WBBM News Radio - Part-Time Assistant Producer

Employment Type: Part‑Time

Pay: $15.71/hr - $15.71/hr.

Location(s): Chicago, IL

Work Arrangement: On‑Site

Salary Range: The anticipated starting salary range for Illinois-based individuals expressing interest in this position is $15.71/hr.

Salary Review: Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and location of the applicant, as well as internal and external equity.

Benefits: Audacy offers employees who are eligible for benefits a comprehensive benefits package which includes a health care coordinator, medical, dental, vision, mental health, telemedicine, flexible spending accounts, health 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.

WBBM Newsradio, Chicago’s number one news station, is looking for a talented part‑time Assistant Producer with an enterprising attitude and impressive work ethic to join our award‑winning team. This on‑site position has no remote option. Shifts may include early mornings, evenings, holidays and/or weekends. You will operate under tight deadlines, collaborate, and pitch story ideas.

• 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.
• Answer telephones in a polite and helpful fashion.
• Recognize the urgency of telephone calls (immediate, routine, can wait).
• Answer listener questions, which may require 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 deadlines with attention to detail.
• Prioritize high volume of work and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Other duties as assigned by management.

• 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.

• Must follow news on a regular basis, have a working knowledge of the basic facts of topical news stories and demonstrate "news judgment".
• 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.

• 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 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.

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