EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT
This Report covers full-time vacancy recruitment data for the period March 23, 2008 to March 22, 2009.
1) Employment Unit: LIN Television Austin
2) Unit Members (Stations and Communities of License):
KXAN Austin, Texas
KXAM Llano, Texas
KNVA Austin, Texas
3) EEO Contact Information for Unit Member:
Mailing Address: LIN Television Austin 908 W. MLK Jr. Blvd. Austin, TX 78701 | Telephone Number: 512-476-3636 |
Contact Person: Rachel Steading | |
E-mail Address: Rachel.steading@kxan.com | |
4) List all Full-Time Job Vacancies Filled by Each Station in the Employment Unit.
| Job Title | Recruitment Source Referring Hiree |
1 | Internet Sales Director | KXAN.com |
2 | Sales Marketing Manager | KXAN.com |
3 | Local Sales Assistant | KXAN.com |
4 | Commerical Producer | Craigslist.com |
5 | Creative Services Producer | Grame Newell |
6 | Digital Executive Producer | Staff Referral |
7 | Internet News Producer | KXAN.com |
8 | Internet News Producer | KXAN.com |
9 | General Reporter | Staff Referral |
10 | Web Engineer | KXAN.com |
11 | Production Assistant | Internal promotion |
12 | Sales Account Executive | KXAN.com |
13 | Sales Account Executive | KXAN.com |
14 | Sales Account Executive | KXAN.com |
15 | Sales Account Executive | KXAN.com |
16 | Sales Account Executive | KXAN.com |
17 | Sales Account Executive | KXAN.com |
18 | Sales Account Executive | Internal promotion |
19 | Sales Account Executive | Staff referral |
20 | Sales Account Executive | Staff referral |
21 | Sales Account Executive | AXRT |
22 | Director of Sales | LINTV.com |
23 | Assistant Promotion Manager | KXAN.com |
24 | Reporter | Staff referral |
25 | Weekend Weather Anchor | TAB.org |
26 | Traffic Assistant | Craigslist.com |
27 | Administrative Assistant | Internal placement |
5) Recruitment Source List
Name of Organization Notified of Job Vacancy: | Contact Person | Address and Phone Number: | # of Inter-viewees Referred by This Source | Did Source Request Notification? (Yes or No) | Full Time Positions for Which This Source Was Utilized |
American Women of Radio & Television | Careers/Board members Sami Davis | http://Awrt.org.publications | 1 | No | 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 3 |
National Association of Hispanic Journalists | Website | 1000 National Press Bldg | No |
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Asian American Journalists Assoc. | Website | www.aaja.org post @aaja.org | No |
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| National Sales Network | Website | www.salesnetwork.org | No | ||
Austin Area Urban League | info@aaul.org | 1825 E 38 & 1/2 Street | No |
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Native American Public Telecommunication, Inc. | Website | No |
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Austin Community College (Rio Grande Campus) | Career Center | 1212 Rio Grande | No |
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Southwestern University | Roger Young | P.O. Box 770 | No |
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St. Edwards University | Career Center | Campus Mailbox 1024 | No |
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Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce | Andy Martinez | 3000 S. IH 35 Ste 305 | No |
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Texas Association of Broadcasters | Craig Bean | 502 E. 11 th Street, Ste 200 | 6 | No | All positions |
National Association of Broadcasters | Karen Hunter |
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University of Texas Career Services | Matt Berndt | ccs@uts.cc.utexas.edu | No |
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National Association of Black Journalists | Renee Tross | No |
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Internal Candidate Postings & Employee Referrals | Rachel Steading | 8 | No | All positions | |
SND Publications Spots N Dots | Website | 167 Oakdale Rd | No | 2, 3 | |
Austin American Statesman | Website | 1 | No | 7,8 | |
Craig's List | Website | 27 | No | 1, 2, 3, 10, 7, 8, 6, 19, 20, 23, 4, 5, 26 | |
San Antonio Express News | Website | 1-800-411-2527 or Fax 210-25-2360 | No |
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal | Website | 710 Avenue J | No |
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Media Post Publications | Website | No |
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TVJobs.com | Website | No | 5, 6, 9, 24, 25 | ||
Society of Broadcast Engineers | Website | No |
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KXAN.com | Rachel Steading | 39 | No | All positions | |
TheCWAustin.com | Rachel Steading | 1 | No | All positions | |
LIN Television Job Postings | Lisa Sousa | No | All positions | ||
Radio & Television News Directors' Assocation | Website | 1600 K Street, Ste 700 | No | 6 | |
602 Communications | Website | 2 | No | 23, 4, 5 | |
ProMax/BDA | Website | No | 23 | ||
Linked In | Website |
| 3 | No | 6, 7, 8 |
6) Total # of Interviewees Referred: For the period from March 23, 2008 to March 22, 2009 this Employment Unit interviewed 103 people for full-time job vacancies.
7) Supplemental Recruitment Initiatives.
(a) Initiative: Texas Association of Boardcasters Career Expo
Sponser: Career Expo in cooperation with San Antonio College
Date/time: Thursday, October 23, 2008 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: Longwith Radio TV & Film Building at San Antonio College, San Antonio, TX
Attendees: Open to the public and free of charge
Career fair was attended by station Local Sales Manager & HR representative
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- (b) Initiative: Internship program for News, Marketing, Sales, & Internet departments
The Employment Unit works in conjunction with the broadcast, communications and journalism schools of area colleges and universities to promote the availability of internships with the Employment Unit. In addition, the Employment Unit promotes the internships on its web sites. Eleven area colleges are included. Students receive course credit. Classes are offered three times a year Fall, Spring & Summer semesters.
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- (c) Initiative: LIN TV MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM_
The Employment Unit participates & promotes LIN TV's Minority Scholar Program. The Scholarship Program awards two-year scholarships to ambitious students who are pursuing a wide spectrum of goals in or relating to broadcast television and digital media, ranging from producing and engineering to broadcast journalism, community affairs and sales. Students are selected to receive the Minority Scholarship because of their academic achievement, their passion for broadcasting and their desire to contribute to the overall advancement of the industry. __________________________________________________________________________________
- (d) Initiative: Listing of upper-level category openings
The upper-level category openings were listed in the job banks or newsletters of media trade groups whose membership includes substantial participation of women and minorities: Texas Association of Broadcasters and American Woman in Radio and Television.
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- (e) Initiative: TUITION REIMBURESEMENT PROGRAM
[Description of the initiative, including the nature of the activity, the scope of participation by the station (include station personnel involved by title) and specific date/time/place information.]
The Employment Unit provides tuition reimbursement for courses designed to further the education of station personnel. The program is open to all interested station personnel. The Employment Unit will reimburse up to $600 for courses and/or books in media-related or job-related study. During this reporting period station personnel have participated in the program in the following ways: one employee successfully completed a basic accounting course to better understand station budgeting, one employee is actively pursuing a masters degree in broadcast journalism, one employee is actively pursuing a masters degree in meteorology.
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