Executive producer (Music)

Closing date: 10th December 2024

Salary: £40,000 to £50,000 pro rata (dependent on experience)

Contract: Fixed-term contract, part-time (3 to 4 days per week)

Are you passionate about podcasts? Lead the creation of groundbreaking music radio shows at an award-winning production company!

Reduced Listening is an award-winning production company, specialising in radio and podcasts about ideas and culture. We love working collaboratively and opening windows to new worlds for our audiences. We make specialist music radio for BBC 6Music, Radio 3 and BBC Sounds, including cult shows such as Late Junction, Gilles Peterson, Dream Time and Unclassified. We also make high quality podcasts including narrative, factual, arts and entertainment podcasts along with audio drama and documentary.

The creative leader we’re seeking will oversee the production of some of our most influential music radio shows, including producing some shows. Music radio is the central part of the role, as well as additional scope for arts podcast exec'ing and idea development work. This is a hybrid role with some time each week expected in our office in Hackney, East London. 

Responsibilities

• Managing and working alongside our team of highly talented producers
• Editorial planning and quality control 
• Creative development of music strands
• Client liaison
• Talent liaison
• Compliance oversight
• Budget Management   

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Minimum 4 years’ experience of making specialist music radio for national stations (BBC preferable)
• Good knowledge of some or all of the following genres: classical, jazz, folk, roots, ambient, electronic, experimental
• Experience of team leadership
• Excellent communication, organisational and planning skills
• An ability to manage multiple projects across different timelines 
• Sound editorial judgement 
• Experience in both pre-recorded and live radio
• A firm understanding of UK broadcast law 
• Experience of using social media to market audio (desirable)
• Experience of successfully pitching ideas (desirable)

We are committed to building a media industry which represents the world we live in and are actively working to create a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from all sections of society and are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Please state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.