Producer

Virgin Radio UK is the home of the Chris Evans Breakfast Show, TFI Friday Unplugged! and a weekend line up featuring The Huey Show, Ana Matronic and Tim Burgess. Our daytime line up includes Emma B, Ben Jones and Geoff Lloyd.

Your role: We’re looking for an experienced Producer to join the Virgin Radio family. This role is perfect for an individual who lives and breathes music. We want creativity and an enthusiasm for radio production, a keen eye for visual media and a vision for the future of this station.

As a Virgin Radio Producer, you will play a pivotal role in creating compelling content by producing on-air gold with diligent show preparation alongside the wider team, ensuring smooth operation of the station’s output.

Day to day you will: 

• Operate studio equipment during live broadcasts to ensure high-quality sound.
• Lead in the preparation and execution of radio shows throughout the week, including guest coordination, scriptwriting, and managing talent.
• Collaborate with presenters and other team members to develop engaging content.
• Support presenters in real time to keep show pacing and energy on mark.
• Monitor news, entertainment and sport developments to incorporate timely and relevant content into shows.
• Coordinate with technical staff to troubleshoot any issues that may arise during broadcasts and ensure seamless on-air operations.
• Contribute creative ideas and innovative approaches to enhance the overall quality of our programming.

What we’re looking for from you:

• Not just any radio producer but a Virgin Radio Producer.
• A music LOVER, who enjoys 90s, 00s and “bangers” but also has their own unique tastes.
• An avid gig-goer, festival fanatic and obsessive crate digger.
• Outgoing people-person energy, with a 360 can-do attitude.
• Someone with their finger on the pulse with evolving trends on social media and pop culture.
• An ability to multi-task in a live broadcasting environment.
• Drive and enthusiasm to work within small and friendly teams.
• Technical skills and confidence in and outside of the studio.
• Experience of broadcasting software including Zetta, G-Selector and Burli preferred but not required.
• Experience of editing in Adobe Audition preferred but not required.
• Strong editorial judgment with the confidence to pitch creative show ideas.

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, Jane Garvey and Fi Glover. Talk is the station that keeps Britain informed and entertained every single day, delivering bold opinions, spirited debates, and lively discussions on the topics that truly matter to the British public.

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.

Life at News

Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.

We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter most. To ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as possible, it is essential that our organisation reflects the diversity of the people we reach. Whether through age, gender, ethnicity, disability, social class or sexuality, we are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society. And we champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long term sustainable growth. This is done through our Diversity Strategy.

At News UK, we take pride in our exceptional employee-led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, and LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and the Apprentice Society.

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions
• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly in person/ virtual exercise classes
• ‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme
• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities
• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, as well as an extra anniversary day off
• Up to 3 paid volunteering days per year to support causes you care about

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments due to a disability or health condition at any stage of your application or interview, please let us know. You can contact us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support you to perform at your best.