TWIN Traffic Reporter

About the role

Audacy’s San Francisco/Northwest Region’s TWIN Division has a rare, full-time Traffic/Weather Producer/Reporter position based at All-News KCBS Radio in San Francisco, the Bay Area’s number one news station. This role is ideal for an audacious, tech-savvy broadcast journalist with a positive attitude, impressive work ethic, and a passion for storytelling. You should excel at translating complex information (e.g., dispatcher-speak, weather data) into clear, engaging content for listeners. A high comfort level with IT, social media (Instagram, TikTok), and digital platforms is essential. The position requires working under tight deadlines in a fast-paced newsroom, collaborating with editors and producers, and maintaining a flexible schedule that may include evenings, overnights, and/or weekends.

Responsibilities

• Report live from the newsroom over multiple hours on KCBS Radio and other Audacy/non-Audacy stations.
• Gather, write, record, edit, and deliver traffic, weather, and news content, including live coverage.
• Conceptualize, pitch, produce, and voice live and/or recorded traffic/weather segments.
• Interview traffic/weather newsmakers and write scripts or ad-lib material for stories.
• Use social media (Instagram, TikTok, etc.) during shifts to engage listeners, promote content, and highlight station material.
• Contribute audio, video, and written content to Audacy’s digital platforms.
• Develop and research potential traffic/weather stories.
• Provide live reads of sponsors within designated reports, log commercials, mentions, entitlements, and discrepancies.
• Record sponsor spec and demo spots as needed.
• Make station appearances as required.
• Protect the station’s FCC licenses.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of experience in traffic, weather, sports, or news reporting for broadcast media.
• Computer literacy with excellent writing and presentation skills.
• Experience in a major market is a plus.
• Must be willing to join SAG-AFTRA (Union Code 105) and eligible for SAG-AFTRA benefits.

Pay

The anticipated starting salary range for California-based individuals is $63,809.74/year. Final salary will be determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and location of the applicant, as well as internal and external equity.

Benefits

• Health care coordinator.
• Medical, dental, vision, and mental health coverage.
• Telemedicine services.
• Flexible spending accounts and health savings account.
• Disability, life, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance.
• Paid time off (sick, flex-time away/vacation days, personal, parental, volunteer).
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Legal assistance and life assistance program.
• Identity theft protection.
• Discounted home and auto insurance.
• Pet insurance.

Audacy will never request money during the hiring process. Legitimate communications will only come from email addresses ending in @audacy.com. Verify authenticity before responding to any suspicious requests.