POSITION: General Manager, CROW FM 90.7, Wondai QLD

The Opportunity:

Combine your passion for radio with your people, management and financial skills to anchor this next exciting step in your career.

Lead the team and business growth of CROW FM 90.7 as the General Manager with this adaptable full-time opportunity in the South Burnett where the position will be developed around your special strengths and experience.

A position that will be of interest to applicants with extensive radio industry experience wanting to step up OR from applicants with proven business management experience willing to undertake the steep learning curve of a new industry.

The Benefits:

Some of the benefits of the opportunity include:

  • A full-time opportunity.
  • Autonomous role.
  • An above Award salary package consistent with the qualifications, skills and experience offered.
  • Company vehicle.
  • Mobile phone.
  • The security of working with a local, highly trusted independent community radio station that has been servicing its South Burnett clients and listeners for over 25 years.

The Employer:

CROW FM 90.7 is an independent community radio station known for playing Burnett’s Best Music Mix and situated in the heart of the South Burnett.

Based in Wondai, CROW FM 90.7 broadcasts on FM frequencies 90.7 across most areas and 96.5 at Tarong and Meandu Mine while their live streaming service extends their reach worldwide.

The Duties:

The duties, while diverse and tailored to best use the qualifications, skills, and experience of the successful applicant, may include

  • Financial management to drive revenue targets, budgets and profitability.
  • Day-to-day operational management, including a team of 4 full-time and 2 part-time staff.
  • Sponsorship contract negotiation with clients and business partners.
  • Effective promotional strategies to enhance listenership and attract sponsors.
  • Management of client relationships.
  • Hands-on support of on-air, sponsorship, traffic, administration and accounts staff and processes to ensure harmonious business performance and growth.
  • Involvement in community networking opportunities to build and maintain relationships with local business and community leaders.
  • Active support of national sponsorship initiatives to increase revenue share.
  • Prioritisation of tasks to ensure seamless completion of daily operations with a focus on long-term strategic goals.
  • Fostering a positive work environment and team culture.
  • Management of programme direction and content selection to engage and grow audiences.
  • Maintain a safe work environment.

 

The Requirements:

While the position will be adapted to make best use of the experience and skills of the successful applicant, the following is a guide to what will be required to succeed in the role:

  • The ability to work autonomously.
  • A strong and consistent focus on solutions.
  • The ability to lead a team and develop a strong team culture.
  • A passion for community and community events.
  • Proven computer literacy.

Although not essential, preference will be shown to applicants also able to offer any of the following:

  • Experience with radio broadcasting, equipment, studios, production, operational processes, sponsorships or technical standards.
  • An understanding of the media landscape encompassing audio, visual, digital and other local market competitors.
  • Financial, business and people management skills.
  • Knowledge of industry legislation.
  • Relevant business qualifications.

 

How to Apply:

Applications should include a current resume and be submitted here.

Enquiries:

Enquiries may be directed to Employment Matters by calling Edson on 0416 725 389 or Bob on 0429 000 139.

New NITV Radio podcast: Ngiyang. Meet the people reclaiming the Wiradyuri language

wiray ngiyang, wiray mayiny – No language, no people.

Ahead of NAIDOC Week 2024, NITV Radio has released a new podcast, Ngiyang, which tells the story of how the Wiradyuri language is being reclaimed by the people of central NSW and celebrates Indigenous perspectives.

Continuing NITV Radio’s proud tradition of championing First Nations stories, knowledges, cultures and voices, Ngiyang gives multicultural and multilingual audiences a glimpse into the journey of reclaiming and reviving the Wiradyuri language as well as the triumphs of teaching and learning Wiradyuri.

As part of SBS’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), NITV Radio will expand content in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages and promote language growth through its podcast content.

Hosted by Lowanna Grant, NITV Radio Executive Producer, the new podcast features Wiradyuri language pioneer, Uncle Stan Grant Senior, along with language teachers and learners, speaking their language and how this has enriched their lives as Wiradyuri people.

An insightful and personal look into the importance of First Nations languages, Uncle Stan Grant Senior tells how his grandfather Wilfred Johnson taught him Wiradyuri language as a child and instructed him to keep the language alive.

Host Lowanna Grant is the granddaughter of Uncle Stan Grant Senior and also studied Wiradyuri language herself: “I’m thrilled to share the stories in Ngiyang with all Australians because it records a part of our history – the reclamation and revival of Wiradjuri language.

Ngiyang celebrates what our Elders have achieved and what is being done to secure language and culture for the next generation of Wiradyuri people.

“These are stories close to my heart, and it’s been a privilege to record my pop telling his story in his own words as well as speak to other Wiradyuri people about their language journey, and hopefully help more Australians connect meaningfully with the longest continuous culture on the planet.”

The experiences of guests are told in first-person and share how Wiradyuri language is being revitalised and how Wiradyuri people are being empowered through reclaiming their language.

Each guest on the podcast shares how they learned the language, including members of Uncle Stan Grant Senior’s family who were instrumental to the restoration of the Wiradyuri language and the development of the first Wiradyuri language dictionary.

Teachers, students and artists share their favourite word or phrase in Wiradyuri as well as how they are passing on the knowledge they have obtained, what it means to speak in language and how it has enriched their lives as Wiradyuri people.

Ngiyang is available on the SBS Audio App, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, LiSTNR and wherever you stream podcasts.