Traffic Reporter (Part-time)

iHeartMedia • New Orleans, LA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Traffic Reporter provides listeners with timely, accurate, and useful information about local traffic and weather to help commuters plan their drives. The role delivers up-to-the-minute reports about accidents, delays, and major traffic disruptions; reads traffic updates, commercials, and public service announcements on air; and gathers and verifies information from multiple sources, including local, state, and national traffic feeds.

The position researches, writes, and produces traffic and weather copy for on-air use, edits audio with digital editing software, and maintains current information on station websites. It also creates written, visual, audio, and video content for websites, blogs, and social media. This is a seasonal, part-time fill-in position with hours as needed and a flexible schedule that may include early mornings, evenings, weekends, or holidays. Applicants are asked to send audio samples to [email protected].

Requirements

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
• Strong knowledge of local geography, major roadways, mass transit systems, and traffic patterns.
• Clear, pleasant, well-controlled on-air voice with excellent pronunciation.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, newsroom-style environment.
• Excellent writing and editing abilities with a strong command of grammar.
• Exceptional attention to detail and consistent follow-through until issues are resolved.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize and multitask effectively in a high-volume setting.
• Respect for others and a belief that others should show respect in return.
• Ability to work within standardized procedures and understand when to escalate.
• Ability to solve straightforward problems using established procedures.
• Common courtesy when communicating with coworkers and outside contacts.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with police scanners.
• Previous broadcast experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely, accurate, and useful information to help commuters plan their drives.
• Deliver up-to-the-minute reports on accidents, delays, and major traffic disruptions.
• Read traffic updates, commercials, and public service announcements on air.
• Gather information from multiple intake sources and monitor local, state, and national traffic feeds to determine what is most relevant.
• Research, write, and produce traffic and weather copy for on-air use; edit audio using digital editing software.
• Manage incoming information, verify facts, and ensure details are accurate and current.
• Maintain updated content on station websites.
• Create written, visual, audio, and video content for websites, blogs, and social media platforms.
• Work a flexible schedule as needed, which may include early mornings, evenings, weekends, or holidays.

Benefits

• Employer-sponsored medical, dental, and vision insurance with a variety of coverage options for employees meeting ACA measurement.
• 401(k) plan.
• Employee Assistance Program at no cost, including telephonic counseling and consultation on legal, financial, emotional well-being, family, and caregiving matters.
• Additional voluntary programs, including spending accounts, student loan refinancing, and accident insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed