Podcast Producer

6 months ago

London, United Kingdom News UK Full time

Job Description

Producer/Journalist: Times Podcasts

The Team: Times Podcasts is responsible for designing and producing podcasts that match the breadth, depth and dynamism of the journalism found in The Times and The Sunday Times. The team is expanding to test new podcast ideas and to help produce a podcast portfolio that covers politics to sport, and we are looking for PRODUCER-JOURNALISTS to make great new podcasts.

Your role : As a Producer/Journalist, reporting to the Editor, Times Podcasts, and when required to the Sr Producers you will identify, pitch and develop compelling podcast series often in partnership with new talent, correspondents and other producers. You will work closely with some of Britain’s leadingjournalists, creating audio that sets the news agenda and examines major stories in a new light.

Day to day you will:

Produce new original podcast offerings, both daily and/or serialized storytelling

Work on podcast productions working creatively within budgets and staffing levels

Work to best-in-class digital podcast practices.

Be aware of marketing, sales, and communication strategies.

Forward plan and generate fresh ideas.

Potentially work unsociable hours including weekends

Work independently where necessary

What we’re looking for from you:

You are a Producer who is proactive, organised and great at working with a huge variety of people. You will have astrong track record in audio storytelling ideally with production within a successful podcast, or radio programme team. Video editing skills are also viewed as an asset for these positions.

Exceptional ability in recording and editing audio and being familiar with advanced editingsoftware. (Familiarity with filming and video editing.)

Knowledge of the legal framework for journalism in UK, and industry guidelines

Excellent writing skills

Strong and creative ideas on how to make compelling content.

Confident working in a fast-paced environment and able to react positively to change You will have an ability to build long lasting professional relationships

Effective communication skills with the ability to work closely with presenters and within a team

A creative mind and ability to think differently and be proactive

We are News Broadcasting: Driving digital innovation, our people create award-winning national and local radio and podcasts which are must-listens for millions across the UK, Ireland and beyond. Life sounds good withVirgin Radio- home to Chris Evans at Breakfast.talkSPORT, the world’s biggest sports radio station, delivers the very best live sport and analysis and is truly powered by its millions of Radiobrings together the peerless journalistic expertise of The Times and The Sunday Times with world-class broadcast talent including John Pienaar, Aasmah redefining speech broadcasting on digital and audio platforms. We also have market-leading local radio stations across Ireland.

Life at News : At News UK our people are our heartbeat - they are the driving force behind our brands and we want to enable people to thrive. Some of us work flexibly, in many different ways. We encourage you to talk to us about the flexibility you would like. Many of us work in a hybrid way between one of the News UK & Ireland offices and remotely.

We championdiversity and inclusion ( , we strive to maximise and encourage every individual’s potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity Board, D&I strategy & training, creating more diverse content and our intern and apprenticeship programmes. We also have 11 employee-led networks.

We take pride in looking after our amazing talent at News UK supporting theHealth and Wellbeingof our staff. Some of what we offer includes:

A generouspensionscheme with employer contributions of up to 5%;

25 daysholidayand up to 4volunteeringdays per year;

Maternityleave up to 18 weeks full basic salary &paternityleave up to 2 weeks;

Wide range oftrainingavailable, plus full LinkedIn Learning access.

Private medical insurancecovering pre-existing conditions

Discounted gym memberships, ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual HIIT, yoga and run club classes

‘Bikes for Work’scheme

Access towellbeing benefitssuch as physio/massage and counselling

We want to ensure that everyone we meet has the opportunity to perform to their best when interviewing. Please let us know, at any stage, whether you require anyreasonable adjustmentsduring the recruitment process, and we will do our best to accommodate.

News UK is an official partner of the Journalism Diversity Fund, founder of the Journalism and Disability Forum, and proud member of the Valuable 500. At News UK, we will continue to promote an inclusive and diverse workplace, to help people with visible and non visible disabilities create careers in media and aim to make our content accessible to all.

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