Assistant Producer

Job Description

Assistant Producer
Overview

Audacy Chicago is seeking a part time assistant producer for WBBM-AM

Responsibilities

What You'll Do:
• Primary duties involve taking and editing audio from multiple sources including reporters, weather feeds, and network audio feeds.
• AP's will place phone calls to check on news stories, and use internet and other sources to follow up or gain insight for use in news stories.
• Additionally, answer telephones in a polite and helpful fashion.
• Recognize the urgency of telephone calls (immediate, routine, can wait)
• Answer listener questions, which may rerquire determination and ingenuity
• Screen calls from public relations firms, take messages for reporters
• Refer complaints to management; take in detailed news tips and forward immediately to the desk
• Call back people you have offered to help
• Perform work on very short deadlies with attention to detail
• Prioritize high volume of work, and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Other duties as assigned by management

Qualifications

More About You:

Required & Preferred:

MINIMUM EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
• A college degree, with a concentration in broadcast journalism is preferred.
• Hands-on internships or experience at a college radio station is required.
• Must be familiar with digital audio editing techniques.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
• Must follow news on a regular basis, have a working knowledge of the basic facts of topical news stories and demonstrate 'news judgement'.
• Assistant producers must be familiar with digital audio editing techniques.
• Must be familiar with basic technical standards including level noise and clarity of sound.
• Must be able to write clearly and juggle multiple priorities in a fast paced environment.

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS:
• Assistant producers take much of their direction from the editor on the desk, who helps determine priorities for audio to be used on the air.
• Assistant producers work closely with editors, writers, reporters and anchors.
• When answering the phone, assistant producers represent the radio station to listeners and callers, and a must project a professional and unhurried image to callers.
• There is no remote option for this position.
• 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.

Responsibilities:

What You'll Do:
- Primary duties involve taking and editing audio from multiple sources including reporters, weather feeds, and network audio feeds.
- AP's will place phone calls to check on news stories, and use internet and other sources to follow up or gain insight for use in news stories.
- Additionally, answer telephones in a polite and helpful fashion.
- Recognize the urgency of telephone calls (immediate, routine, can wait)
- Answer listener questions, which may rerquire determination and ingenuity
- Screen calls from public relations firms, take messages for reporters
- Refer complaints to management; take in detailed news tips and forward immediately to the desk
- Call back people you have offered to help
- Perform work on very short deadlies with attention to detail
- Prioritize high volume of work, and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Other duties as assigned by management

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rj1q90-13-58-151-231-42 in your application.