Part-Time On-Air Club Dj/Mixer

CUMULUS MEDIA | Nashville is looking for a dynamic On-Air Club DJ/Mixer/Announcer for WQQK. WQQK is a unique brand that requires someone with a wealth of music knowledge and the ability to entertain an audience of adults between the ages of 18 and 49. Our people work in a state-of-the-art facility, take pride in our community and value teamwork. If you can deliver lifestyle headlines, be focused, creative and multi-task and most of all…love radio, we should talk. Board work, remotes and production are all a part of what we do, so show us what you’ve got.

Who We Are:

CUMULUS| Nashville, TN currently features 5 stations in the Nashville area and surrounding counties. Our stations include: sports giant 104.5 the zone (WGFX), live and local talk station 99.7 Super Talk (WWTN), 92Q (WQQK) our Urban Adult Contemporary Station, 95.5 NASH ICON (WSM-FM) plays todays Country music, NASH 103.3 FM (WKDF) is Nashville’s hottest country station. The cluster of 5 stations reaches thousands of listeners on a daily basis.

Responsibilities include hosting or co-hosting shows that generate ratings by being entertaining, informative, community oriented and forwarding the brand. Must have a deep understanding of how to go beyond the latest news, headlines, and events to craft an entertaining and unique product. The candidate should be able to plan and produce a quality show, through creative ideas, segments, celebrity interviews and production elements. Daily commercial production is required. As an ambassador for Cumulus, participation in station and client events/remotes, connecting with the community and our listeners, building a relationship with clients through the sales team and networking within the market are paramount. Candidates must have unparalleled passion, worth ethic and drive.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participates in station Programming, Promotions, and Sales meetings and events
• Performs additional duties in small stations, such as production, assisting program director or music director, operating radio transmitter or writing advertising copy. Plays music as specified by music director and music log
• Handles emergency news/weather in show; on call for weather disasters/breaking news
• Commercial Production; create killer endorsement ads – both on air and online – for mutually agreed upon products
• Connect with listeners via phones, social, video, web and on-site
• Produce a compelling radio show by using creativity, imagination and exercise of independent professional judgment in writing, producing, interviewing, taping or broadcasting on-air content
• Ensures logged commercials, promotions, sweepers and any other programming element essential to the station's operations are aired
• Voice other commercials as assigned
• Assist in production and imaging of the station
• Live Broadcasts and station appearances, whether paid of unpaid
• Daily social media engagement; website and digital content generation
• Great with phones/interacting with callers, interviewing artists/guests and hosting live events

To upload your air-check, please paste the audio file into a Word document and save with name format Lastname.Audio and upload as part of your application by selecting “Include a cover letter”. Instructions are also provided on the application form.

Qualifications:

• 3 + years of experience preferred
• Demonstrated upbeat personality, informative, entertaining and engaging on the air; able to relate to station audience
• Strong social media skills
• Strong production skills and knowledge of Op X, VOX Pro/Adobe Audition and Audacity
• Socially informed and perceptive; up-to-date and in tune daily with the local and national trends and/or specialized knowledge of topics/events related to on-air discussions
• Strong knowledge of all FCC rules and regulations
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite and social networking
• All new hires must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by date of hire, subject to legally-mandated accommodations
• Excellent verbal and written communication and editing skills; proficient in grammar; ability to make others feel comfortable and open up on air
• Can work well in a team environment; collaborative
• Demonstrated creativity and imagination
• Pleasant, charismatic and well-controlled voice; excellent pronunciation

What we offer:

• Competitive pay
• 401K with company match to plan for the long-term
• Professional growth and career path
• Focused, responsible and collaborative work environment with the ability, to ask “what if” and try innovative solutions

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CUMULUS MEDIA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

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