City Cast Austin, Host

City Cast•Austin, TX

23h•Remote

About The Position

City Cast is seeking a highly charismatic and curious local talent in Austin to serve as the host of City Cast Austin, its daily local media brand in Austin. The ideal candidate is deeply passionate about Austin and loves talking to other locals about the city’s many quirks and contradictions. The host will serve as the key voice and face of the local brand across all daily platforms including the podcast, video, and social accounts and must be excited to explore different points of view about the issues shaping the city.

Requirements

A deep passion for Austin and an appreciation for and understanding of its complexity
A passion for building community with audience and fans
The ability to host compelling and inclusive conversations about complex topics, sometimes with people you don’t agree with
The ability to break down complex topics into clear, relatable language
The ability to lead and manage a multi-person conversation, keeping it moving forward
Comfort on mic and on camera
Charisma, an excellent sense of humor, composure, and relatability on mic
Experience working in a deadline-driven editorial environment
Must be local to Austin

Responsibilities

Host daily podcast conversations and social media videos that reflect what the city’s talking about right now
Work with the City Cast Austin team to record and create social video content
Contribute smart and creative topic ideas for the day’s conversations across platforms
Research and prep for each day’s conversations
Serve as a highly visible public ambassador and evangelist for the City Cast Austin brand, representing City Cast at events, in media appearances, and beyond
Perform ads for City Cast advertisers across platforms
Contribute writing and editing to the daily newsletter as needed
Play a key role in relationships with partners and contributors
Collaborate with the audience development manager on social media strategy
Engage with the brand’s audience, members and fans