Executive Director
OETA
Oklahoma City
,
OK
Application Deadline: Monday, Jun 30, 2025
Description
POSITION: Executive Director / General Manager Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Friends of OETA, Inc. (FOETA)
OETA
Oklahoma City, OK
Application Deadline: Until filled
Description
The Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA) seeks an Executive Director/GM to oversee the day-to-day operations of the network, fiscal administration and management, and long-range planning and development of digital applications.
The successful applicant will have a background in senior management, demonstrated experience with, and understanding of, public broadcasting, exceptional oral, written and analytical administrative, financial planning, fund raising and interpersonal skills.
Additionally, the Executive Director should have demonstrated experience in working successfully with educational institutions and state government; the ability to define, communicate and implement an organizational vision: an understanding of relevant FCC policies and regulations with emphasis on emerging technologies; a commitment to EEO; as well as the intellectual and physical vigor and administrative versatility required for successful and dynamic leadership of a comprehensive telecommunications organization.
Further, it is the intent of OETA to request that the governing board of OETA’s independent advocacy and philanthropic partner, Friends of OETA, Inc. (FOETA), name the Executive Director as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of FOETA. The holding of the CEO of FOETA position and title, while not an employment role, will allow the Executive Director to work directly with FOETA’s governing board to further the organization’s mission of supporting OETA’s mission through the raising and administering of non-appropriated and private funds and resources.
A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant academic discipline is required. An advanced degree preferred.
For more detail, please visit the job posting at www.OETA.tv
HOW TO APPLY: Send cover letter, application and resume to OETA, Human Resources, P.O. Box 14190, Oklahoma City, OK 73113, (405) 848-8501. Applications can be downloaded from www.oeta.tv or in person at 7403 N Kelley Avenue, Oklahoma City. Please provide professional references.
OETA IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
About OETA & FOETA:
From humble beginnings in a basement classroom, the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA) is now a statewide network that provides a diverse fare of television programs to viewers across Oklahoma and in surrounding states. In 1956 OETA began with one transmitting station, little money, limited broadcast hours and a small and an almost immeasurable audience. Today, with OETA’s statewide network of four transmitting stations and 14 translator stations, more than 650,000 viewers tune into
OETA on a weekly basis. OETA is America’s most-watched Public Broadcasting Service network.
OETA is licensed to the state of Oklahoma and operates as a public/private partnership. OETA is supported by both public and private funds. State funds provide for some of OETA’s operational expenses including helping to fund OETA’s extensive statewide network. OETA is responsible for maintaining the state’s infrastructure for the PBS Warning, Alert, and Response Network (WARN) system, which provides a path between the Federal Emergency Management Agency and cellular service providers to relay important emergency information statewide via cellular networks.
OETA provides essential educational content and services that inform, inspire and connect Oklahomans to ideas and information that enrich our quality of life. We do this by consistently engaging Oklahomans with educational and public television programming, providing educational training and curriculum, outreach initiatives and online features that collectively encourage lifelong learning.
OETA funding is comprised of dollars dedicated from the State of Oklahoma, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and financial support from individual donors and foundations throughout the state of Oklahoma.
Friends of OETA, Inc. (FOETA) is an independent nonprofit charitable organization that exists solely to advocate for and support OETA. FOETA’s Board of Trustees is appointed with approval by the OETA Board of Directors and the relationship between OETA and FOETA is governed under a written agreement that is regularly reviewed by the leaders of the two entities. FOETA currently stewards nearly $60 million in non-appropriated funds held for the exclusive benefit of OETA.
To learn more about OETA & FOETA, visit: http://www.oeta.tv/.