On-Call Live Radio Announcer (Part-Time)

University of Washington; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 57,000; Part time

Job summary

KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio in Seattle, WA is seeking an On-Call Announcer for a temporary, hourly on-call position. You will serve as primary announcer and board operator for assigned shifts, produce and voice live and automated content, and provide production support for fundraising drives.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and one year of audio production experience, with weekend/evening availability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and one year of professional experience including audio production and announcing.
• Equivalent education/experience may substitute for minimum qualifications per policy.

Responsibilities

• Announce and operate on-air for assigned shift.
• Monitor system and news wire for programming updates.
• Produce, plan, write, edit and voice live and automated breaks.
• Prerecord announcing breaks for automated programming.

Skills

Audio production

Announcing

Live broadcasting

Board operation

Education

Bachelor’s degree and 1 year of experience in audio production/announcing

Tools

Content Depot

PRX Exchange

FTP

Zetta

NewsBoss

Job description

KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio in Seattle, WA is seeking an On-Call Announcer for a temporary, hourly on-call position. You will serve as primary announcer and board operator for assigned shifts, produce and voice live and automated content, and provide production support for fundraising drives.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and one year of audio production experience, with weekend/evening availability.