Podcast producer – Times Radio (London)

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 leading journalists, 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 a strong 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 editing software. (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 with Virgin 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 fans. Times Radio brings together the peerless journalistic expertise of The Times and The Sunday Times with world-class broadcast talent including John Pienaar, Aasmah Mir. Talk is 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 champion diversity 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 the Health and Wellbeing of our staff. Some of what we offer includes:

A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%;
25 days holiday and up to 4 volunteering days per year;
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 covering pre-existing conditions
Discounted gym memberships, ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual HIIT, yoga and run club classes
‘Bikes for Work’ scheme
Access to wellbeing benefits such 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 any reasonable adjustments during 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.