Part-Time Assistant Producer

Ilba; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 19,377 - 27,598; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

WBBM Newsradio in Chicago seeks an assistant producer to take and edit audio from reporters, weather feeds, and networks. You will place calls to confirm stories, follow up with sources, and answer listener questions while screening calls for reporters.

Candidates should have a college degree (broadcast journalism preferred) and internship experience, plus familiarity with digital audio editing and reporting basics. This role requires quick thinking and a professional, calm on-air presence.

Qualifications

• Must follow news regularly and know topical stories.
• Must be familiar with digital audio editing techniques.
• Must write clearly and juggle priorities in a fast-paced setting.

Responsibilities

• Primary duties include taking and editing audio from reporters, weather feeds, and network audio.
• Place calls to check news stories and follow up with sources.
• Answer listener inquiries and screen calls for reporters and editors.
• Perform work on short deadlines with attention to detail.

Skills

News judgment

Digital audio editing

Clear writing

Multitasking

Education

College degree

Broadcast journalism internship

Tools

Digital audio editing tools

Job description

Company/Station Name: WBBM Newsradio
Job Location: Chicago, IL

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 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

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 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.

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 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.

Pay Transparency

$17.05/Hr.

Benefits

Audacy offers employees who 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.