Writer

Audacy Services, LLC; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 25,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

Audacy is seeking a Part-Time News Editor/Writer in Philadelphia to write, edit, and produce content for broadcast and digital segments. Responsibilities include researching, fact-checking, and preparing shows for anchors, with daily coordination of news flow.

The role requires newsroom experience, ability to handle breaking news, and a four-year degree in journalism or related field. Onsite work and close collaboration with the News Reporting team are essential.

Qualifications

• 4-year degree in journalism, broadcasting or an adjacent field.
• Experience in a busy and fast-paced newsroom.
• Comfort with breaking news and deadline pressure.
• Proficiency in writing engaging news copy, fact-checking, newsgathering and research.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Broadcast experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Write, research, order and prepare shows for anchors.
• Write and edit wire and original news copy for broadcast.
• Gather additional sound for news stories.
• Fact-check and review news stories and reporter scripts.
• Plot daily news flow with the Broadcast Managing Editor.
• Write and occasionally voice digital-only news segments for local air.
• Keep anchor shows updated with fresh sound and copy.
• Monitor ongoing stories and update shows as information changes.

Skills

News editing

News writing

Fact-checking

Research skills

Deadline-driven

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field

Tools

Burli

Newsroom software

Job description

Job Title: Part-Time News Editor/Writer

Department: News Reporting

To: Brand Manager

Employment Type: Part-Time

Location(s): Philadelphia, PA

Work Arrangement: Onsite

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.

What You’ll Do

Write, research, order and prepare shows for anchors.

Write and edit wire and original news copy for broadcast.

Gather additional sound for news stories.

Fact-check and review news stories and reporter scripts.

Editors will work with the Broadcast Managing Editor to plot the daily news flow, including news copy, top stories, live shots (both local and network) and how best to allocate reporter resources throughout the day.

Writers will also be responsible for writing and occasionally voicing our digital-only news segment and news update segment that other stations in the Philadelphia cluster use on their air.

Keep anchor shows updated and fresh, finding new ways to use sound and copy.

Keep an eye on new and ongoing stories, and update shows as soon as new information or new stories become available.

Preferred

• At least 3 years of news editing and writing experience.
• Experience in a busy and fast-paced newsroom.
• Comfort with breaking news and deadline pressure.
• Ability to be nimble and pivot with the ebb and flow of the news cycle.
• Proficiency in writing engaging news copy, fact-checking, newsgathering and research.
• Good judgment to decipher top stories and know how best to curate a broadcast.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Broadcast experience is a plus.
• 4-year degree in journalism, broadcasting or an adjacent field.
• Comfort working with newsroom software and audio editing tools (Burli experience is a plus).

Employees of Audacy are required to be a minimum of 21 years of age to operate any vehicle, including Company-owned, leased, rented, or personal vehicles, when such operation is conducted on behalf of Audacy. Driving is an essential function of this role. A valid driver’s license, satisfactory completion of a motor vehicle record check, and, if the position requires use of the applicant’s own vehicle, proof of insurance is required.

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.