Published - Tue, 11 Feb 2025
Job Summary
Little Wander is a comedy production company which creates festivals, tours, live events, TV, radio and podcasts. We are looking for a highly-skilled audio producer to join our team and provide leadership and management to the audio department.
Job Description
Hours: 3 days/week, 9 months, flexible with occasional weekend work
Location: home based, remote working, anywhere in the UK
Interviews: conducted remotely on Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 March 2025
Essential Skills
* Excellent programme-maker with proven track record in ents, comedy, and/or factual
* Range of radio production skills including field recording, studio producing and audio editing to broadcast quality
* Must have experience in BBC Radio production to Producer level and have thorough knowledge of BBC editorial guidelines
* Some experience of line management
* Experience working in festivals or events
* Experience working with performers or creatives
* Evidence of managing multiple projects at once
* An interest in comedy and the arts
Application Process
Longlisted candidates will be invited to complete some hypothetical tasks to give both parties the opportunity to see if the role is a good fit. These should take no longer than 30 minutes and answers will not be used outside the application process. Longlisting will take place on Wednesday 12 March with a deadline of Thursday 20 March to return the tasks.
From this, shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview on Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 March 2025.
Job Requirements
Person Specification:
* Outstanding organisational skills to manage multiple busy projects
* Excellent people skills to build & maintain effective working relationships
* Ability to lead a team & work creatively in a collaborative & cooperative manner
* Meticulous attention to detail
* Confidence to ask for support when required
* Enthusiasm to work independently & take ownership of workload
Desirable but not essential:
* Experience of BBC News & Current Affairs or other broadcast journalism
* Experience working as part of a team remotely
* Some experience of podcast distribution
* Some experience of festival radio
* Knowledge of the UK comedy industry
* Welsh and/or living in Wales and/or Welsh speaker
* Driving license & own vehicle
We welcome applications from everyone, especially those who identify as BIPOC and/or members of the global majority and/or disabled and/or a marginalised gender and/or economically disenfranchised and/or as a member of any other under-considered community.
Job Responsibilities
* Hold regular meetings with the audio team
* Manage workloads and deadlines for staff members and freelancers
* Oversee multiple audio projects including the production and delivery of radio programmes and the creation and publishing of podcasts
* Liaise with talent, agents, clients and commissioning editors
* Provide feedback and sign off on social media content creation
* Contribute to overall departmental strategy including marketing of audio projects, development of new ideas and pitching for tenders
* Attend some face-to-face meetings and on-location projects, including some studio-based recordings and festival-based projects
Job Overview
* Job Title: Audio Department Lead (Maternity Cover)
* Artform: Comedy
* Role: Technical & Production
* Contract: Contract
* Location: Remote
How to Apply
Please email with any questions or with a short covering letter, CV, and links to a portfolio of recent work to apply. Video applications are also welcome.
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