WCCO Producer

Audacy Services, LLC; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Dental

Job summary

Audacy Minneapolis' WCCO-AM seeks an experienced, full-time Producer. Responsibilities include following station format, editing podcasts, assisting with remote broadcasts, handling live calls, sound effects, and commercials per logs.

The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years’ radio experience, familiarity with control room operations, and ability to work on a team under Program Director guidance.

Qualifications

• Minimum three (3) years’ experience operating broadcast equipment.
• Experience with topic/concept development for broadcasts.
• Familiarity with FCC regulations and log/scheduling basics.

Responsibilities

• Produce programs that meet WCCO programming standards.
• Edit podcasts and manage remote talk broadcasts.
• Handle live calls, sound effects, IDs, and commercial logs.
• Arrange guest interviews and coordinate with Program Director.

Skills

Radio experience

Control room operations

Editing podcasts

Adobe Audition

Wide Orbit

Social media

Tools

Adobe Audition

Wide Orbit

Job description

Job Title

WCCO Producer

Department

Programming

Reporting To

Brand Manager

Employment Type

Full-Time

Location(s)

Minneapolis, M.N.

Work Arrangement

On-Site

Overview

Audacy Minneapolis' WCCO-AM, is searching for an experienced, full-time Producer. Duties include following station format, editing podcasts, assisting with remote talk broadcasts, handling live phone calls, sound effects, conceptualizing topics, arranging guest interviews, playing commercials and IDs according to the program and commercial logs, following applicable laws and FCC regulations and executing to the Program Director’s direction. Candidates must have prior radio experience and be familiar with control room operations. Applicants should have a minimum of three (3) years’ experience operating broadcast equipment and conceptualizing topics in a broadcast setting. Editing and production experience is preferred. The right candidate will be a team player, be computer savvy, and have the flexibility to work their assigned shift.

What You’ll Do

• One to three years as producer or on-air contributor
• Passion for current events, news, pop culture and what’s happening around town
• Comfortable running (and learning) multiple different board operating styles
• Experience with radio clocks, logs and scheduling
• Working knowledge of computer audio software, Adobe Audition, and Wide Orbit preferred
• Demonstrated ability for using social media including, but not limited to, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram.
• Willingness to learn new tools and how they can help content, distribution or sales
• Willing to work in the office or on location.
• Multi-task with a variety of duties
• Ability to ad lib while on air and at appearances in a coherent manner in situations that can change quickly.
• Project an appropriate professional appearance and demeanor.
• Work in compliance with company and FCC policies and procedures.
• Work established schedule and other hours as needed.
• Travel to and attend station promotional appearances including sales appearances.

More About You: Required & Preferred

• Ability to produce programs that meet WCCO programming standards
• Proven ability to contribute to a positive, diverse, creative, productive culture
• Ability to evaluate content/quality/sound and act decisively w/sound judgment
• Knowledge of new media applications for digital distribution, audience engagement and community networking
• Spontaneous, interpretative judgments and solutions in fast-paced environment
• Manages own workload with priorities based on show content and production

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
• 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
• pet insurance

Compensation and Benefits

The anticipated salary for individuals expressing interest in this position is below: $21.63-21.63 Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and location of the applicant, as well as internal and external equity.

• 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
• pet insurance

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 at www.audacyinc.com, Facebook, X, LinkedIn and Instagram.

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.

Important Notes

Please be aware that Audacy will never ask you to send money at any point during the hiring process. Communication from legitimate Audacy representatives will only come from email addresses ending in @audacy.com. If you receive any suspicious requests or communications, please verify their authenticity before responding.

Important Notes (Duplicate)

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 at www.audacyinc.com, Facebook, X and LinkedIn.