Work at WCPE

Are you gifted and talented, and want to work at a radio station where your light can shine? Do you have a special place in your heart for public radio and great classical music? Do you work well in a true team environment where everyone contributes to help each other? Do you realize the commitment and dedication it takes to keep a station on the air 24 hours a day, 365 days a year -- even during ice storms and hurricanes?

From time to time WCPE has full-time and part-time employment opportunities. If you're mature, knowledgeable, qualified, dedicated, enthusiastic, have the right experience and skills, and are up to the challenge, we want to hear from you!

WCPE is an independent community radio station in North Carolina which broadcasts 24-hour live programming on our 100,000 watt FM station, on the Galaxy 14 satellite (serving listeners and cable systems across North America), and on the internet (accessed daily by tens of thousands of listeners).

We're looking for people who are well-organized, logical, meet deadlines, and who work equally well independently and with others. If you are a strong team player, can juggle many duties simultaneously, are detail-oriented yet able to see the big picture, and are honest, straightforward, and mindful of the bottom line -- we want to know about you. Tell us why you'd make a good addition to the WCPE Team and how you believe you can help us grow and prosper.

Send us detailed information about yourself and tell us specifically why your talents would make a valuable addition to the WCPE team (carefully follow the instructions below), and submit us your resume, directly addressing the skills you have which would specifically help WCPE.

Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communications skills are essential, as well as a strong appreciation for classical music and public radio. Past experience working on a limited budget, and past work experience in the non-profit sector is important. Additional skills and knowledge that would help realize WCPE's mission to make Great Classical Music available to everyone is important. Retirees and senior citizens are encouraged to apply.

All employees must satisfactorily perform other additional tasks and duties related to general station activities; specific tasks and duties will be assigned from time to time as the station requires. Working for a non-profit is demanding. WCPE operates 24 hours a day, every day of the year. All positions will require work on various days at many different times.

Only the best meet our standards. Expectations are high and occasionally so is the stress level. Gifts are the lifeblood of WCPE; consequently, all staff members are expected to go above and beyond their regular hours and duties as needed by the donors and the station. Two of the most notable are fund drives and weather emergencies; we operate non-stop and you must be available for work at any hour of any day.

Transferrable experience and skills are essential. If you've worked at a large public broadcasting station, you've encountered many of the same challenges that you will experience at WCPE. Hard work is the norm and excellent performance is the standard. Working at WCPE often means a 50-hour week. You also need to be able to take honest, constructive criticism. From time to time, WCPE may change your duties and responsibilities, and you need to feel comfortable with that when it happens.

We seek mature employees who have proven broad experience in our fields of need, with "work wisdom" and good work ethics.

Application Procedure for General Employment Submissions:
The following must be strictly adhered to:

Your application should contain a one page (single-side) summary, and not more than three pages (single-sides) of supportive material, or the equivalent if in electronic form.

Do not send tapes, recordings, compact discs, audio or picture files, or other material at this time.

Mail or E-mail your material to:

General Positions Wanted
WCPE Radio
Box 897
Wake Forest, NC 27588

or email:
General Positions Wanted
positions@wcpe.org

Please do not telephone or otherwise query us about positions; status of avails will be posted here on our website. We require this strict procedure so we can maintain an even playing-field for our review and selection process.

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