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Media Programming Directors

$85.32K Median Salary 15.6K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 24% Job Growth

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About This Career

Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in preparation of radio or television station program schedules and programs, such as sports or news.

Reported Job Titles

Broadcast Content Manager, News Director, Newscast Director, Production Director, Program Coordinator, Program Director (PD), Program Manager, Programming Director, Station Manager, TV Program Director (Television Program Director)

Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Oral Comprehension
Oral Expression
Problem Sensitivity
Written Comprehension
Written Expression
Fluency of Ideas
Speech Clarity
Deductive Reasoning
Near Vision
Originality
Speech Recognition
Inductive Reasoning
Information Ordering
Category Flexibility
Selective Attention
Far Vision
Time Sharing

Knowledge

Communications and Media
Computers and Electronics
English Language
Administration and Management
Telecommunications
Customer and Personal Service
Sales and Marketing
Engineering and Technology
Administrative
Personnel and Human Resources
Education and Training
Production and Processing
Mathematics

Skills

Speaking
Critical Thinking
Judgment and Decision Making
Reading Comprehension
Coordination
Time Management
Active Learning
Active Listening
Management of Personnel Resources
Monitoring
Complex Problem Solving
Social Perceptiveness
Writing
Negotiation
Persuasion
Systems Analysis
Systems Evaluation
Instructing
Learning Strategies
Management of Material Resources
Operations Analysis
Service Orientation

Technology Skills

Data base user interface and query software
Presentation software
Electronic mail software
Video creation and editing software
Web page creation and editing software
Calendar and scheduling software
Spreadsheet software
Graphics or photo imaging software
Document management software
Office suite software
Cloud-based data access and sharing software
Word processing software
Instant messaging software
Music or sound editing software
Human resources software
Internet browser software
Web platform development software

Tools

Media control systems
Radio frequency transmitters or receivers
Audio mixing consoles
Radio core equipment
Digital voice recorders
Special purpose telephones
Laser fax machine
Desktop computers
Personal computers
Tablet computers