What are the responsibilities and job description for the News Anchor/Reporter/Digital Producer position at Audacy, Inc.?
Overview
Job Title: News Anchor/Reporter/Digital Producer
Department: News
Reporting To: Brand Manager
Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Arrangement: On-site
Job Description:
NewsRadio 930 WBEN-Buffalo is looking for the next great multimedia journalist to join the WBEN and Audacy Buffalo news team as a full-time news anchor/reporter/digital producer. If you’re a compelling storyteller on air, online and in social media, have a sense for where the next breaking story might originate, and understand that there is a critical difference between news reporting and simple dictation, WBEN would love to hear from you.
What will set you apart? Journalistic objectivity, strong command of social and digital media, the flexibility to cover breaking news whenever it happens and, most importantly, to be a great teammate and collaborator, working with the entire WBEN team of hosts, anchors, reporters, and producers for the benefit of the Buffalo listeners. If this sounds like you, please upload your resume, air checks and writing samples.
Pay Transparency:
The anticipated starting salary range for New York-based individuals expressing interest in this position is $33,000.00/Yr.-$35,000.00/Yr..
Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and location of the applicant, as well as internal and external equity.
Audacy offers eligible employees with a comprehensive benefits package to include: health care coordinator, medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, disability, life insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, paid time off (sick, vacation, personal, parental, volunteer), 401(k) retirement plan, discounted employee stock purchase, student loan payment assistance program, legal assistance, life assistance program, identity theft protection, discounted home and auto insurance, and pet insurance.
Responsibilities
What You'll Do:
- Anchoring top and bottom hour newscasts
- Operating the audio board
- Going out on location to cover news events
- Updating our website and assisting preparations for newscasts.
- Producing and recording news segments
- Gathering, writing, recording, editing and delivering news/traffic & weather content including live coverage from the field as well as the studio.
- Use social media - including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram - during the course of your shift to connect with listeners, promote upcoming stories and interviews, and to highlight station content.
- Identify engaging moments originating from our radio shows and transforming them into a produced video/audio for digital consumption.
- Interviewing newsmakers.
- Writing scripts and ad-libbing material for stories.
- Development and research of potential news stories.
Qualifications
Required & Preferred:
- High energy, passionate approach needed
- Journalistic writing skills a must
- Simple digital video and editing skills
- Anchoring on-air newscasts
- Understand that accurate reporting and speed to market is critical
- Must be mobile to cover news on the scene and in the field
- Existing cell phone service and recent edition smartphone
- A vision for excellence
- 2 or more years experience covering breaking news, and original news stories for media using audio and digital assets.
- Produce content on multi-media platforms including web and social media sites
- A valid driver’s license, satisfactory completion of a motor vehicle record check, and, if the position requires use of applicant’s own vehicle, proof of insurance, is required.
Important Notes:
Please be aware that Audacy will never ask you to send money at any point during the hiring process. Communication from legitimate Audacy representatives will only come from email addresses ending in @audacy.com. If you receive any suspicious requests or communications, please verify their authenticity before responding.
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About Us
Audacy is a scaled, leading multi-platform audio content and entertainment company differentiated by its exclusive, premium audio content. Audacy operates one of the country’s two scaled radio broadcasting groups with leading positions across the country’s largest markets, as well as one of the country’s largest podcast networks and the Audacy direct-to-consumer streaming platform. Audacy is a major event producer and a digital marketing solutions provider and is the unrivaled leader in local news and sports radio. Learn more at www.audacyinc.com, Facebook, X, LinkedIn and Instagram.
EEO
Audacy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Audacy affords equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of their race, color, religion or religious creed, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (over 40), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Consistent with our commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who need assistance in applying electronically for a position with Audacy, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship. To request a reasonable accommodation for this purpose, please call 1-610-660-5614. Please note that this phone number is to be used solely to request an accommodation with respect to the online application process. Calls for any other reason will not be returned. Reasonable accommodation requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.
Salary : $33,000 - $35,000
