Program Directors
Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in preparation of radio or television station program schedules and programs, such as sports or news.
Also called: Director, Program Director, Program Manager, Programming Director
Knowledge:
- multimedia
- telecommunications
- customer service
- management
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Skills:
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- reading work related information
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
- understanding people's reactions
Abilites:
- listen and understand what people say
- read and understand what is written
- notice when problems happen
- create new and original ideas
- pay attention to something without being distracted
- do two or more things at the same time
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Self Control
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Analytical Thinking
Technology:
Data base user interface and query software
- FileMaker Pro
- Microsoft SQL Server
Video creation and editing software
- Apple Final Cut Pro
- Avid Technology iNEWS
Web page creation and editing software
- Content management systems CMS
- Facebook
