Producer

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Producer, The Eddie Mair Show / LBC Station Programming

Reporting of the Role

This role reports to Deputy Managing Editor

The role will be specifically focussed on working with the Eddie Mair Show, although you will also need to be able to cover all other programmes on LBC's main schedule. In this role, you will be responsible for producing programmes that drive the station's audience and set the wider national news agenda. You will have a hunger to succeed and the experience to create great radio for LBC.

• You will be producing LBC's prestigious drive-time programme each day, helping decide what news stories and topics the programme covers. Your ideas could decide what will lead Britain's conversation on the programme that day. You will also get the opportunity to work across all of LBC's shows on the schedule, and have your ideas implemented on many different programmes.
• You'll be working with a creative and dynamic team, deciding which guests to book, which stories to run, how to frame the biggest discussion points and debates of the day, and produce outstanding audio packages and reporter lives ready for air
• You'll have the responsibility for reacting to some of the biggest breaking news and current affairs stories both in the UK and across the world. LBC prides itself in breaking news first, and you will be responsible for the delivery of these moments on air

Measures of success -

• You will have come up with fresh guest ideas, new treatments for stories and aired innovative discussions that haven't been covered before by LBC
• You will have booked an agenda setting, best-in-class interview that leads news headlines both on LBC and on other major news networks
• You will have planned specialist coverage for the programme for a major news event
• Working with our reporting team, you'll have planned and delivered an exclusive news story that LBC and the drive-time show can break before anyone else
• You will have led the reaction to a major breaking news story
• You will have expanded the programme's list of regular contributors to include new and diverse voices that haven't featured before on the show
• You'll have outputted and lead produced the drive-time programme, and taken an editorial lead for the show for a 5-day run of programmes

• You'll generate new ideas for programme content with confidence and flair.
• You'll have an obsession about LBC, working proactively towards growing the station's listening hours and reach at all times.
• You'll know LBC and exactly what our target audience likes, their taste in news stories, and their lifestyle choices - and you'll be able to use that knowledge to make phenomenal audience-appropriate radio.
• You'll be firm and clear in your communications with presenters and other producers so that the station image is protected, ensuring that all programme content and technical standards are maintained to the highest level.
• You'll be able to operate calmly under pressure.
• You'll understand that, as a commercial radio station, you will need to operate in a way that benefits both our listeners and our advertisers.
• You'll provide creative and engaging material for promos and awards when required.
• You'll ensure that you are always up to date with OFCOM regulation, case history and media law, intervening as and when you think there may be an issue but also know when to ask for help when you're not sure.
• As a key member of the programming team, you'll need to encourage confidence and have a detailed knowledge of all aspects of production. You will be able to make informed, reasoned decisions when called upon to do so.

The ideal candidate will be proactive and willing to develop and implement innovative solutions, capable of the following:

• We expect you to create compelling radio that will engage both new and existing audiences to LBC. We will need you to have a great eye and ear for stories, guest ideas and feature treatments that will lead to truly memorable radio.
• Creatively, you will contribute S&P ideas and then be fully able to implement and communicate this activity to the programming team.
• You'll need to have the ability to operate production and audio editing software and will also know your way around RCS and Burli.
• You will need to be prepared to work across all of LBC's core divisions and immerse yourself in LBC's televisual, digital, video, social, news and regional teams.
• You'll be a strong teammate and be comfortable working with very well-known presenters as well as producers and all other members of LBC.
• You'll know and respond positively to the needs and expectations of others to achieve the right outcome.
• You'll be confident when working towards your own personal objectives as well as helping others in achieving business goals, regularly setting and stretching new standards and goals.

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