KSON Afternoon Drive On Air Personality/Imaging Director Job at Audacy, Inc. in

Overview

Job Title: KSON Afternoon Drive On Air Personality/Imaging Director

Department: Programming

Reporting To: VP/Regional Programming

Employment Type: Full -Time

Location: San Diego, CA

Work Arrangement: On-Site

Audacy San Diego is looking for its next afternoon host on the legendary KSON! This is a once-in-a‑career opportunity. You’ll do a live afternoon show and be a part of the Country Imaging team producing award‑winning audio for the biggest Country Brands across America. The perfect talent is positive, proactive, inquisitive, and able to take direction well. You’ll work with one of the most engaged sales teams in the industry for a brand that ACTIVATES. The on‑air staff works hard, but have fun supporting and cheering for each other. No ego. No false pride. This is not a job, but a lifestyle. We’ll take our time and deeply vet applicants.

Please include an attachment or link to a recent audio sample with your application.

Pay Transparency

The anticipated starting salary range for individuals expressing interest in this position is $70,000-80,000/yr. Salary will 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 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, legal assistance, life assistance program, identity theft protection, discounted home and auto insurance, and pet insurance.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do:

• Create original content and perform a LIVE, local and HEAVILY interactive, music intensive afternoon show.


• Proudly represent the brand onsite, online and on social media.


• Work hand in hand with sales to generate endorsement revenue.


• Produce imaging locally for KSON, KFRG and other local cluster brands.


• Be a positive and proactive part of the Audacy National Country Imaging Team; a band of imaging brothers and sisters across the country crafting the sound design for national initiatives.


• Protect the station’s FCC license.


• Monitor the music and commercial logs for the airshift.


• Ensure that promotions and contests are executed properly.


• Operate the control board and perform production work.


• Make frequent personal appearances at station events and remote broadcasts.


• Other duties as required by management.

Qualifications

• Must possess a childlike sense of wonder and always strive to be better today than yesterday.


• Must have exceptional imaging production skills.


• Be comfortable being the face of your brand, building coalitions in and outside of the building.


• Knowledge of the country format and audience preferences. If not, a highly motivated interest in learning the audience and lifestyle.


• This is not an entry‑level position. However, market size, tenure and format experience is unimportant. Your talent, potential, positivity and ability to take direction is critical.


• Have a valid driver’s license, satisfactory completion of a motor vehicle record check, and if the position requires use of applicant’s own vehicle, proof of insurance.


• Not a remote position. Must be able to work daily from the KSON studios, 9665 Granite Ridge Drive, San Diego, CA.

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 leading audio content and entertainment company. As champions of audio, we connect with people in the moments that matter — delivering trusted local news, passionate sports and your favorite music across 220+ radio stations, premium podcasts, live events and digital experiences that reach more than 200 million listeners every month.

We create compelling content, foster deeply engaged audiences and deliver outcomes that matter for advertisers. Learn more at www.audacyinc.com and join the conversation on LinkedIn, X, Facebook and Instagram.

EEO

Audacy is an Equal Opportunity 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.