Music Director

KPSU is a Student Fee funded organization, whose mission is to provide the Portland community with a high quality college radio source unlike any other available. KPSU strives to become nationally recognized as the leader in student managed college radio. The four corner stones of KPSU are student development, diverse listener satisfaction, community involvement, and student team management. This position is open to any currently enrolled Portland State University student carrying at least eight undergraduate or six graduate credits per term.

Educational Value: The educational value for this position is .80. This position provides significant learning and growth opportunities in a co- curricular context that will expose the Music Director to challenges in leadership development and team-building on campus and in the community. Through guidance and instruction received from the SALP and Faculty Advisors, the Music Director will learn skills in budgeting, organization, time management, program development, communication, conflict resolution and critical thinking. The Music Director will also learn skills and gain knowledge in FCC rules and regulations, record company relations, and networking with professionals in the music industry and in the college radio environment.

Expectation of Time: The level of expected time for this position is 1.0, which averages 20-25 hours per week. The position works irregular and inconsistent hours that will be determined by the needs of the various constituencies served. Regularly scheduled office hours is expected and will be served at the discretion of the Music Director in order to obtain 20-25 hours per week. Satisfactory performance of this position will be judged according to the extent to which the duties and responsibilities outlined below are fulfilled, regardless of the number of hours actually worked.

Level of Responsibility: This position will carry a .90 level of responsibility. The position impacts a significant number of students at Portland State University. The accountability is very high because the consequences of weak performance are great for students and the community who participate in this program.

Compensation: Stipend of $720/mo.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the music library.
• Maintain security features of KPSU library, such as ordering cabinets and locks as needed.
• Maintain frequent contact with over 200 record labels and distributors across the United States in order for KPSU to receive free materials (CDs, Records, Tapes, Stickers, tee-shirts) for air play and also as give away materials for station promotion and development.
• Report to the College Music Journal (CMJ) every week, list the Top 35 plays of the week for the station.
• Submit a 200-300 word article, called a Dialogue, to the CMJ that is published in the magazine every other month.
• Keep track of every music recording as follows: KPSU must be written on the CD / tape / vinyl and also the cover, the material is numbered and placed in our database that keeps an alphabetized listing of everything we have in the studio, mark all songs that are not playable for air (report from team members, also see new policy below) the material is placed in the studio for DJs to use, within two weeks.
• Coordinate volunteers to preview new material and censor any material not suitable for air play.
• See new policy regarding CD REVIEW LABELS below.

  I.Genre Directors and Volunteers are to listen for content of which they review, i.e. which tracks have swears and which tracks do not have swears.

  II.The option of adding "play at your own risk" to the cd review label is strictly reserved to both the Assistant Music Director and the Music Director used in the event of cd's which are time sensitive. During the school year the Music Department receives over 50 cd's a day, 20 to 30 of those being Indie Rock alone. In the event that these cd's being to build up, which they occasionally do, only the Music Director or Assistant Music Director will be allowed to place the cd's onto the shelves with the warning that these cd's are in fact "play at your own risk." If in the event that a genre director outside of Indie Rock obtains to many cd's to review, the genre director may be personally given the privilege under the discretion of either the Music Director or the Assistant Music Director, of adding "play at your own risk" to the title. This is in fact a privilege and may be taken back in accordance to genre volume, or for any other purpose seen fit with the judgment of the KPSU Music Directors office only.

• Assist Development Director acquire trade-out products from music stores.
• Solicit materials from music companies to be used as premiums during annual pledge drive.
• Work with companies to inform volunteers of internship opportunities outside of KPSU.
• Keep KPSU members aware of opportunities to conduct interviews, invite national guests, and improve the broadcast of KPSU.
• Attend weekly Executive Team meetings.
• Meet every other week with station manager to report progress of goals.
• Attend annual CMJ conference and prepare report and presentation of experience.