Traffic Producer
$36,941–$46,176 year
On-siteChicago, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Provide information to reporters to enable fast, accurate, and engaging traffic updates. Assist in planning and producing live and/or pre-recorded radio shows, including news, music, talk, sports, and feature productions. Generate original ideas, research information, obtain materials, and assist with contacting and scheduling guests. Give direction to presenters, content providers, assistants, and other crew members. Monitor listener emails, inquiries, and responses related to shows. Work in collaboration with presenters, performers, or other program contributors to perform quality assurance and meet established production standards, rules, and regulations. This role blends production savvy and storytelling to keep audiences informed and connected. Ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced newsroom and knows how to turn data into compelling, real-time coverage.
Required Qualifications
- Experience as a Radio Producer and/or Assistant
- Excellent writing and storytelling skills
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Ability to tailor and adapt content for different audiences and platforms
- Ability to generate original ideas
- Comprehensive knowledge of news and weather
- Flexibility to work morning and evening or weekend different hours
- Ability to build rapport and draw information from people
- Ability to coach and develop others
- Confidence and tenacity to pursue information, overcome obstacles and pitch ideas to senior colleagues
- Stress tolerance: ability to work calmly and effectively under pressure, and to react quickly to changes
- Ability to plan and organize, set priorities, multi-task and meet tight deadlines
- Full knowledge of the law, rules and industry regulations around radio production
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and social networking platforms
- Four-year college degree, preferably in Radio or Media Production or the equivalent work experience
- Non-Compete agreement
- E-Verify participation
Desired Qualifications
- Four-year college degree, preferably in Radio or Media Production
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