How to hire a radio station manager

How to hire a radio station manager, step by step

Here's a step-by-step radio station manager hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a radio station manager job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new radio station manager
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The radio station manager hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

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   Hiring the perfect radio station manager also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list presents radio station manager salaries for various positions.

   Type of Radio Station Manager	Description	Hourly rate
   Radio Station Manager	Top executives devise strategies and policies to ensure that an organization meets its goals. They plan, direct, and coordinate operational activities of companies and organizations.	$12-27
   Operations Manager, District	A district operations manager is a managerial professional who manages the daily operations of stores within the assigned district as well as provides support to managers in ensuring quality and budget performance. The district operations manager must work with the store management to create and implement action plans to address deficiencies discovered during a store audit... Show more	$29-51
   Area Manager	An Area Manager's responsibility is to oversee the business operations of all company branches within a particular area. Among the tasks involve creating strategies to achieve the sales target, monitoring and evaluating the performance and progress of stores including their workforce, adhering to the budget and regulations of the company, and focus on attaining the image and financial goals... Show more	$24-51

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Radio Station
   • FCC
   • FM
   • DJ
   • KPI
   • Radio Show
   • Sprint
   • PCS
   • CDMA
   • PowerPoint
   • LTE
   • Facebook
   • Government Agencies
   • Promotional Events

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage all aspects of TV operation including programming, production, operations, and engineering.
   • Manage ramp procedures, baggage handling and cabin grooming services; coordinate GSE maintenance and identify new business opportunities.
   • Audit and acceptance of complete Nokia GSM site.
   • Execute and analyze test cases relate to IMS, LTE, UMTS, GSM and CDMA technologies.
   • Maintain logs, operational standards for equipment to FCC standards.
   • Maintain a respectable group environment among other TV station members.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your radio station manager job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A radio station manager can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, radio station managers' average salary in mississippi is 62% less than in district of columbia.
   • Seniority. Entry-level radio station managers 55% less than senior-level radio station managers.
   • Certifications. A radio station manager with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a radio station manager's salary.

   Average radio station manager salary

   $39,250yearly

   $18.87 hourly rate

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   Entry-level radio station manager salary

   $26,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 23, 2026

4. Writing a radio station manager job description

   A radio station manager job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of a radio station manager job description:

   Radio station manager job description example

   COVID\-19 continues to significantly impact our employees, families and communities\. With employee health and safety as our top priority, and as a federal contractor, Lockheed Martin is taking action to address the increased risk and uncertainty COVID\-19 variants pose in the workplace and ensuring we meet our commitments to national security\.
   
   To uphold safety for all employees, we will continue to request vaccination status for all Lockheed Martin employees including new hires\. All current and newly hired employees are required to follow onsite safety measures based upon the COVID\-19 Community Level at the specific work location\.
   **Description:** Manager \- RF/RCS Test Site \- Level 5
   
   Will manage personnel and all operations associated with the Helendale Measurement Facility \(HMF\), located in Helendale, Ca\.
   
   Candidate should be able to demonstrate Full Spectrum Leadership \(FSL\) and Culture of Accountability \(CoA\) leadership traits, ability to work/lead teams, ability to work/collaborate with Engineering and other personnel across Aeronautics\. Drive development of transforming capabilities to keep ahead of emerging technologies\.
   
   Selected candidate will be responsible for: developing staffing forecasts, budgets, and test schedules; managing all aspects of the staffing process; performing to own and flowed down objectives, performance management, and ATLAS functions; the timely and proper assignment of personnel and continual assessment and enabling of their performance\.
   
   HMF is a remote site so candidate must be able to adapt and resolve various situations relating to company audits, ESH, building manager activities, capital planning, customer relations and actively support test activities and special test requirements on odd shifts\. Candidate will attend training for forklift, overhead crane, mobile boom lifts and platform lift use\.
   
   The selected candidate will be required to prepare and give briefings to internal management and customer leadership\. The candidate must possess exceptional people skills and oral/written communication skills\. Travel is required occasionally to support off\-site facilities, customers and other LM Aero sites & business units\.
   
   Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and special program clearances\.
   
   Must be a US Citizen\. This position is located at a facility that requires special access\.
   
   **Basic Qualifications:**
   
   Experience in indoor/outdoor RF/RCS measurement facilities
   
   Experience in workload and labor scheduling
   
   Experience in equipment management
   
   Experience in health and safety program execution
   
   Experience in hiring personnel
   
   **Desired Skills:**
   
   RF/RCS RADAR measurement operations
   
   Antenna and radar cross section measurement equipment
   
   Cyber security / CompTIA security \+
   
   Machine shop operations
   
   **BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:**
   
   job\.Qualifications
   
   **Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer\. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status\.**
   
   Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours\. Our customers tackle the hardest missions\. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision\. They're dangerous\. Critical\. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives\. Those are the missions we care about\.
   
   As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin's vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers' toughest challenges\. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U\.S\., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories\.
   
   **EXPERIENCE LEVEL:**
   
   Experienced Professional

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5. Post your job

   To find radio station managers for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any radio station managers they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level radio station managers with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your radio station manager job on Zippia to find and recruit radio station manager candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit radio station managers, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new radio station manager

   Once you've found the radio station manager candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   To prepare for the new radio station manager first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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