Daily Show Producer (Mat Cover)
A full time position at Message Heard , London, UK
Salary range: £30,000 to £35,000 (yearly rate) - subject to experience
Message Heard Daily Producer (Maternity Cover)
Message Heard is looking for a full-time producer to join our team. Come and work with us!
ABOUT MESSAGE HEARD MH is a podcast production company that works on audio and video podcasts. We have a number of ongoing and imminent projects that fall under our own editorial slate, co-productions with like-minded storytellers, exciting branded productions and commissioned work from the likes of Audible, Wondery, BBC and more.
ROLE DESCRIPTION As Message Heard’s newest full-time in-house producer, you’ll be part of a team working on daily shows in partnership with The Standard newspaper, with a particular focus on news and current affairs and science and technology. This is why we’re looking for a producer with a minimum of 2+ years of experience who can apply a broad range of thinking and creativity to projects of any sort! If you're someone who thrives in a fast paced environment, this role is for you. Each day you'll tackle a new and exciting topic that is hitting the headlines. Day-to-day you will pitch, produce and publish these short format podcasts, satisfying a large listener space who are as fascinated with the latest news, current affairs, science and technology as we hope you will be!
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Identifying potential news stories from the day’s news agenda Series planning and idea development Sourcing guests (external and internal colleagues) Recording and producing guests online, in person and in studio Delivering clean, sharp edits and mixes to Message Heard's professional standard Attending daily production meetings/briefings Script writing and voicing Delivering to a production timeline Uploading episodes onto relevant feeds such as Acast
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS 2+ years of experience in audio production Comfortable presenting and interviewing on mic Strong journalistic instincts (with a background in news desirable) and writing skills for scripting Proficient with Adobe Audition Proficient with Descript (desirable) Experience on a range of productions (i.e. varied genres and formats) Experience with recording audio over Zencastr or Riverside (desirable) Experience working on an always on daily show (desirable) Keen interest and experience in creating content focussed on current affairs and science and technology (desirable) At ease in a busy and demanding work environment Comfortable working independently and being proactive
KEY INFORMATION
- Initial fixed term 8-month contract
- Earnings of between £30-35k per annum dependant on experience (on a pro rata basis)
- The opportunity to work with one of the UK’s leading podcast companies
- Join a rapidly growing and award winning business
- Be surrounded by a creative and motivated team determined to produce high performing and high quality content
- Remote/In-office hybrid work environment
To apply
If you think this is for you, send your CV and links to your work with Daily Producer in the subjet line(don’t forget to outline your role in the pieces sent over) to contact@messageheard.com
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
Please mention podnews.net in your application.
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