Jobs at KPFK

KPFK, 90.7 FM in Los Angeles and 98.7 FM in Santa Barbara, a progressive, listener-sponsored radio station located in North Hollywood, California, and a unit of Pacifica Foundation, a 501(c) 3 non-profit corporation, seeks to fill the position of General Manager.

The General Manager will work under the supervision of the Executive Director (ED) of Pacifica Foundation. This is a full-time exempt management position.

Responsibilities

The General Manager is responsible and accountable for overall administration, personnel, programming, financing, technical operations and public relations of the station. Working collaboratively with the Local Station Board (LSB), the station staff, and the community, the General Manager is responsible for monitoring and guiding the station.

Financial Accountabilities and Responsibilities

1. In collaboration with Pacifica’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the Executive Director, the Local Station Board, and Staff, prepare the station’s annual budget and present it to KPFK’s Local Station Board and the Pacifica National Board for review and approval.
2. Maintain the fiscal integrity of the station through membership/fundraising activities, budget management, and compliance with Pacifica National Board and Pacifica National Office policies and practices.
3. Prepare reports for revenue and expense oversight, and ensure that station maintains a balanced budget (plus or minus 5 percent) within Board and National Office guidelines.

General Operations/Physical Plant

4. Ensure transmitter function and compliance with all necessary local, state and federal laws and regulations.
5. Ensure maintenance of physical plant in conjunction with Chief Engineer and/or Operations Manager.

Programming

6. Ensure program content complies with all necessary state and federal laws, regulations, and requirements as well as Pacifica programming policies and requirements.
7. In coordination with a Program Director, present an annual program report to the Executive Director, Local Station Board, and Pacifica National Board in line with Pacifica’s mission, PNB policies, and National Office priorities and/or goals.
8. Establish, maintain, and review programming goals and services in line with Pacifica’s mission and goals.
9. Oversee technical broadcast operations and program content, delivery, format and schedule.
10. Supervise Program Director and communicate programming goals and initiatives.

FCC, CPB, EEO, AG Reports

11. Ensure completion of and compliance with necessary public filed reports, annual CPB Station Activity Surveys, FCC license renewal applications, EEO mandates, charity registration with state Attorney General, OSHA regulations, or other necessary local, state and federal filing.

Governance

12. Attend Pacifica National Board meetings four weekends a year.
13. Serve as a non-voting member of the station’s LSB, attending once per month as an ex-officio member.
14. Select a regular Program Director from a pool of candidates presented by the station’s Local Station Board.
15. Work with the Local Elections Supervisor on implementing Pacifica governance election procedures and policies. Communicate and enforce Fair Campaign Provisions to staff. Provide office facilities to Local Elections Supervisor.
16. Report to the PNB quarterly on the status of diversity of station staffing, programming and audience (data permitting) within the radio station areas.

Personnel/Trade Union

17. Supervise all station staff, paid and unpaid.
18. Attend trade union contract negotiations, handle grievance process, and manage union employees.
19. Follow all Pacifica procedures, and state and federal laws, regarding employment processing, recruitment and selection, hiring, termination and other personnel actions and follow the Pacifica Foundation employment handbook and union contracts.
20. Ensure that public safety measures are in place at the station for paid and unpaid staff, members of the general public, and visitors.

Community Relations

21. Represent the station and Pacifica at public forums. Handle media relations for the station.
22. Broadcast monthly report to the listeners with at least half the scheduled time allotted for call-ins.
23. Develop and implement an outreach strategy to increase listenership to and membership in KPFK, paying particular attention to underrepresented communities.

Development

24. Devise, with the Development Director, a strategy and plan for fundraising in and outside the station.

Internet

25. Maintain a web site for the station.
26. Maintain publication of programming schedules on the station’s web site and in other appropriate venues.
27. Maintain publication of appropriate station and network information, including those required by law (i.e., EEO) or by policy.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: College degree or at least 6 years equivalent experience.

Experience: Experience in broadcasting, and/or in a non-profit or community organization supervising employees and/or volunteers, desirable.

Skills and Abilities: Emphasis on communication skills (written and oral); management skills (e.g., planning, motivating, organizing, innovating, etc.); and industry skills (programming, marketing, fundraising, etc.) Ability to work with diverse communities. Must be detail oriented. Requires good judgment. Ability to think clearly and manage multiple changing priorities. Requires critical thinking, commitment to work collaboratively, and ability to advise and support coworkers facing difficult challenges.

Bilingual Spanish-English desirable.

Salary range: Starting salary $65,000, negotiable depending on experience.

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Life, Disability (upon completion of introductory status).

To apply:
Email your resume, letter of interest and salary requirement to kpfkresumes@gmail.com
or Postal Mail:
Pacifica Foundation
Attn: General Manager Search KPFK
1925 Martin Luther King, Jr Way
Berkeley, CA 94704-1037

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: The deadline has been extended to April 11, 2008.

The Pacifica Foundation is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diversified work force. We do not discriminate against candidates on the basis of race, gender, gender identity, ethnicity, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, age or disability. Women, people of color and members of other underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.