WMPG – Help Wanted – WMPG Radio Audio Engineer

WMPG is seeking a contract Radio Audio Engineer for 10 hours a week. Qualified person will have a couple years experience repairing broadcast equipment and comfortable with computer networks. We need someone to make our radio signal sound great! If interested email stationmanager@wmpg.org or phone (207) 780-4424. For more details. Will stay posted until filled.

STATEMENT OF THE JOB:

The WMPG Radio Audio Engineer is responsible for the technical quality of the signal being broadcast to the transmitter site or recorded and shall repair and perform regular maintenance of studio and other audio equipment and provide support to technical operations at WMPG. The WMPG Radio Audio Engineer’s duties include, but are not limited:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  • ●  Repair and perform regular maintenance of current broadcast studio and other audio equipment including computers related to broadcast functions.
  • ●  Investigate, plan, design, procure and install additional or revised broadcast computing platforms as needed.
  • ●  Provide support to technical operations at WMPG and off-site locations as needed.
  • ●  Operate electronic test equipment to conduct routine diagnostic checks on equipment.
  • ●  Operate and maintain broadcast quality audio equipment.
  • ●  Fabricate special components not available from commercial sources.
  • ●  Repair and maintenance on studio, remote and office audio equipment as needed except FMmonitor, STL, EAS and Broadcast Antennae.
  • ●  In collaboration with USM ITMS and Network Maine, maintain and monitor computer networksas needed.
  • ●  Perform repair preventive maintenance on studio, remote and office audio equipment, servicesand installation of cables.
  • ●  Maintain repair and maintenance records on studio, remote and office audio equipment, serviceand installation of cables and computers.
  • ●  Act as technical consultant to Station Manager and recommends equipment purchases.
  • ●  Designs, lays out and installs electronic equipment.
  • ●  Additional duties as reasonably assigned.

SPECIAL ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES*:

● Control over, access to, or security of restricted levels of information technology systems that would allow the person to harm the IT systems or the information contained in them.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
● Knowledge of broadcast quality audio equipment, computers, ability to be

self-directed

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

● Qualified candidates will have at least two-year experience in the repair of broadcast quality studio equipment