Job Description

Producer – Classic FM

Reporting of the Role
This role reports to the Deputy Managing Editor, Classic FM

Overview of job

At a significant time for UK radio, we are looking for a brilliant producer to join us, working on a range of programmes across the week. In the past few months, Classic FM has launched the new Classic FM Breakfast with Dan Walker, as well as some exciting changes across the programme schedule, featuring some of the country’s biggest broadcasting names. Classic FM is one of the world’s largest classical music brands and the UK’s most popular classical music station.

It’s fair to say we always aim high and achieve great things, and we’d love you to apply if you think you can help take Classic FM to the next level!

3 best things about the job

• You will play a key role in producing engaging content for one of the country’s best-loved radio brands

• You will be working with some of the country’s best known broadcasters

• You will have the support of a great team around you, as we seek to take Classic FM forward together

Measures of success –
In the first fewmonths, you would have:

• Effectively produced a variety of programmes

• Built great positive relationships with presenters and the production team, as well as with key people in the wider team at Global

• Prepared Classic FM programmes for broadcast with support from those around you

• Broadened your knowledge of classical music, if required

• Shown you know what you’re doing with Classic FM's playout system (Zetta)

• Developed a critical ear for the programmes you work on, and you’re always on the look out for ways to improve them

• Discovered how Classic FM uses GSelector to support its programmes

• Come up with ideas and worked with presenters to grow Classic FM’s social media channels

• Shown knowledge of Global Player and how it works seamlessly with on-air output.

Responsibilities of the role

• Producing live radio programmes to an excellent standard

• Preparing engaging content for programmes and coming up with brilliant ideas that help take Classic FM to the next level

• Leading and directing recording sessions with presenters

• Editing recording sessions, effectively balancing timings, and loading them into Classic FM’s playout system

• Taking an active part in team meetings and coming forward with suggestions for the station outside of the programmes you work on

What you will need
The ideal candidate will be proactive and willing to develop and implement innovative solutions, capable of the following:

• Producing relevant radio programming presented by high-profile names, with clearly transferable skills that can be applied to Classic FM

• Demonstrating an understanding of the range of music played on Classic FM and, ideally, the ability to schedule music using GSelector or equivalent software

• Using Adobe Audition, or similar editing software, and the ability to lead and direct recording sessions

• Driving a mixing desk and using a radio studio to effectively produce both pre-recorded and live output

• Preparing programmes and demonstrate knowledge of writing for radio.

Everyone is welcome at Global

Just like our media and entertainment platforms are for everyone, so are our workplaces. We know that we can’t possibly serve our diverse audiences without first nurturing and celebrating it in our people and that’s why we work hard to create an inclusive culture for everyone. We believe that diversity will set us apart, so no matter what you look like, where you come from or what your favourite radio station is, we want to hear from you.

We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to the recruitment process and workplace to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you require us to make any reasonable adjustments for you or to disclose a condition, please email recruitment@global.com