What are the responsibilities and job description for the Producer/Host position at Audacy, Inc.?
Overview
Job Title: Producer/Sports Host
Department: Programming
Reporting To: Brand Manager
Employment Type: Full-Time
Location(s): Milwaukee, W.I.
Work Arrangement: On-Site
Audacy offers employees wheo are eligible for benefits with a comprehensive benefits package which includes: a health care coordinator, medical, dental, vision, mental health, telemedicine, flexible spending accounts, halth savings account, disability, life insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, paid time off (sick, flex-time away/vacation days, personal, parental, volunteer), 401(k) retirement plan, student loan payment assistance program, legal assistance, life assistance program, identity theft protection, discounted home and auto insurance, and pet insurance.
Overview:
Do you love sports? The Wisconsin Sports Radio Network is looking for a talented individual to host a daily sports talk show and serve as a producer.
Responsibilities
Sports Host Responsibilities:
What You'll Do:
- Hosting a daily show
- Doing shows at different locations as requested
- Topic Development / daily show meetings with producer before show to develop show rundown
- Sales friendly
- Recording Daily Show Promos
- Social media promotion for daily show as well as during the show
- Coverage of games in the area from time to time
- Other duties as required by management.
Qualifications
More About You:
Required & Preferred:
- Must be computer literate; requires creative approach and ability to prioritize.
- Knowledge of the broadcast area and station demographics is essential.
- Ability to produce programs that meet programming standards
- Proven ability to contribute to a positive, diverse, creative, productive culture
- Ability to evaluate content/quality/sound and act decisively w/sound judgment
- Knowledge of new media applications for digital distribution, audience engagement and community networking
- Spontaneous, interpretative judgments and solutions in fast-paced environment
- Manages own workload with priorities based on show content and production
- One to three years as producer or on-air contributor
- Passion for current events, news, pop culture and what’s happening around town
- Comfortable running (and learning) multiple different board operating styles
- Experience with radio clocks, logs and scheduling
- Working knowledge of computer audio software, Adobe Audition, and Wide Orbit preferred
- Demonstrated ability for using social media including, but not limited to X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.
- Willingness to learn new tools and how they can help content, distribution or sales
- Willing to work in the office or on location.
- Multi-task with a variety of duties
- Ability to ad lib while on air and at appearances in a coherent manner in situations that can change quickly.
- Project an appropriate professional appearance and demeanor.
- Work in compliance with company and FCC policies and procedures.
- Work established schedule and other hours as needed.
- Travel to and attend station promotional appearances including sales appearances.
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.
About Us
Audacy is a leading audio content and entertainment company. As champions of audio, we connect with people in the moments that matter — delivering trusted local news, passionate sports and your favorite music across 220 radio stations, premium podcasts, live events and digital experiences that reach more than 200 million listeners every month.We create compelling content, foster deeply engaged audiences and deliver outcomes that matter for advertisers. Learn more at www.audacyinc.com and join the conversation on LinkedIn, X, Facebook 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.