TWIN Traffic Reporter

CBS Radio; Philadelphia, Boothwyn (Philadelphia County, Delaware County); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Part-Time Traffic Reporter to join their Philadelphia team. This role involves gathering, writing, and broadcasting traffic reports across various platforms, ensuring timely and accurate information reaches the audience. The ideal candidate will possess strong writing and communication skills, along with a deep knowledge of the Philadelphia traffic landscape. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a passion for storytelling through traffic reporting, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a forward-thinking company that values creativity and offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Health Care Coordinator

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Life Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Student Loan Payment Assistance

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Qualifications

• Must have excellent writing and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of Philadelphia area traffic geography is essential.

Responsibilities

• Gathering and broadcasting traffic reports across multiple platforms.
• Monitoring traffic data and verifying incident information.

Skills

Traffic Reporting

Writing Skills

Communication Skills

Geographical Knowledge

Computer Literacy

Education

2+ years in Traffic or News Reporting

Tools

Google Workspace

Slack

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Traffic Reporter

Department: TWIN

Reporting To:Brand Manager

Employment Type: Part-Time

Work Arrangement: On-Site

Audacy offers employees who are eligible for benefits with a comprehensive benefits package that 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.

Overview:

The KYW Traffic Center is looking for a dynamic and talented Part-Time Traffic Reporter for the traffic team. They will broadcasting traffic reports across the cluster of Audacy stations in Philadelphia including, KYW Newsradio. The role will be based out of Audacy’s Philadelphia 2400 Market Street facilities. Duties include: gather, write, select and broadcast traffic stories to run in radio traffic reports, over air, on line, and on social media platforms. Supervise all traffic operations assets in the production, writing, and presentation of traffic reports and digital content.Must plan and prepare for upcoming traffic coverage for planned traffic events as well as unplanned traffic events. Must be available to work overnights and weekends.

Responsibilities

What You'll Do:

• Voicing traffic reports on Audacy stations to air on broadcast and digital platforms.
• Gathering, writing, recording, editing and delivering traffic reports as outlined by Audacy Inc.
• Monitoring of traffic gathering data assets (i.e. 511 PA traffic information websites, traffic camera imagery, scanner listening, etc.)
• Make phone calls to area police, fire & DOT agencies to source and verify traffic incident information.
• Post, edit & manage traffic information to Audacy's social media accounts i.e. Twitter X.
• Providing live reads of traffic sponsors within designated reports by the company including logging commercials and discrepancies.
• Making station appearances as required.
• Participate in routine on-air performance aircheck sessions with management.
• Other duties as required by management.
• Position offers AFTRA benefits and applicant must be willing to join SAG AFTRA.

Qualifications

More About You:

Required & Preferred:

• 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.
• Knowledge of Philadelphia area traffic geography.
• Minimum 2-year traffic or news reporting for broadcast media.
• Must be computer literate, have excellent writing and presentation skills.
• Must be helpful in traffic gathering operation.
• Knowledge of Google Workspace, Slack & other online collaboration platforms.
• Must be able to gather and ready real time incident and other traffic information.
• Must be an experienced story teller in broadcast traffic reports.
• Knowledge of the broadcast area commuting/local geography and transportation systems are essential.

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.com. If you receive any suspicious requests or communications, please verify their authenticity before responding.

About Us

Audacy is a scaled, leading multi-platform audio content and entertainment company differentiated by its exclusive, premium audio content. Audacy operates one of the country’s two scaled radio broadcasting groups with leading positions across the country’s largest markets, as well as one of the country’s largest podcast networks and the Audacy direct-to-consumer 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.audacyinc.com,Facebook,X,LinkedInandInstagram.

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 1-610-660-5614. 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 case-by-case basis.