Assistant Producer, Times Radio (Weekends)
Assistant Producer, Times Radio (Weekends)
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Assistant Producer (Weekends)
Times Radio is the fastest-growing quality speech station in the UK setting new records in recent radio industry listening figures (Q4 2024) for amount of time listened. We are The Voice of The Times and since our launch in June 2020 have built up a strong reputation for well-informed thoughtful and intelligent live news and debate covering the key stories of the day. We have combined the famous journalistic expertise of The Times and The Sunday Times with the radio experience of News Broadcasting to create a station that has well over 600000 weekly listeners.
Your role: As an Assistant Producer on Friday-Sunday Breakfast on Times Radio you will work with the programme producer to generate story ideas and set up items and guests to create intelligent speech radio that is a compulsive and engaging listen.
Day to day you will:
Come up with news-based ideas for interviews and discussions
Research book and write briefs for guests and stories
Edit audio
Brief presenters
Help turn around the best news lines for digital and external impact
Ensure we have guests in vision for our video and social media channels
Plan future shows
Work on special projects as needed
Occasionally act up as programme producer and output the show from the control room
What were looking for from you:
A journalist who loves the news and oozes ideas on a daily basis
A passion for radio production and an ear for great audio
You use initiative and have the ability to spot a story
A creative mind and the ability to think differently
Excellent knowledge of the current news environment and endless suggestions for suitable guests
You thrive in fast-paced environments and are able to work quickly in small teams
Used to working closely with presenters
A reliable understanding of relevant compliance and legal issues
We are News UK: One of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times The Sunday Times The Sun The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT Times Radio Talk and Virgin Radio UK and we have market-leading local radio stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news analysis opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel audio and video events and experiences our multiplatform brands are home to a plurality of opinion representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp.
Life at News
Driven by passion guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent reflect and reach the nation telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.
To do this we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individuals potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity Equity and Inclusion Strategy which focuses on three main priorities - attracting talent from a wider more representative pool developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership and ensuring diversity and inclusivity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have 12 employee led networks and groups that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.
Benefits
Some of our benefits include:
Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
Wide range of training available plus full LinkedIn Learning access
Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions
Discounted gym memberships free ClassPass at Home weekly virtual yoga classes
Bikes for Work and Electric Car scheme
Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities
Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP physio/massage and counselling
A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
25 days holiday plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year
We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or for us to do anything differently to support you apply for any of our roles please contact us on emailprotected.
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Employment Type
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