Afternoon Drive Host / Content Creator

KZIAis looking for its next Afternoon Drive personality for heritage Top 40 station Z102.9. We’re searching for a dynamic, creative, and digitally driven talent who understands today’s CHR audience and knows how to connect across every platform.

This is more than just an on-air shift. The right candidate will play a key role in shaping the daily sound, energy, and digital presence of Z102.9 while creating compelling content that entertains and engages listeners wherever they consume us — on-air, online, on social media, and in the community.

What You’ll Do

Host and produce a high-energy Afternoon Drive show

Create engaging, relatable, and locally relevant content

Execute strong CHR formatics and music presentation

Maintain an active and authentic social media presence

Produce short-form video, reels, and digital content

Represent Z102.9 at station events, promotions, and community appearances

Collaborate with programming, promotions, and digital teams to grow audience engagement

Contribute creative ideas for contests, benchmarks, and station imaging

What We’re Looking For

Previous on-air experience in CHR/Top 40 radio

Strong understanding of current pop culture, music, and social trends

Experience with social media strategy and audience engagement

Comfortable creating and editing video content

Familiarity with Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, CapCut, or similar creative tools

Strong writing, communication, and content creation skills

Ability to multitask in a fast-paced media environment

Team player with a positive attitude and strong work ethic

Bonus Skills

Music scheduling or programming experience

Podcasting or long-form content experience

Experience with live broadcasts and promotions

Knowledge of digital analytics and audience growth strategies

Why Z102.9?
Z102.9 is one of Eastern Iowa’s most recognized and community-connected brands. We value creativity, personality, innovation, and local connection. If you’re passionate about CHR radio and excited about building audience relationships both on‑air and online, we want to hear from you.

To Apply
Send your resume, aircheck/demo, social media links, and examples of digital/video content to:

Chad Taylor – chad@kzia.com | no phone calls please | due by June 17th at 5:00 PM.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

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