Full-Time News Reporter/Anchor (KCBS-AM All News Radio)

Audacy, Inc. • San Francisco, CA

90d • $38 - $61

About The Position

Audacy’s KCBS All News Radio, The Bay Area’s number one news station, is looking for an intrepid and tech-savvy broadcast journalist with a positive attitude and impressive work ethic to join an elite news team. You must be a great writer, have compelling on-air delivery, be a proficient news gatherer – using a variety of sources – and be comfortable with audio and video editing equipment and programs. You will be expected to work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced Newsroom or field environment. We are seeking a broadcast journalist who collaborates with colleagues and actively participates in breaking news, long-form, feature and public affairs programming. You will be expected to actively participate on various social media channels and contribute content to the station’s digital assets, including the Audacy app and station website, KCBSradio.com.

Requirements

• Must be dependable, self-motivated and agreeable to a flexible work schedule (may include evenings, overnights, and/or weekends)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required
• Candidates must be able to take a detail-oriented approach to work while meeting tight deadlines
• Experience in the San Francisco market is a plus
• Anchoring experience is a plus, but not required

Responsibilities

• Report, from the field or Newsroom, over the course of multiple hours, on various KCBS channels (radio, Audacy app, station website and social media channels)
• Conceptualize, pitch, produce and record news segments and series, feature reports and public affairs programming
• Interview newsmakers
• Write scripts and ad-lib material for stories
• Use social media – including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram – during the course of your shift to connect with the community, promote upcoming stories and interviews, and to highlight station content
• Contribute content – including but not limited to audio, video and written format – to the Audacy app and the station website, KCBSradio.com
• Develop and research potential news stories
• Protect the station’s FCC license
• Other duties as required by management

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees