RMU Radio - Music Manager

Responsibilities

Radio.co

The Music Manager administers and curates the RMU Radio music library and playlists through Radio.co. Responsibilities include:

• Maintaining a relevant and diverse music library featuring current popular music, established artists, emerging artists, and appropriate specialty programming.

• Downloading, organizing, uploading, labeling, and maintaining music tracks within the Radio.co system.

• Reaching out to RMU students, alumni, campus groups, and local musicians to solicit music for RMU Radio’s Local Musicians programming block.

• Creating specialty playlists for campus events, holidays, promotions, themed programming, and other AMC initiatives.

• Uploading and scheduling advertisements, promotional material, station imaging, podcasts, and other non-music content to create variety within automated programming.

• Coordinating with the Program Director to ensure music and automated programming meet station standards and do not interfere with scheduled live programming.

• Programming music blocks during otherwise unscheduled or “dead air” periods to maintain continuous, intentional programming.

• Creating playlists for remote broadcasts, campus events, and other AMC activities using Spotify, Apple Music, Radio.co, and other appropriate platforms.

Rockbot Music Management

The Music Manager serves as a student administrator and curator for the AMC’s use of Rockbot and helps develop a consistent RMU music experience across participating campus spaces.

• Curating and maintaining Rockbot playlists appropriate for different campus locations, audiences, events, and times of day.

• Creating and managing Rockbot music schedules so appropriate playlists automatically run during designated hours.

• Reviewing and refreshing playlists regularly to prevent excessive repetition and keep campus music programming current.

• Using Rockbot’s playlist, genre, energy, and content-rating tools to create music environments appropriate for the university setting.

• Creating specialty and seasonal programming for holidays, athletic events, admissions events, student activities, Homecoming, orientation, and other university initiatives.

• Importing or adapting approved Spotify and Apple Music playlists for use within Rockbot when appropriate.

• Monitoring Rockbot playback and making real-time adjustments when necessary.

• Helping establish and maintain RMU standards for appropriate music, including explicit-content restrictions and other programming guidelines.

• Monitoring and managing listener song requests and voting features when Rockbot Request is active.

• Working with AMC staff and other university stakeholders to develop playlists tailored to specific campus spaces or initiatives.

• Troubleshooting basic Rockbot hardware, playback, connectivity, scheduling, and account issues and escalating technical problems to the appropriate AMC staff member or Radio and Television Engineer.

• Exploring new ways Rockbot can be used to extend the presence and identity of RMU Radio throughout campus.

Radio Club & AMC Support

• The Music Manager coordinates with Radio Club officers to support regular club meetings and activities and attends meetings as a representative of the Academic Media Center when requested.

• The Music Manager works closely with the RMU Radio Program Director and other AMC student staff to coordinate station programming, promotions, special events, and music initiatives.

• The Music Manager promptly communicates technical problems involving Radio.co, Rockbot, or associated playback systems to the staff Radio and Television Engineer and assists with troubleshooting when appropriate.

Minimum Qualifications

• All majors are welcome, regardless of prior experience in radio or music programming. An interest in music, radio, audio production, media, or entertainment programming is strongly encouraged.

• The ideal candidate should be organized, dependable, comfortable learning new technology, and interested in discovering and curating music for a diverse university audience.

• Active membership in Radio Club before and during the work-study position is strongly encouraged.