**Overview** **Job Title:** **Reporter** **Department:** **News** **Reporting To:** **Brand Manager** **Employment Type:** PartTime **Pay Transparency:** **$33.38/Hr. - $48.33/Hr.** **_The anticipated starting salary range for_** **_California_** **_-based individuals expressing interest in this position is $33.38/Hr and $48.33/Hr._** **_Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and location of the applicant, as well as internal and external equity._** **_Audacy offers employees who are eligible for benefits with a comprehensive benefits package which includes: a 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, and pet insurance._** **Location(s): Los Angeles** **Work Arrangement: On-Site** **Overview:** KNX News 97.1 FM, Southern California’s agenda-setting multimedia newsroom, is looking for an intrepid forward-thinking reporter with a positive attitude and impressive work ethic. You must be a strong writer, have a compelling on-air delivery, be a proficient news gatherer and understand that great storytelling and creative use of sound make for a captivating news product and fulfilling listening experience. **Responsibilities** **What You'll Do:** + Report from the field or newsroom over the course of multiple hours + Conceptualize, pitch, produce and record news segments + Gather, write, record, edit and deliver news content inclusive of providing live coverage when breaking news occurs + Interview newsmakers + Write scripts and ad-lib material for stories + Use social media–including but not limited to X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, TikTok–to connect with listeners, promote upcoming stories and interviews, highlight station content and search for story ideas and developments. + Contribute content–including but not limited to audio, video and written format–to the station’s digital assets + Propose story ideas and contribute to daily and long-term coverage plans + Develop and research potential news stories + Collaborate with editors, producers, anchors, news assistants and management to create attention-getting content + Protect the station’s FCC license + Other duties as required by management **Qualifications** **Required and Preferred:** + The right person for the job is an aggressive, energetic, enthusiastic, and creative team player and self-starter. + Must work well with others and interact well with the public. + Prior major-market reporting experience required. + Strong multi-tasking skills required. + Strong computer and social media skills required. + Must be cool under pressure and able to project urgency while staying calm and in control during major breaking news. + Must be detail-oriented and very comfortable with working under tight deadlines in a fast-paced newsroom or field environment. + Must be available to work all hours–overnights, weekends and holidays–and be amenable to schedule changes. This may include last-minute changes, as well as long-term adjustments. + Must be familiar with Southern California, especially Los Angeles and Orange counties (i.e. politics, geography, lifestyle, culture etc.). + Must join SAG-AFTRA. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. NOTE: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by the employee, but are not a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer. **Important Notes:** Please be aware that Audacy will **never** ask you to send money at any point during the hiring process. Communication from legitimate Audacy representatives will **only come from email addresses ending in @audacy.com** . If you receive any suspicious requests or communications, please verify their authenticity before responding. **About Us** Audacy is a scaled, leading multi-platform audio content and entertainment company differentiated by its exclusive, premium audio content. Audacy operates one of the country’s two scaled radio broadcasting groups with leading positions across the country’s largest markets, as well as one of the country’s largest podcast networks and the Audacy direct-to-consumer streaming platform. Audacy is a major event producer and a digital marketing solutions provider and is the unrivaled leader in local news and sports radio. Learn more at www.audacyinc.com , Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/audacycorp) , X (https://twitter.com/AudacyCorp) , LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/audacy-inc/mycompany/) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lifeataudacy/) . **EEO** _Audacy is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Audacy affords equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of their race, color, religion or religious creed, sex/ gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (over 40), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Consistent with our commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who need assistance in applying electronically for a position with Audacy, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship. To request a reasonable accommodation for this purpose, please call 1-610-660-5614. Please note that this phone number is to be used solely to request an accommodation with respect to the online application process. Calls for any other reason will not be returned. Reasonable accommodation requests are considered on a case-by-case basis._ **Job Locations** _USA-CA-Los Angeles_ **ID** _2025-7195_ **Category** _News_ **Type** _Union_