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Times Radio is the fastest-growing quality speech station in the UK, setting new records in recent radio industry listening figures (Q4 2024) for amount of time listened. We are The Voice of The Times, and since our launch in June 2020 have built up a strong reputation for well-informed, thoughtful and intelligent live news and debate, covering the key stories of the day. We have combined the famous journalistic expertise of The Times and The Sunday Times with the radio experience of News Broadcasting to create a station that has well over 600,000 weekly listeners.Your role: As an Assistant Producer on Friday-Sunday Breakfast on Times Radio, you will work with the programme producer to generate story ideas and set up items and guests to create intelligent speech radio that is a compulsive and engaging listen.Day to day you will: Come up with news-based ideas for interviews and discussionsResearch, book and write briefs for guests and storiesEdit audioBrief presenters Help turn around the best news lines for digital and external impactEnsure we have guests in vision for our video and social media channelsPlan future showsWork on special projects as neededOccasionally act up as programme producer and output the show from the control roomWhat we're looking for from you: A journalist who loves the news and oozes ideas on a daily basisA passion for radio production and an ear for great audioYou use initiative and have the ability to spot a storyA creative mind and the ability to think differentlyExcellent knowledge of the current news environment and endless suggestions for suitable guestsYou thrive in fast-paced environments and are able to work quickly in small teamsUsed to working closely with presentersA reliable understanding of relevant compliance and legal issues
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