Producer – Classic FM

Global team

Description

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:
  1. Effectively produced a variety of programmes
  2. Built great positive relationships with presenters and the production team, as well as with key people in the wider team at Global
  3. Prepared Classic FM programmes for broadcast with support from those around you
  4. Broadened your knowledge of classical music, if required
  5. Shown you know what you’re doing with Classic FM's playout system (Zetta)
  6. Developed a critical ear for the programmes you work on, and you’re always on the look out for ways to improve them
  7. Discovered how Classic FM uses GSelector to support its programmes
  8. Come up with ideas and worked with presenters to grow Classic FM’s social media channels
  9. 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

Requirements

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

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Europe’s largest radio company, Global is home to respected, national market leading media brands broadcasting across the UK on DAB & FM and around the world on Global Player, including Heart, Capital, LBC, Capital XTRA, Capital Dance, Classic FM, Smooth, Radio X and Gold. Global Player allows listeners to enjoy all of Global’s radio brands, award-winning podcasts, and expertly curated playlists, in one place in app, on web and on smart speakers. Global is also one of the leading Outdoor companies in both the UK & Europe, with over 253,000 sites reaching 95% of the UK population. Global’s extensive and diverse outdoor portfolio encompasses Transport for London’s Underground network, almost all major UK airports including Gatwick, the UK’s largest portfolio of roadside posters and premium digital screens in prime locations, as well as the UK’s largest network of buses including all major cities. On-air, on Global Player and with our outdoor platforms combined, Global reaches 51 million individuals across the UK every week, including 25 million on the radio alone.

Job Details

Posted on Apr 5

London, England, UK

Full time

Junior