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In service industries such as education
Education

File:Inukshuk Monterrey 1.jpgEducation can be seen as a product or a process and considered in a broad sense or a technical sense. According to philosophy of education George F....
, a program director research
Research

Research is defined as human activity based on intellectual application in the investigation of matter. The primary purpose for applied research is discovery , interpretation , and the development of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge on a wide variety of scientific matters of our world and the universe....
es, plans, develops and implements one or more of the firm's professional services. For example, in education, a program director is responsible for developing and maintaining degree-granting programs and/or other educational services.

A program director's role in a company that sells professional services
Professional services

Professional services are infrequent, technical, or unique functions performed by independent contractors or consultants whose occupation is the rendering of such services....
 is similar to a product manager
Product Manager

A product manager researches, selects, develops, and places a company's products.A product manager considers numerous factors such as target demographic, the products offered by the competition, and how well the product fits in with the company's business model....
's role in a company that sells tangible goods.

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Radio

Radio is the transmission of signals, by modulation of electromagnetic radiation with frequency below those of visible light.Electromagnetic radiation radio propagation by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space....
 or television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
, a program director is the person who develops or selects some or all of the content that will be broadcast
Broadcast

Broadcast may refer to:* Broadcasting, the transmission of audio and video signals* Broadcast, an individual television program or radio program...
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In service industries such as education
Education

File:Inukshuk Monterrey 1.jpgEducation can be seen as a product or a process and considered in a broad sense or a technical sense. According to philosophy of education George F....
, a program director research
Research

Research is defined as human activity based on intellectual application in the investigation of matter. The primary purpose for applied research is discovery , interpretation , and the development of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge on a wide variety of scientific matters of our world and the universe....
es, plans, develops and implements one or more of the firm's professional services. For example, in education, a program director is responsible for developing and maintaining degree-granting programs and/or other educational services.

A program director's role in a company that sells professional services
Professional services

Professional services are infrequent, technical, or unique functions performed by independent contractors or consultants whose occupation is the rendering of such services....
 is similar to a product manager
Product Manager

A product manager researches, selects, develops, and places a company's products.A product manager considers numerous factors such as target demographic, the products offered by the competition, and how well the product fits in with the company's business model....
's role in a company that sells tangible goods.

Broadcasting

In radio
Radio

Radio is the transmission of signals, by modulation of electromagnetic radiation with frequency below those of visible light.Electromagnetic radiation radio propagation by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space....
 or television
Television

Television is a widely used telecommunication mass-media for transmitting and receiving moving , either monochrome or color, usually accompanied by sound....
, a program director is the person who develops or selects some or all of the content that will be broadcast
Broadcast

Broadcast may refer to:* Broadcasting, the transmission of audio and video signals* Broadcast, an individual television program or radio program...
. A program director's selections are based upon expertise in the media as well as knowledge of the target demographic. Typically, a program director decides what radio program or TV program will be broadcast and when. (See also: dayparting
Dayparting

In broadcasting, dayparting is the practice of dividing the day into several parts, during each of which a different type of radio programming or Scheduling apropos for that time is aired....
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Non-profits

In the context of non-profit organization
Non-profit organization

A nonprofit organization is any organization that does not aim to make a profit, and which is not a public body....
s, a program director is responsible for managing one or more of the organization's programs or services in a role similar to that of a chief operating officer
Chief operating officer

A chief operating officer or chief operations officer is a corporate officer responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the corporation and for operations management ....
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