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Reporting of the Role: The role reports to the Regional Managing Editor – Scotland, Midlands & The North
Overview of job:
You will be responsible for producing and managing the local output from Capital Yorkshire, along with supporting Global services in the North East. This role requires high levels of creativity, organisation and talent management.
3 best things about the job:
You’ll be joining one of the world’s leading Media and Entertainment groups working on the biggest and best brands in British radio!
You’ll work in the live Drive show environment daily, playing a key role in helping craft the output.
You’ll be plugged in to the wider 'Global' team and exposed to many exciting projects right across the business.
Measures of success:
In the first few months, you would have:
Developed a healthy understanding of the Capital and Heart Brands.
Started to build great relationships with presenters, understanding how to get the best out of them to drive the biggest audiences.
Contributed and helped drive exciting creative planning sessions.
Worked alongside our Station Producers to help deliver outstanding content for our social channels.
Worked alongside our commercial team to help plan, devise and implement exciting branded content.
Responsibilities of the role:
You’ll be managing and mentoring the presentation team to a high standard.
You’ll play a part in mentoring and developing existing talent, whilst also helping us to discover and develop talent for the future.
You'll be utilising your creativity to devise and implement unique and topical ideas for the stations and programmes.
You’ll have a keen eye for creating great PR.
You’ll be well-connected and plugged-in to the local area.
You’ll be passionate about what our audience loves, their music preferences, their lifestyle choices and you’ll put this understanding at the heart of our programming.
What you will need:
The ideal candidate will be proactive and willing to develop and implement innovative solutions, capable of the following:
A minimum 12 months experience working in a similar type role.
You’ll have outstanding organisational skills, and be able to handle a fast paced workload
You’ll ensure all aspects of broadcast law, compliance and the broadcasting code are enforced and adhered to.
You’ll deliver creative solutions for clients to optimise revenue and audience growth whilst staying true to our core brand values.
You’ll be confident using digital playout systems, Adobe Creative Suite, ProTools (or similar), and online content management systems.
You’ll demonstrate a passion for personal development and growth, with a flexibility to cover other programming roles in the broadcast centre as and when required.
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.