Broadcast Promotion Manager

Broadcast Promotion Manager
WQED Multimedia Pittsburgh PA Full-time Exempt
Location: Pittsburgh
Salary Range: $78000$86000 annually

About the Role
WQED Multimedia seeks a Broadcast Promotion Manager to lead a team creating promotional content for WQEDs television radio streaming and digital platforms. This is a hands-on player-coach role responsible for both creative direction and day-to-day delivery.

The Broadcast Promotion Manager will supervise producers editors and motion graphic designers; set priorities; develop campaigns with Programming and Marketing; and personally write produce shoot direct or edit as needed. The role is accountable for clear compelling promotion delivered on time and to a consistently high standard.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead mentor and develop a multidisciplinary creative team.
• Develop promotional strategies for broadcast schedules local productions station initiatives premieres events streaming products and audience-growth priorities.
• Direct the creation of on-air spots image campaigns tune-in promotion launch campaigns digital video motion graphics station messaging and underwriting assets.
• Write produce shoot direct and edit promotional content as workload and project needs require.
• Set creative priorities and guide projects from concept through review approval delivery and archiving.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure all projects have a clear objective audience message format and deadline.
• Work with the Brand Designer and Marketing Director to consistently apply approved brand identities; direct the Motion Graphic Designer and editors in executing those systems for screen-based content.
• Manage production calendars assignments asset libraries and approval workflows.
• Maintain high standards for accuracy accessibility consistency technical quality and timely delivery.
• Improve workflows templates documentation and cross-department collaboration to increase the teams capacity and effectiveness.
• Recruit onboard coach evaluate and manage assigned staff and freelancers.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience in television promotion broadcast creative services media production or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated success developing and delivering promotional campaigns for television radio streaming or digital media.
• Strong writing producing directing editing and visual-storytelling skills.
• Experience supervising and developing producers editors motion designers or other creative professionals.
• Strong understanding of video production post-production motion graphics graphic design and multiplatform delivery workflows.
• Excellent project-management organizational and communication skills including the ability to set priorities and manage concurrent deadlines.
• Experience with project-management and digital-asset workflows; familiarity with or comparable tools.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud and contemporary production tools.
• Sound editorial judgment and a commitment to public medias mission and standards.

Compensation & Benefits
The annual compensation band for this full-time position is $78000$86000 commensurate with experience. Benefits include a PPO health insurance plan; employer-paid dental vision disability and life insurance; andafter 12 monthsa 5% employer contribution to a 403(b) retirement plan.

About WQED
WQED Multimedia is an iconic public media institution and one of Americas original educational broadcasters. Today WQED serves hundreds of thousands of neighbors across southwestern Pennsylvania through five television channels Voice of the Arts streaming platforms educational initiatives digital storytelling and community engagement.

This is a moment of real transformation. With major shifts in media consumption the launch of new digital products like WQED the elimination of our federal funding and growing demand for trusted hopeful local storytelling WQED is evolving from a traditional broadcaster into a multi-platform community resource.
Joining WQED now means helping shape how Pittsburgh connects through story culture and shared experienceson air online and in person.

Equal Employment Opportunity
WQED Multimedia is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate the diversity of the communities we serve and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive supportive workplace for all. Applicants with disabilities or those needing reasonable accommodation may contact