Job of the Week 8/3/2018

This weekā€™s job of the week is a Producer/Host Radio II (#523034) for the College of Communication Arts and Sciences. WKAR Public Media, the NPR & PBS affiliate at MSU, is seeking a passionate, experienced and dedicated journalist for its AM/FM broadcasts and digital media.

This person should have extensive knowledge of local, regional and national current events and issues. Responsibilities for this role include researching, reporting, writing and producing multimedia spot and feature stories for WKARā€™s air and digital platforms. The candidate must be able to cultivate sources and consistently pitch creative, thoughtful and original story ideas that demonstrate an understanding of the issues facing the communities served by WKAR.

The ideal candidate would possess knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree program in Telecommunications, Journalism or Broadcast Production; three to five years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in radio production, broadcast operations, rules and regulations and interviewing; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

For more details on the responsibilities of this position, and to view all our current postings, visitĀ careers.msu.edu. Internal applicants should access postings through the Careers @ MSU tile in theĀ EBS Portal.

Events Round-Up August

Community FestivalsĀ 

Lansing Eastside Folklife Festival

Mason Sun Dried Music Festival

St. Johns Mint Festival

2018 Greater Lansing Balloon Festival

Michigan Chicken Wing Festival Ā 

Community Events

Oldtown ART Feast

FRIB and NSCL Open House

DeWitt Ox Roast

Old US 27 Motor Tour

Food

Wednesday, August 8

Summer Spirits Tasting

Tuesday, August 14

Garden Chefs from Garden to Table

Wednesday, August 15

Food Fight Dinner

Thursday, August 16

Spartan Cork Masters: Varieties of Sangria

Saturday, August 25

Food Truck Mash-up

Friday, August 30

Zoo Brew: Country Night

Arts

Saturday, August 4

Field Station: Scott Hocking Opening reception

Wednesday, August 15

Art History: Capturing the Moving Image

Saturday, August 25

REO Town Art Attack

Tuesday, August 28 AND Wednesday, August 29

MSU Broad Celebrates Fall Welcome

Thursday, August 30

Celebrate Lansing Sidewalk Poetry Project

Music

Friday, August 10

Nkwejong Through Spacetime: An Exhibition by Beth LaPensee

Saturday, August 11

Summer Sizzle Hafla! At Lansing Brewing

Friday, August 17

Jimmy G and the Capitols ft. Kidd Cincinnati at the LBC!

Family/Kid Friendly

Saturday, August 4

MSU Broad: Family Day

Thursday, August 9

Studio (IN)Process

Friday, August 10

Moonlight Movies-Wonder

Saturday, August 11

Sundown Safari Camping

Saturday, August 11

Celebration Cinema Sensory-Showtimes: Christopher Robin

Wednesday, August 15

Stories for Sprouts and Seedlings

Thursday, August 16

Studio (IN)Process

Thursday, August 16

Bubble Day

Thursday, August 16

Chipmunk Story time: Turtle Splash

Wednesday, August 22

Stories in the Garden

Sports/Fitness

Tuesday, August 7

Lansing Brew RunĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

Wednesday, August 8

2018 Lansing Lugnuts Baseball vs. Dayton

Saturday, August 11

BWL Hometown Power 5k

Saturday, August 11

Lansing 5:01k

Saturday, August 18

Red Paddle Kayak Race

Sunday, August 19

Yoga at the MSU Broad

Saturday, August 25

Goat Yoga & Wine Tasting

Professional Development Opportunities:

Wednesday, August 8

Accounting in EBS

Thursday, August 9

Supervisor Strategies for Performance Planning

Tuesday, August 14 AND Wednesday, August 15

Process Mapping and Analysis

Wednesday, August 22

Engaging Teams for Maximum Performance

Thursday, August 23

Advanced Travel Policies & Reimbursement