Sports Broadcaster

iHeartMedia • Wheeling, WV

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The audio revolution is here – and iHeart is leading it! iHeartMedia, the number one audio company in America, reaches 90% of Americans every month. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace and are looking for teammates passionate about what we do! This role creates, produces, and announces topics on the radio, including music, entertainment, politics, news, weather, sports, traffic, and other topics of interest, including high school sports in the Wheeling, WV market.

Requirements

• Socially informed and perceptive; up-to-date and in tune with the local and national trends and/or specialized knowledge of topics/events related to on-air discussions
• Pleasant, charismatic and well-controlled voice; excellent pronunciation
• Well-rounded communication skills for conducting interviews
• Ability to make others feel comfortable and open up on air
• Excellent writing and editing skills; proficient in grammar
• Proficient in media production and broadcast systems
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and social networking
• 1-2 years’ experience as an announcer in smaller market or college station environment
• 4-year college degree, preferably in Communications or Broadcast Journalism

Nice To Haves

• May require selling skills
• May require other language proficiency, e.g., Spanish

Responsibilities

• Deliver newscasts
• Announces radio playlist of musical selections
• Gives weather and traffic conditions
• Delivers sport scores, statistics and upcoming game information
• Comment on music and other matters of interest to audience (e.g. time, weather, traffic conditions)
• May interview musical personalities and members of listening audience
• Typically specializes in one type of music (e.g. classical, pop, rock, country and western, etc.)
• Write, review and/or edit news copy, introductions, public service announcements, commercials, pre-recorded reports, contests, etc.
• Participate in promotional events
• May be responsible for operating control board for studios and remote programming
• May directly sell advertising space to advertisers
• Regulate program timing, operates syndicated programming, and plays commercials
• Monitor the technical quality and accuracy of incoming and outgoing on-air programming from master control room
• Protect station’s license by censoring live programs and deleting words/phrases not permitted on air
• Process time-out programming for accurate play back
• Check studio equipment for proper functioning and notifies Engineering of technical malfunctions affecting quality of the broadcast
• Handle emergency inserts (e.g. news updates and breaking stories, emergencies, alert system tests, etc.)

Benefits

• Employer sponsored medical, dental and vision with a variety of coverage options (employees meeting ACA measurement)
• A 401K plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at no cost – services include telephonic counseling sessions, consultation on legal and financial matters, emotional well-being, family and caregiving
• A range of additional voluntary programs, such as spending accounts, student loan refinancing, accident insurance and more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level