Overview
The KYW Traffic Center is looking for a dynamic and talented professional to work as a Part-Time Traffic Reporter/Editor for the Traffic Team broadcasting Traffic reports across the cluster of Audacy stations in Philadelphia including KYW Newsradio. Job will be based out of Audacy's Philadelphia's 2400 Market St 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 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:
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
Preferred:
Must be helpful in traffic gathering operation.
Knowledge of Google Workspace, Slack & other online collaboration platforms
Must be able to gather & ready real time incident and other traffic information
Must be anexperienced story tellerin broadcast Traffic reports
Knowledge of the broadcast area commuting/local geography and transportation systems are essential
4-year degree preferred, but not required
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.
About Us
Audacy, Inc. (NYSE: AUD; OTC: AUDA) is a leading multi-platform audio content and entertainment company with the country's best collection of local music, news and sports brands, a premium podcast creator, major event producer, and digital innovator. Audacy engages 200 million consumers each month, bringing people together around content that matters to them. Learn more at www.audacyinc.com , Facebook (Audacy Corp), X (@AudacyCorp), LinkedIn (@Audacy-Inc), Instagram (@lifeataudacy) and Threads (@AudacyCorp)._
EEO
Audacy is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action 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.
Job Locations USA-PA-Philadelphia
ID 2024-6869
Category On-Air
Type Union
