Deputy Managing Editor, Classic FM

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 31-10-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Accepting applications until:

14 November 2025

Job Description

Your Role: Deputy Managing Editor - Classic FM

This is an outstanding opportunity to become the new Deputy Managing Editor at Classic FM joining the senior management team of the UKs most popular classical music station. Classic FM is a leading national radio brand with 4.5 million weekly listeners and with over 9 million followers on social media is a renowned classical music brand across the globe. This is a rare and exciting chance to play a key role in shaping the output management and strategy of a successful vibrant and hugely popular national radio station.

Key Responsibilities

Creative vision: Together with the Managing Editor you will devise and implement the creative direction of the station to engage and grow audiences on all platforms

Team Leader: You will play a vital role guiding and coaching Classic FMs presenters and producers discovering and developing new talent for the future and linking with Globals different departments

Representing Classic FM: You will deputise for the Managing Editor and represent the brand at meetings and events learning what it takes to become a Managing Editor.

What Youll Love About This Role

Think Big: Youll be directly influencing and shaping a super-brand with huge audiences in the UK and beyond.

Own It: Youll personally manage key areas and be able to demonstrate success.

Keep it Simple: Youll find ways to improve our systems and processes.

Better Together: Youll play a key role in uniting our teams and ensuring communication is excellent.

What Success Looks Like

In your first few months youll have:

Built excellent working relationships with Classic FMs Managing Editor the Classic FM team and key stakeholders at Global
Shown youre effectively managing the day-to-day operations of the station.
Developed new and successful ways to support and guide the programming team.
Demonstrated youre an effective people manager and leader.
Devised and implemented ways to hone and improve the output.
Managed key projects from conception through to delivery.
Brought creative ideas to fruition that have engaged and built audiences.
Shown you have what it takes to successfully deputise for the Managing Editor.

Experience Youll Need

Radio production: At least 5 years experience producing audience-grabbing radio or a medium with transferrable skills

Operational skills: Able to manage multiple projects and deliver them on tight timescales

Classical music: Previous knowledge of classical music (this doesnt necessarily need to be encyclopaedic if you can demonstrate a significant connection and passion).

Creative thinking: Can devise concepts big and small to engage Classic FMs audiences of today and attract future listeners.

Talent management: Experience managing high-profile and highly talented individuals.

Stakeholder management: Able to identify and best serve key stakeholders.

People management: Demonstrable experience of managing an ambitious and diverse team of people

Coaching and development: Skilled in nurturing talent by empowering and guiding individuals to unlock their potential.

Building trust: Can create and maintain an inclusive environment where diverse views and experiences are welcomed and celebrated in your team.

Creating a place we all belong at Global

We are dedicated to creating a place where different voices are represented amplified and that we cantserve our diverse audiences without first celebrating it in our people which is why were passionate about creating an inclusive culture where every Globaller can belong. So no matter who you are or where you are from you can find your place at Global.

As a business we believe in the importance of a healthy work-life balance and the value of a flexible and agile workforce. Therefore we operate a Smart Working you need us to make any reasonable adjustments during your recruitment process drop us an email at. Well be happy to help.

Accepting applications until:14 November 2025Job DescriptionYour Role: Deputy Managing Editor - Classic FMThis is an outstanding opportunity to become the new Deputy Managing Editor at Classic FM joining the senior management team of the UKs most popular classical music station. Classic FM is a lead...