense of 20th century history
- Be familiar with MS Access
- Must be enrolled in an accredited library school or archives program to earn course credit
- Must be consistently available for a minimum of 15 hours per week during the months of January to May
- Must have a proven willingness to learn new skills
To Apply:
To apply for this internship, please e-mail a cover letter and resume online to jobs@wnyc.org with "WNYC Archives Intern-Spring '10" written in the subject line. WNYC must receive all information requested in order to consider your candidacy.
Qualified candidates only please. No calls. No agencies. Candidates selected for interview will be contacted.
WNYC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
HR GENERALIST WITH EMPHASIS ON RECRUITING MANAGER OR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR LEVEL
To be considered, please send your submission by 5:00 p.m. on November 24, 2009 and follow the instructions at the end of this posting.
WNYC, New York City's premier public media content provider, and WQXR, the classical music station of New York, seek a Manager or Associate Director, HR Generalist.If you are a vibrant, progressive, creative HR professional who can hang with highly creative and vocal people, thrive in a demanding environment, add value, cultivate solutions, roll with changing priorities (and sometimes the punches) while remaining organized and on top of details, and still love your job at the end of the day, we want to hear from you.
Reporting to the Executive Director of Organization Development & Human Resources, this position is integral to talent acquisition and development, employee relations, training and compliance. Depending on experience, the successful candidate may also directly supervise other members of the HR staff. The employee population size is 220 regular full and part-time employees plus per diem and temporary employees and interns. Some positions are covered by a collective bargaining agreement. Title (Manager or Associate Director) and compensation will be determined commensurate with experience.
Summary of Job Responsibilities:
Talent Acquisition:
- Develop, communicate and build engagement of the employment brand within and outside the organization.
- Develop and execute recruiting strategies to source and select active and passive candidates using traditional and non-traditional methods.
- Research, recommend and implement new online recruiting technology to replace current system.
- Actively build outreach efforts, networking and relationships with the goal of elevating WNYC's profile among job seekers and referral sources and diversifying its pool of qualified candidates. Represent WNYC at job fairs, conferences.
- Manage full-cycle recruiting within budget.
- Design, implement, recruit for and manage an organization-wide intern program.
- Identify, Implement and manage staffing metrics.
- Design, implement and manage an on-boarding process to effectively acclimate new hires to the organization.
- Oversee recruiting and onboarding, compliance, record retention and regulatory reporting requirements.
HR Consulting, Policies & Processes:
- Execute the strategic direction of HR, including implementation of high value-added HR consulting and processes that support business goals and objectives.
- Drive initiatives, develop and implement effective processes and policies.
- In partnership with the Executive Director of HR, support and implement station-wide diversity/inclusion and change initiatives as part of the overall strategic plan.
- Build productive partnerships with managers and staff and maintain a broad and deep understanding of WNYC content, happenings, operations, structure, roles and people.
- Manage and participate in projects and initiatives as needed.
- Write and present proposals and policies.
- Leverage HR policies, programs and practices to create and maintain a positive, high-performing workplace.
Employee/Labor Relations:
- Proactively manage employee and labor relations. Provide coaching and facilitation to managers and staff.
- Effectively and timely research and resolve employee/management issues and/or complaints.
- Work with HR team members to ensure compliance with employment laws and regulatory reporting.
- Collaborate with internal or external legal counsel as appropriate and needed.
Training:
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 5-7 years HR generalist experience with a concentration in recruiting, diversity/inclusion and employee relations required.
- Experience with employment market analysis, on-line recruiting tools, applicant tracking systems, pre-employment assessment, diversity strategies, internship programs and campus recruiting are essential.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with employment law and compliance are necessary.
- Experience in for profit, non-profit and union environments preferred.
- Media or creative industry experience preferred.
- Solid business acumen and track record of aligning HR to business objectives/needs required.
- Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite required. Familiarity with HRIS strongly preferred.
- Requires a positive, professional demeanor, excellent interpersonal skills and effective interactions at all levels, including adeptness at managing up.
- Demonstrated ability to navigate conflicting points of view, fluid situations, varying levels of ambiguity, and function effectively under pressure and demonstrate integrity and fair-mindedness.
- Requires ability to lead and manage change and transition; manage multiple projects simultaneously; apply sound judgment, decision-making and critical thinking; organization; strong analytical and problem-solving skills; comfort with numbers; exceptional written and verbal communication; ability to move easily between strategic and tactical thinking; solution and results orientation; discretion dealing with sensitive and confidential information; at ease leading or being a member of a team; strong process orientation; strong sense of initiative and self-motivation.
- Affinity for mission-driven organization and public radio essential. WNYC listener a plus.
- Track record of developing successful client relationships/business partnerships
- Demonstrated ability to anticipate business needs, think proactively and respond appropriately.
- Prior experience in a "best practices" organization a plus.
- Prior experience managing staff a plus.
Education Requirements:
- Minimum of Bachelor's degree in a related field required. Professional HR certifications a plus.
To apply for this opportunity to join a dynamic team, please submit in confidence a thoughtful letter of interest, salary history and resume to jobs@wnyc.org and type "HR 2009" and your last name in the subject line.
All information requested must be received in order to consider your candidacy. Submissions will not be read if the cover letter and salary information is omitted.
Qualified candidates only please. Candidates should make contact only through jobs@wnyc.org. No phone calls please. No agency inquiries.
Due to the high volume of submissions, we are able to respond only to candidates selected for interview. We appreciate your understanding and interest in WNYC.
WNYC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND WELCOMES CANDIDATES FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT
Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Support foundation, corporate foundation, and government fundraising efforts directed towards annual and campaign revenue
- Maintain department calendar - schedule external and internal meetings and manage proposal and report calendar
- Assist in preparation of funding proposals
- Prepare donor reports and correspondence/acknowledgements
- Maintain donor recognition
- Conduct prospect research
- Provide support for donor and prospect cultivation and stewardship; assist with the organization of donor and prospect events
- Process incoming revenue
- Liaise with other WNYC departments to ensure a smooth inter-department work flow
- Comply with all WNYC/WQXR and show policies and guidelines
- This position requires use of a computer, telephone and other office and/or broadcast equipment; ability to communicate effectively through a variety of methods
- Ability to work extended hours as needed, including some evenings and weekends
- Additional duties and special projects as assigned
Qualifications:
- 1-2 years experience in a non-profit fundraising office
- Proven experience working in a fast paced environment, preferably at a New York media company or non profit arts and cultural agency
- Experience using sophisticated fund raising database products and fundraising research products
- Demonstrated ability to navigate the web environment self-sufficiently; ability to support online projects required.
- Requires the intellectual and emotional depth, maturity, self-confidence and interpersonal skills to work effectively and/or interact with other development staff, executives at WNYC , board trustees, colleagues, government, corporate and foundation representatives (as needed)
- Excellent communication skills—both oral and written—with an impressive reputation for building and maintaining relationships with people at all levels of an organization, across a diverse range of cultural, generational, ethnic, racial, educational and social backgrounds
- Detail oriented individual who is self motivated and collegial
- A problem solver and quick study
- Ability to work well independently as well as under supervision.
- Strong skills in all basic Microsoft Office applications.
- Familiarity with standard fundraising operations
- WNYC listener preferred
To Apply:
To apply for this opportunity, please submit a cover letter, salary requirements and resume online to jobs@wnyc.org with "Dev Asst" in the subject line.
WNYC must receive all information requested in order to consider your candidacy.
Qualified candidates only please. No calls, no agencies.
Due to the high volume of submissions, we are able to respond only to the candidates selected for interview. We appreciate your interest in employment with WNYC.
WNYC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and invites and encourages qualified applicants from all walks of life.
DIRECTOR OF MAJOR GIFTS & PLANNED GIVING
About WNYC:
WNYC Radio (WNYC) began broadcasting on July 8, 1924, and has been a leading source of information and culture for more than 80 years. WNYC is poised to be the media organization for New Yorkers of the 21st century. WNYC is one of the leading producers of public media content in the country and New York's premier public media content provider through wnyc.org, a new street-level broadcast and performance studio and its broadcast stations, WNYC 93.9 FM and WNYC AM 820—America's most listened-to on public radio. More than one million listeners weekly share in the city's cultural riches and hear the best offerings from affiliate networks National Public Radio, Public Radio International and American Public Media. For more, visit www.wnyc.org.
Position Summary:
This position provides leadership, direction and coordination of WNYC’s major gift level ($25,000+) fundraising appeals and activities and of developing and instituting a planned giving program. Reporting to the Vice President of Development, and working closely with the President, Senior Staff and Board of Trustees, the Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving is responsible for ensuring that an enthusiastic, team-oriented, well-coordinated development effort generates support for and ensures a sound future for WNYC. In FY 2010, supervises an assistant and outside counsel for planned giving, and shares an Assistant Director, Individual Gifts with Director of Producers Circle/Patron Program, along with resources associated with the Campaign to Preserve Classical Music Radio in New York City, a $15 million campaign launched in July 2009 to fund the purchase of WQXR as a second FM station.
Key Responsibilities:
• Build a strong professional team that works cooperatively toward shared goals, communicates well, embraces the importance of WNYC’s mission and programs, and can passionately and articulately convey the station’s message to donors.
• Create long-range and short term plans for major gift-level giving efforts and institute measurable goals and objectives so that all team members work together productively and innovatively.
• Strategically direct major donor identification, research, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship efforts, working in partnership with the President, senior staff, and the Board of Trustees, to build a robust pool of donors and Trustees giving at the $25,000 level and above.
• Along with the VP Development, to support and staff the Trusteeship and Resource
Development Committees of the Board of Trustees to enhance the station’s
leadership development and fundraising activities.
• Develop and monitor major gift budget and oversee monthly reconciliation with Finance department.
• Manage, motivate and guide the major gift staff to maximize revenue, increase retention and renewal percentages, and create new acquisition opportunities for donors, working closely with the Producers Circle/Patron Program ($1,000 to $25,000 levels) staff.
• Develop a portfolio of donor prospects, maintaining active correspondence and personal cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship efforts, working closely with the Board to become leaders both as contributors and as part of special opportunities offered to non-Board donors at this level.
• Plan tactics and solicitation strategies for major donor prospects in cooperation with the Producers Circle/Patron Program team.
• Working with President, Board Chair, Development VP and other senior leadership develop strategies for and monitor annual board giving
• Develop a planned giving program with the aid of a consultant firm, identifying and executing strategies to attract donors to planned giving opportunities, and to educate the relevant Board and staff.
• Work closely with Membership department to coordinate messaging, direct mail and update strategies, and to ensure accurate financial tracking and donor information management.
• Working in collaboration with the Director of Special Events, conceive and implement events designed to cultivate donor relationships.
• Establish strong relationships and lines of communication with programming staff, working together to create accurate and informative messaging, increased donor awareness of key initiatives, and engaging donor cultivation events
• Work with Development VP on providing staff support for the organization’s nominating and board governance committee, overseeing prospecting and research process, keeping the cultivation and nomination process moving forward, and overseeing the preparation of materials for the committee’s regular meetings.
• Meet revenue targets in each fiscal year.
• Propose annual budget for approval; successfully manage and administer approved budget and giving reports/pledges.
• Model and support WNYC’s goals for diversity and inclusion at all levels, including staff and donor cultivation.
• Timely prepare and administer annual department and individual goals and performance reviews.
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIRMENTS
• Effective communication skills - oral and written and listening - Required
• Strong social skills; experience working with board members and donors – Required
• Leadership experience in supervising staff – Required
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel – Required
• Ability to prioritize and handle several projects at one time in fast-paced environment – Required
• Strong work ethic – Required
• Commitment to WNYC mission and ability to articulate it – Required
• Knowledge of Team Approach or other fundraising software – Preferred
• Knowledge of the New York region philanthropic community – Preferred
• WNYC listener – Preferred
• 7-10 years of development experience – Required
• Strong experience with individual donors – Required
• Major Gifts experience – Required
• Planned Giving experience - Preferred
• Bachelor’s degree – Required
• This position requires use of a computer, telephone and other office equipment; ability to communicate effectively through a variety of methods; requires ability to work extended hours in the office and at events as needed, including some evenings and weekends
TO APPLY:
To apply for this opportunity, please submit a cover letter, salary requirements and resume online at jobs@wnyc.org and include "DirMG/PG09" in the subject line. WNYC must receive all information requested in order to consider your candidacy.
Qualified candidates only please. No calls. No agencies. Due to the high volume of responses, WNYC will be able to contact only candidates selected for interview. We appreciate your interest. WNYC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND WELCOMES CANDIDATES FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE.
Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.
MARKETING MANAGER
Submission Deadline: November 3, 2009WNYC seeks an individual to work closely with the Director of Marketing to plan and execute innovative and opportunitistic marketing programs that reinforce the WNYC brand and programs, the WQXR brand and programs, The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space and multi-platform offerings, as well as its relevance to an audience that reflects New York City in all its diversity.
Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Develop and execute multi-layered marketing plans that reach targeted audiences for WQXR and WNYC content, as well as trade audiences
- Manage marketing campaigns and projects within budget
- Successfully manage resources and deliverables to achieve desired outcomes
- Provide leadership, clear communication and direction to station and third-party resources to deliver successful campaigns and promotions
- Write copy for items such as marketing materials, company-wide communications, promotions and events
- Produce marketing materials and signage to support WNYC events
- Create and maintain a system of shared drives with marketing materials
- Execute targeted social media campaigns and tactics
- Deploy Google ad words and other search engine marketing plans to drive traffic to WNYC.org and WQXR.org content and programming
- Produce presentations, including Powerpoint, audio and video
- Work with various shows on trade marketing and event marketing
- Participate in execution of research projects and focus groups
- Provide support for local market promotions
- Comply with all WNYC/WQXR and department policies and guidelines
- This position requires use of a computer, telephone and other office and/or broadcast equipment; ability to communicate effectively through a variety of methods
- Ability to work extended hours as needed including some evenings and weekends as required
- Additional duties as assigned
- Maintain and protect the confidentiality of information, business and marketing plans
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience required; degree in communications or marketing preferred
- Must have a minimum of five years experience in marketing, advertising and/or production in a multi-media environment
- Experience in producing marketing, advertising or promotional materials required
- Design background and/or experience working closely with designers required
- Demonstrated knowledge of print/video/audio production
- Excellent creative judgment and writing skills required
- Must have prior production experience
- Demonstrated ability to navigate the web environment self-sufficiently; ability to support online projects required
- Requires the intellectual and emotional depth, maturity, self-confidence and interpersonal skills to work effectively and/or interact with the other marketing and promotions staff, executives at WNYC, colleagues, industry representatives and cultural partners (as needed)
- Excellent communication skills—both oral and written—with an impressive reputation for building and maintaining relationships with people at all levels of an organization, across a diverse range of cultural, generational, ethnic, racial, educational and social backgrounds
- Basic competency in Illustrator, Photoshop, Adobe In-Design preferred
- Familiarity with production for print, marketing collateral, video/audio and online required
- Proven budget management skills preferred
- Familiarity with classical music desirable
To Apply:
Application Deadline: November 3, 2009
To apply for this opportunity, please submit a cover letter, salary requirements and resume online to jobs@wnyc.org with "MKT MGR 09" in the subject line.
WNYC must receive all information requested in order to consider your candidacy.
Qualified candidates only please. No calls, no agencies.
Due to the high volume of submissions, we are able to respond only to the candidates selected for interview. We appreciate your interest in employment with WNYC.
WNYC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and invites and encourages qualified applicants from all walks of life.
