Promotions Assistant/Studio Board Operator & On Air Personality

Company Overview

Cumulus Media (OTCQB: CMLS) is an audio-first media company delivering premium content to a quarter billion people every month - wherever and whenever they want it. Cumulus Media engages listeners with high-quality local programming through 394 owned-and-operated radio stations across 84 markets; delivers nationally-syndicated sports, news, talk, and entertainment programming from iconic brands including the NFL, the NCAA, the Masters, US Soccer, AP News, and the Academy of Country Music Awards, across more than 7,800 affiliated stations through Westwood One, a leading national audio network; and inspires listeners through the Cumulus Podcast Network, an established and influential platform for original podcasts that are smart, entertaining, and thought-provoking. Cumulus Media provides advertisers with personal connections, local impact and national reach through broadcast and on-demand digital, mobile, social, and voice-activated platforms, as well as integrated digital marketing services, powerful influencers, full-service audio solutions, industry-leading research and insights, and live event experiences. For more information visit www.cumulusmedia.com.

CUMULUS MEDIA | Kansas City, KS is the dominant cluster leader in our market. Delivering nearly 1M listeners every week, the seven Kansas City-area stations include: 101 The FOX KCFX-FM Classic Rock, 94.9 KCMO-FM Classic Hits, 107.3 The Vibe KMJK-FM Top 40, POWER 105.1 KCJK-FM Hip Hop and R&B, 95.7/ 710 KCMO Talk Radio, and KCMO-FM HD2 102.1 Jack-FM.

Position Overview

CUMULUS MEDIA | Kansas City, KS is offering a great part-time opportunity as a Promotions Assistant, Studio Board Operator, On-Air Talent providing support to the cluster's Promotions and Programming management. Our ideal candidate should possess an extremely good work ethic, be a self-starter, and be highly organized with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. The position requires extreme reliability and flexibility, with the ability to work nights, weekends and holidays. If you are a fast learner with a passion for radio, read on. Promotions duties will consist of video capture and editing, still photography, creating a strong presence for our stations on social media, station websites and apps, listener customer service and prize fulfillment, as well community interaction with listeners and clients to promote our stations. Strong detail to execution and a positive mindset are also qualities of our ideal candidate. Programming responsibilities could include running the control board, on-air hosting, audio production and traffic reports.

Key Responsibilities & Qualifications

Key Responsibilities:

• Strong Social Media skills with platforms like Facebook, X, TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram
• Basic video capturing and video editing skills
• Facilitate prize fulfillment with station contest winners, including contacting listeners via email and phone daily for prize fulfillment
• Reliability with an extremely flexible schedule, available to workdays, nights, weekends and holidays
• Update our six radio station websites and apps, WordPress skills highly desirable
• Clean driving record and the ability to drive our station vans and vehicles
• Hosting, announcing or mixing during an on-air shift
• Collecting and reporting short-duration traffic reports
• Ideally able to lift up to 50 pounds
• Run the control board in a radio station studio broadcasting a variety of live shows and sports events and pre-recorded local and syndicated radio programs
• Play all commercials as scheduled
• Monitor and rebroadcast required EAS alerts, weather warnings, Amber alerts and breaking news
• Maintain technical quality and accuracy of incoming and outgoing on-air programming from station studios

Qualifications:

• Proficient using computer systems such as Microsoft Office Suite
• Proficient using Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, Express, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator) preferred, but not required
• Proficient using WordPress preferred, but not required
• Proficient using computer systems such as Op-X, AudioVault, Wide Orbit, ENCO, Reaper, Sound Forge, Nuendo, Adobe Audition or other automation programs and audio editing programs preferred, but not required
• Familiar with audio mixers and remote monitoring systems for radio transmissions
• Flexibility in scheduling required; many of the hours may be in the evenings, weekends and holidays
• Previous on-air, mix DJ and/or board operation experience preferred, but not required
• Creative audio production skills preferred, but not required

Pay Range

USD $13.00 - USD $15.00 /Hr.

What We Offer

• Competitive Pay
• Focused, responsible and collaborative work environment with the ability to ask, "what if" and try innovative solutions
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance coverage
• 401K with company match
• Paid Vacation, Sick & Holiday time off
• Parental leave time off benefits, life insurance, disability insurance, wellness, and an employee referral bonus program

For immediate consideration, please visit: https://jobs.cumulusmedia.com/careers

For more information about Cumulus Media, visit our website at: https://www.cumulusmedia.com/

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