Creative & Media
Media Programming Directors
Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in preparation of radio or television station program schedules and programs, such as sports or news.
Median salary
$83,480
Typical range
$43k – $199k
Job outlook
+5% (faster than average)
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Plan a path to Media Programming Directors
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Media Programming Directors Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Media Programming Directors
Entry / Junior
$43,060
~2 yrs to advance
Media Programming Directors
Established
$83,480
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Media Programming Directors
Senior
$141,005
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Operate and maintain on-air and production audio equipment.
- •Check completed program logs for accuracy and conformance with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules and regulations and resolve program log inaccuracies.
- •Read news, read or record public service and promotional announcements, or perform other on-air duties.
- •Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in broadcast news, sports, or programming.
- •Monitor and review programming to ensure that schedules are met, guidelines are adhered to, and performances are of adequate quality.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Creative & Media
Explore all- University of Southern California12% admit · $86,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
- Northwestern University7% admit · $95,000 grad pay
- University of Chicago5% admit · $91,000 grad pay
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