Board Operator

Job Title: Board Operator

Department: Programming

Reporting To: Brand Manager

Employment Type: Part -Time

Location(s): New Orleans, L.A.

Work Arrangement: On-Site

Overview:

WWL Radio (105.3 FM / 870 AM) has a rare opening for a part-time board operator and studio producer to join our on-air and digital team. This role puts you inside a live broadcast environment, managing studio operations, on-air content, and call screening, while also contributing digital content to WWL.com.

What You'll Do:

Job responsibilities:

• Support the sports department by assisting with production and regularly creating on-air sports reports on weekends, with opportunities to contribute on weekdays as needed.
• You should be able to stay calm and focused in fast-moving situations, especially during breaking news, major events, and severe weather coverage.
• Be dependable, flexible, and collaborative - a strong team player who enjoys supporting a variety of host personalities and learning how different shows come together.
• Schedule call screening and studio production as assigned.
• Have curiosity, clear communication, and a proactive approach to solving problems in a live broadcast setting.

More About You:

Required & Preferred:

• Hands-on experience operating studio consoles for live entertainment programming and be comfortable with computer-assisted broadcast systems and social media.
• Strong writing skills are essential.
• A solid knowledge of local sports (Saints, LSU, Pelicans) and national sports (NFL, NCAA, NBA)

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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, X, LinkedIn and Instagram.

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