ABOUT BAUER MEDIA AUDIO IRELAND

Bauer Media Audio Ireland is the country’s largest commercial radio group with eight radio stations including the national stations Today FM and Newstalk, two SPIN youth stations in Dublin and the Southwest of Ireland, iRadio across the Northeast and Northwest, 98FM in Dublin, Beat in the Southeast and Red FM in Cork.
We also operate Ireland’s leading digital sports brand Off the Ball, the aggregated listening platform GoLoud for radio, podcasts and music, audioXi, Ireland’s largest digital audio advertising exchange and Media Central, the leading media sales house in Ireland.
Newstalk Ireland’s fastest-growing independent talk radio station is seeking radio producers to join our freelance panel. We with a weekly reach of 861,000 people across 26 counties. The station is now the country’s second most-listened-to station every day, with over half a million daily listeners.
We’re looking for experienced, creative and ambitious freelance producers.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Newstalk is recruiting for experienced, creative and ambitious freelance producers.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Play a leading role in all aspects of daily production for the show
• Help develop the editorial vision for the programme and implement accordingly
• Generate and develop creative, original and new ideas for the programme 
• Produce live in studio and build a good working relationship with the presenter
• Book guests and collate briefing material for the presenter.
• React to breaking news quickly and in an appropriate manner
• Direct, nurture and develop researchers and reporters working with the programme
• Edit and create imaginative audio pieces for the programme
• Secure the best guests and on-air exclusives for the programme
• Produce regular outside broadcasts
• Work with Senior Editors and the News, Sport and Digital teams to set the agenda for the station on the key issues of public debate and maximise the impact of content
• Take a proactive part in regular station editorial meetings and input into cross station initiatives
• Other duties as required

IF THE FOLLOWING TRAITS SOUND LIKE YOU, YOU MIGHT BE THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THIS FREELANCE ROLE

• You have a strong interest in news and current affairs 
• You are good at developing unique radio ideas and alternative angles on existing stories
• You can spot and develop stories that get people talking
• You have shown strong leadership qualities in previous roles
• You have excellent knowledge of defamation law and Comisiún na Mean Codes of Conduct
• You have a broad range of interests and follow news, politics, sport, business, celebrity news, social issues and everything in between
• You are proficient in recording and editing and the workings of digital and social media
• You’re a self-starter and are driven by ambition to succeed
• You have an ability to multi-task and work well under pressure and to deadlines