Broadcast Assistant, (Radio Gloucestershire)

Job description

Nominated for Gillard Station of the Year 2014, BBC Radio Gloucestershire is one of the most successful in local radio. We’re looking for a new broadcast assistant to join our team.

Role Responsibility

This is a varied role but working primarily to breakfast.

·Presenting the travel news throughout the breakfast programme
·Assisting in a live studio environment
·Working on outside broadcasts
·Updating social media
·Answering the telephones and setting up guests.
·Developing editorial ideas for output 

The Ideal Candidate

You’ll be good at working in a small team  – you will need the ability to work calmly under intense  pressure. You’ll be technically confident with a range of studio equipment and required to handle several equally important tasks at one time. You’ll have a positive attitude and come up with ideas and creative treatments for stories.

You’ll comfortable using audio editing software, ideally Adobe Audition and Radioman. You’ll have already broadcast live and won’t be phased by live radio.

You should have a broad interest in news, TV and popular culture. A good working knowledge of Gloucestershire would be a distinct advantage. You must have strong organisational, communication, influencing and persuading skills and an understanding of our local radio audience. It’s essential that you can work within a team as well as under your own initiative

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

In addition to your online application which will include registering on our Careers Hub site and completing the online questionnaire, you will also need to send us a CD illustrating your voice skills. It should last no longer than 3 minutes. Please send this to Mark Hurrell Editor BBC Radio Gloucestershire London Rd Gloucester GL1 1SW.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 6th October 2015.

Package Description

Continuing Contract

Grade 3/4D

 

About the Company

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are very important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below. You’ll be asked questions relating to them as part of your application for this role.