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Overview
Job Title: Writer
Department: News
Reporting To: Brand Manager
Employment Type: Part Time
The anticipated starting salary range for Californniabased individuals expressing interest in this position is $43.46/Hr.
Salary to be determined by the education experience knowledge skills abilities and location of the applicant as well as internal and external equity.
Location(s): Los Angeles
Work Arrangement: OnSite
Overview:
KNX News 97.1 FM Southern Californias agendasetting multimedia newsroom is looking for a forwardthinking writer to help create engaging modernsounding relatable news shows that are both informative and entertaining.
Responsibilities
What Youll Do:
- Write and update compelling scripts incorporating the best sound bites music sound effects or other elements to make stories headlines and teases stand out at all times.
- Work in concert with editors producers and hosts to build shows that are engaging and flow naturally.
- Search for the strongest and most relevant source copy and audio to build stories on.
- Conduct and edit interviews.
- Monitor social media wire services websites and other broadcast outlets.
- Propose story ideas and contribute to daily and longterm coverage plans.
- Collaborate with editors producers anchors reporters and news assistants to create attentiongetting content.
- Alert onduty editor and producer and/or management to content thats questionable or that may be in violation of FCC corporate or station policies and regulations.
- Related newsroom duties as necessary
Qualifications
More About You:
- The right person for the job is an aggressive energetic enthusiastic and creative team player and selfstarter.
- Must have the desire and ability to write quickly clearly concisely creatively conversationally AND with an edge while under unrelenting deadline pressure.
- Must work well with others and interact well with the public.
- Prior majormarket news writing and producing experience required. Strong multitasking skills required.
- Strong computer and social media skills required.
- Must be available to work all hours overnights weekends and holidays and be amenable to schedule changes. This may include lastminute changes as well as longterm adjustments.
- Familiarity with Southern California especially Los Angeles and Orange counties (i.e. politics geography lifestyle culture etc. preferred.
- Must join the Writers Guild of America.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to sit stand and work at a computer for prolonged periods with reasonable accommodations provided as necessary.
- Occasional lifting of materials up to 20 pounds such as office equipment documents and presentation materials.
- Visual and auditory ability to respond effectively to stakeholders manage presentations and participate in meetings.
Important Notes:
Please be aware that Audacy willneverask you to send money at any point during the hiring process. Communication from legitimate Audacy representatives willonly come from email addresses ending in @audacy. If you receive any suspicious requests or communications please verify their authenticity before responding.
About Us
Audacy is a scaled leading multiplatform audio content and entertainment company differentiated by its exclusive premium audio content. Audacy operates one of the countrys two scaled radio broadcasting groups with leading positions across the countrys largest markets as well as one of the countrys largest podcast networks and the Audacy directtoconsumer 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 atwww.audacyincFacebookXLinkedInandInstagram.
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. 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 casebycase basis.
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