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WAER News and Public Affairs Director:

WAER FM88.3 Syracuse Public Media seeks a dynamic newsroom leader who can help move our dual missions forward: enlightening, entertaining and engaging the public; and providing professional development opportunities for student/volunteers.

WAER’s next News Director will continue the department’s evolution into an innovative broadcast and digital entity. You’ll oversee all aspects of broadcast and digital storytelling and oversee a professional news staff of 4-5. Working with the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, you will also be teaching and guiding the journalists, broadcasters and content providers of the future. You’ll have the opportunity to impact the community through local news coverage, innovate with new media, find new audiences through multiple platforms, and engage our community through special program initiatives.

The WAER News and Public Affairs Director is a Syracuse University position with generous benefits. Find out more and apply at: Syracuse University Online Employment Site | News & Public Affairs Director (sujobopps.com)

WAER Content and Operations Director

WAER FM88.3 Syracuse Public Media seeks a talented technical and content leader who can manage broadcast operations, maintain our digital content framework, and guide content distribution across channels and platforms.

In addition to managing WAER radio broadcast scheduling and automation, you’ll have a key role in the look and content of WAER.org. You’ll oversee staff and aspects of the operation that determine how we sound, as well as have the opportunity to create content for digital platforms, podcasts or other innovative storytelling methods. The WAER Content and Operations Director needs to know broadcast operations, including automation systems, podcast development and posting, basic website management (familiarity with Grove CMS helpful), and utilize audience research to help guide programming and content decisions.

WAER, an NPR affiliate, is a broadcast service of the Newhouse School of Communications, with a mission to teach and train students. The WAER Content and Operations Director is a Syracuse University Employee with generous benefits. Find more information here: Syracuse University Online Employment Site | WAER Content and Operations Manager (sujobopps.com)

WAER Development Assistant

WAER seeks a Development Assistant to provide support and coordination of membership fundraising activities, including direct mail, on air and digital fundraising, and perpetual gift programs. Reporting to the Director of Development, the Assistant’s goals will be focused on day-to-day fundraising operations by overseeing mailings and email blasts, gift processing and acknowledgments, gift reports, and providing necessary support for fundraising appeals, campaigns, and special events and efforts.

The Development Assistant will also provide support to the Corporate Revenue and Sponsorship Department with billing, collections, payment processing, and generating gift and business revenue reports, including supporting materials for various audits. Learn more and apply at Syracuse University Online Employment Site | WAER Development Assistant (sujobopps.com)

WAER Digital Content Specialist

The Digital Content Specialist will help produce, develop, and oversee all digital and social media content for WAER departments working with the Newhouse school. Working with WAER’s News, Sports and other content departments, the specialist will strategize and execute plans to distribute content on digital and social media platforms.

This role will also collaborate with Newhouse professors and student media entities to bring more content to digital channels. The position will oversee and execute e-newsletters for news content, as well as membership and alumni informational newsletters. The specialist will also help recruit, train and supervise a student staff dedicated to the tasks above. This position reports to the WAER Content and Operations Director, assisting with website maintenance and effectiveness.
Learn more and apply at Syracuse University Online Employment Site | WAER Digital Content Specialist