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UP students: Want to join the staff of The Beacon, KDUP radio or The Log in the 2010- 2011 school year? Apply now!
Applications available in the Student Activities Office in the St. Mary's Student Center.
APPLICATION DEADLINES: Feb 4 - Applications for Editor in Chief of The Beacon and The Log; Application for General Manager of KDUPFeb 11 - All other positions General Manager
Stipend: $4000/year
• Is responsible for all on-air material and discussion• Must uphold all rules and regulations of the FCC and of the University of Portland as they relate to station operation, and assist the KDUP Adviser in implementing policies and directives• Represents the station as a non-voting member to the Student Media Committee. At each meeting of the SMC, the General Manager will present a one-page summary of accomplishments, challenges and feedback related to the station's standing to date• Exercises overall responsibility for supervising station staff. Exercise leadership in establishing and maintaining a professional managerial relationship with all members of the staff• Holds one regular air shift each semester: two hours, one day a week• Maintains an effective working relationship with the KDUP Adviser in his/her role as a resource person and as a representative to the University. To accomplish this, the General Manager will initiate weekly conferences with the KDUP Adviser
Program Director
Stipend: $2300/year
• Assists in the overall management of the staff and helps the General Manager ensure smooth operation and programming policy at KDUP• Assists in selecting and implementing the station's music format• Auditions, selects and evaluates all deejays• Creates a written schedule of deejay shows and recruits new deejays to fill open slots• Coordinates and tracks the deejay volunteering program• Publishes the KDUP play list weekly; maintains regular contact with music company representatives• Establishes cooperative working relationships with KDUP staff members and strives for coordinated efforts
Music Director
Stipend: $2,300/year
• Assists the program director in choosing and screening music• Assists in selecting and implementing the station's music format• Maintains contact with record label representatives• Responds to all deejay and listener requests for specific music• With the Program Director, helps publish the KDUP play list weekly
News and Public Service Director
Stipend: $2215/year
• Directs and coordinates all news-gathering activities, such as the recording of student government election debates or lectures on campus• Conducts recorded interviews "in the field" to be played on KDUP• Oversees, records, produces and coordinates the scheduling of public service announcements to be played at regular intervals in KDUP's schedule• Introduces himself/herself to all campus departments in August and distributes written contact information and procedures on recording a public service announcement• Produces at least one hour-long news program each week• Is responsible for coordinating two campus-wide panel discussions each semester related to pertinent current issues/issues of interest to the campus community, ideally making use of University experts, such as faculty and staff• Recruits deejays to produce news-talk shows, debate shows and interview programs
Promotions Director
Stipend: $1,800/year
• Publicizes the availability of on-air deejay positions at KDUP in conjunction with the Program Director• Promotes the station on campus, coordinating all advertising and promotional activities such as Pump Up KDUP Day, sponsors, acquiring concert tickets from promoters and deejay promotions at on-campus events such as dances• Coordinates the publication and distribution of all printed and other promotional materials including flyers and online announcements, newspaper ads, the station guide, t-shirts, Frisbees, etc.• Works cooperatively with representatives of The Beacon and other student media to promote the station
News Reporter
Stipend: $1,200/year
• Assists the News Director with duties, recording events on campus• Produces approximately one news or feature segment per week using high journalistic standards of accuracy, balance and fairness. News or feature stories can originate from on- or off-campus events or issues. Segments will be produced electronically and played in the rotation on-air throughout the academic year, and may be replayed at any time• Works with the News Director to conduct two campus-wide panel discussions each semester
Web Technician
Stipend: $1,200/year
• Ensures high-quality web operations; maintains and troubleshoots the computer systems running KDUP's web-streaming music• Updates KDUP's website regularly• Regularly monitors the station's AM signal strength and quality• Notifies GM and KDUP Advisor of any problems• Along with the GM, works directly with contracted professional radio engineer to perform routine maintenance and address any problems as they arise• Serves as a primary liaison between KDUP and University Information Services
Assistant Music Director
Stipend: $1200/year
• Assists the music director in choosing, screening and cataloging music• Maintains contact with record label representatives• Keeps the music library organized and up to date• Responds to deejay and listener requests for specific musicContacts record labels for new music
