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Job Opportunity: Engineering Manager:UW-Madison, Wisconsin Public Media

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Engineering Manager

Listing description
Wisconsin Public Radio (www.wpr.org), is seeking a full-time Engineering Manager to lead the Engineering team. The Engineering Manager will play a key function in managing the people, processes, and technologies that support our mission of delivering high-quality content to our audiences in Wisconsin and beyond.

this function will supervise the team that builds, manages, and supports all of the interconnected technical systems that enable WPR staff to record, edit, and distribute their broadcast and digital audio content to listeners. This includes physical spaces like the studios located around the state and the virtual technologies that connect everything. The expectation is that this is a working manager position but that the engineers will be the primary technical experts.

As Wisconsin Public Radio's Engineering Manager, here are some of the expectations:

- Provide technical management and oversight of systems that deliver WPR's content to statewide audiences.
- Lead and manage critical engineering projects with internal and external stakeholders.
- Collaborate with the Educational Communications Board (ECB) to maintain and upgrade licensed transmitters and translators, ensuring efficient 24/7 operation.
- Manage engineering contracts and tower leases, ensuring compliance.
- Develop technical strategies and recommendations in alignment with the organization's strategic goals for executive leadership abilities, the board, and other stakeholders.
- Evaluate technical needs for WPR studios located across the state.
- Work flexible hours, including weekends and after-hours.

Our ideal candidate will possess strong leadership abilities expertise, technical expertise paired with technical practice, and a passion for learning new technologies. They will be goal-and detail-oriented, organized, analytical, and embrace working collaboratively with a variety of staff. Success in this function depends as much on interpersonal, communication, and project management expertise as technical expertise.

We are committed to equitable, unbiased hiring processes, flexible work environments, and continuing, open conversations and reviews of diversity, equity, and inclusion in our content and workplace. this function will report to the Director of IT. This position will primarily be on-site, but there is workplace flexibility for some remote work opportunities.
We encourage anyone who meets the required qualifications to apply.
For the full position description and application instructions visit:https://jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/managing-producer-madison-wisconsin-united -states

Organization: 
UW-Madison, Wisconsin Public Media

Job Job location: 
Madison, WI United States

Job Job Category: 
Engineering/Operation/Technical

Deadline: 
Friday, October 4, 2024

Employment Type: 
Full time

Hours Per Week: 
40.00

Send Application Materials To: 

Please apply here:https://jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/engineering-manager-madison-wisconsin-unite d-states
The following must be received for your application to be complete:
1) Resume
2) A cover letter describing how your practice relates to the listed required and preferred job qualifications.

Finalists will be asked to provide a list of at least three professional references with titles, emails, and phone numbers (including at least one managery reference). Note that references will not be contacted without your prior expertise.

Minimum income: 
$90,000.00

Website: 
Engineering Manager

Email address: 
E-Mail: mariah.stuckey@wisc.edu

Phone: 
(608) 890-2272

Job Field: 
Radio

 

 

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Job Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Address: Madison
Company Type Employer
Post Date: 09/24/2024 / Viewed 8 times
Contact Information
Company: UW-Madison, Wisconsin Public Media
Contact Email: mariah.stuckey@wisc.edu


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