Absolute Radio is recruiting for a Business Systems Analyst

23May

 

The Role
Reporting to the CFO, you will work closely with the commercial and technology teams. You will be responsible for the development of Absolute Radio’s business systems, with a particular focus on sales processes and applications, allowing more detailed analysis of yield, impressions and impacts.

Responsibilities include

  • Day-to-day maintenance of the existing business applications, including liaison with and management of suppliers and developers. Contractual and financial monitoring of our relationships with existing applications suppliers.
  • Perform analysis of department processes, document and redesign workflow where appropriate.
  • Identify inefficiencies across existing system and implement any necessary changes
  • Gathering and documenting the business requirements for new sales application projects.
  • Project management of sales application projects through the entire project life cycle.
  • Establishment of project documentation and co-ordination of project meetings.
    Collaborating with sales staff to gather all requirements to formulate business specifications and translating those into application functionality.
  • Developing and executing test plans along with the development and delivery of training to users.
  • Working with key users to continually improve business processes.
  • Understanding the long-term business objectives and suggesting technical strategies to meet those objectives, introducing innovation to business processes through technology.

Skills, Experience and Knowledge

  • Significant (3+years) business analysis experience and good project management experience as well as strong organisational and planning skills
  • Previous experience of working with online trafficking, optimisation and reporting tools
  • The ability to form good, effective working relationships with all levels of project staff, a record of producing accurate detailed reports, work to agreed standards, able to use initiative, work with minimum supervision and deliver to agreed timescales.
  • Able to analyse and discuss requirements with business users and other IS team members in a clear and concise way and an understanding of all phases in a development project lifecycle.
  • Some technical experience and understanding of MSSQL Server and reporting tools would be advantageous.
  • Previous experience of business process reviews, application integration, data warehousing, and change management would be an advantage, as would experience with our specialist radio applications, including GES Planit, V3 and Planit Traffic.

Experience of working for a media company or in a media sales environment would also be advantageous.

If you would like to be considered please send a full CV to:
Caroline Hinton – Head of HR, Absolute Radio
One Golden Square, London, W1F 9 DJ
Or e-mail: caroline.hinton@absoluteradio.co.uk
Closing Date: 08 June 2012
Absolute Radio is committed to equality of opportunity for all.

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Posted by jonny on May 23, 2012

Absolute Radio Recruiting for an Applications Specialist

22May

Absolute Radio’s Technology department are looking for an Applications Specialist to join the team

The Role
You will be part of the team responsible for the maintenance and development of Absolute Radio’s application systems, with a particular focus on the content management system as well as databases, internal webservers and applications supporting the Sales, Programming and Interactive Content teams.

Responsibilities include

  • Development of new applications, primarily on a Linux/PHP platform using the Zend Framework, to support Absolute Radio’s business processes.
  • Management of existing in-house developed systems, including handling incidents escalated to you by your manager, Technology team or Lead Applications Specialist.
  • Day-to-day management of existing business applications, including the Intranet, podcast systems and statistical reporting tools.
  • Basic management of the Internal Unix server infrastructure and the MSSQL database backend to support your own application’s requirements.
  • Providing support to the Interactive Content teams, particularly ensuring that applications which are developed in PHP for the Absolute Radio website are optimised and content delivery to our hosting platform is effective and resilient.
  • Due to the ‘live nature’ of the business, it will be necessary to respond to out-of-hours calls from time-to-time where appropriate.

Skills and Experience

  • Must have 3+ years object orientated PHP development experience.
  • Solid knowledge and experience working with and managing UNIX systems.
  • Must have passion for new technologies and development practices.
  • Must have worked within an object orientated framework, ideally Zend Framework. Other framework experience considered alongside a desire to learn Zend.
  • Degree-level candidates are preferred, but for candidates with the right skills and experience this is not essential.
  • Certification in MSSQL Server a benefit, but not essential.

If you would like to be considered please send a full CV to:
Caroline Hinton – Head of HR, Absolute Radio
One Golden Square, London, W1F 9 DJ
Or e-mail: caroline.hinton@absoluteradio.co.uk
Closing Date: 08 June 2012
Absolute Radio is committed to equality of opportunity for all.

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Posted by jonny on May 22, 2012

Absolute Radio Recruiting For Executive Breakfast Show Producer to work on The Christian O’Connell Breakfast Show

03May

The Role

Leading the Breakfast team to produce a programme of the highest creative order, growing its audience in terms of both hours and reach beyond the ten year high of 2011. The Executive Producer should maximise the show’s revenue earning opportunities and create appointment-to-listen content which reaches new potential listeners via press, social media and word of mouth.

Responsibilities include

  • To create an industry leading breakfast show, which is entertaining, funny, inventive and unmissable.
  • To manage the breakfast production team and talent in a way that ensures peak performance and nurtures creativity.
  •  To determine and implement strategy, alongside the Content management team, using both internal and external research/feedback.
  • To maximise revenue potential of the show through a proactive and supportive relationship with the sales team. Central to this is the ability to build relationships with the programme sponsors and potential commercial partners.
  • To reach new audiences by creating stand-out moments which drive talkability, whilst working with colleagues in Comms to maximise potential media coverage.
  • To ensure that the momentum of the show is maximised through complete exploitation of all other platforms, particularly on-line and social media.
  • To ensure that the show is thoroughly and effectively promoted across all platforms – particularly on-air and across the rest of the schedule.
  • To balance the needs of the show with overall station strategy.
  • Lead awards strategy

 

Skills, Experience and Knowledge

  • Highly effective managerial skills and talent-management
  • Strong creative ideas generation
  • Strategic planning
  • An understanding of the principles of music programming
  • An understanding of audience research and the ability to translate its results into programme strategy
  • Digital editing skills
  • Live studio operation
  • At least five years experience of live programme production
  • Experience of working with commercial colleagues to create and maximise revenue opportunities.
  • Experience in social media engagement
  • Passion for Absolute Radio
  • Passions for breakfast show programming and an understanding of its role within a national radio station
  • Creative mind
  • Calm under pressure

If you would like to be considered please send a full CV to:
Caroline Hinton – Head of HR, Absolute Radio
One Golden Square, London, W1F 9 DJ
Or e-mail: caroline.hinton@absoluteradio.co.uk
Closing Date: 07 May 2012
Absolute Radio is committed to equality of opportunity for all.

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Posted by jonny on May 3, 2012

New Vacancy: Absolute Radio’s Legal team is recruiting for an Administrator

20Apr

The Role

To provide effective and comprehensive administrative support to the Head of Legal and CFO.

Responsibilities include

• Managing broadcast/online rights for sessions, festivals and concerts:
• negotiating with labels/artist management (drafting/pitching proposals where necessary)
• drafting/amending agreements to reflect agreed rights and, following approval, arranging for agreement executions
• communicating what rights have been granted & the logistics involved (maps, deadlines etc)Liaising with Music team as appropriate

Managing Presenter Agreements:

• Drafting new agreements to incorporate Programming needs
• (Once signed off by Head of Legal) arranging for agreement execution
• Maintaining the DJ term sheet for Programming and Finance/Flagging up relevant notice periods
• Clearing old content for re-use on the station (website takeovers, opportune timing e.g. BRITs, Mercurys, new album releases etc)
• Drafting/amending various agreements for Head of Legal as directed (NDAs, Disclaimers, Sponsorship etc)
• Dealing with general legal enquires (e.g. PRS/PPL listener issues, website T&Cs)
• Maintaining the legal filing cabinet
• Copyright violation – reporting unauthorised Absolute Radio owned content on YouTube
• Coordinating CFO /Legal allocation of invites to sessions/events
• Any ad hoc needs for CFO / Head of Legal (including presentations and reports)
• New licence applications/compliance (PRS/PPL, OFCOM)

Skills, Experience and Knowledge

• Intermediate Microsoft Office
• At least one year’s pervious office experience
• Flexible approach to workloads
• Well organised and able to juggle multiple tasks
• Curious mind
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to see things through
• Good at building and maintaining relationships
• Confident and professional manner.
• Able to articulate and understand different points of view and develop consensus

 

If you would like to be considered please send a full CV to:

Caroline Hinton – Head of HR, Absolute Radio

One Golden Square, London, W1F 9 DJ

Or e-mail: caroline.hinton@absoluteradio.co.uk

Closing Date: 27 April 2012

Absolute Radio is committed to equality of opportunity for all.

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Posted by jonny on April 20, 2012

NEW VACANCY – Absolute Radio Recruiting For Technology Specialist

21Mar

The Role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Absolute Radio Technology department for a ‘Technology Specialist’ to join the most innovative and forward thinking broadcast radio group in the UK.

Reporting to the Technology Manager, you will possess strong IT Desktop, Server and Network Infrastructure skills, ideally but not essentially gained from within a broadcast media environment. You’ll have the opportunity to cross-train and gain the skills required to support the broadcast platforms, systems and infrastructure required to run a modern national radio station. You will be involved in a mixture of active and desk-based project work. Along with the existing Technology team you will also share the telephone, email and desk side support for Absolute Radio staff. You will be responsible for managing assigned projects and involved in day-to-day operational and administrative IT/Broadcast tasks where required.

Essential skills:

  • A clear focus on customer service and the ability to identify and meet customer expectations.
  • Needs to have the ability to form good, effective working relationships with all levels of staff and be able to use initiative whilst working with minimum supervision and delivering to agreed timescales.
  • Excellent knowledge of the core Microsoft technologies including (but not limited to) Windows XP/7, Windows Server 2003/8, Active Directory, Exchange Server, MS SQL Server etc in a VMWare virtualised environment.
  • Experience of VMware VCentre Server planning, implementation, tuning and maintenance with experience of SAN and storage hardware.
  • Experienced in implementing, operating, tuning and troubleshooting Windows Active Directory Enterprise Solutions with replication and disaster recovery skills.
  • Network infrastructure and Cisco ASA firewall skills with excellent knowledge of IP, DHCP, DNS, WINS, Routing and security.
  • Experience with IP Telephony, desktop, laptop and server hardware.

Desirable/advantageous skills:

  • Knowledge and experience of installing, supporting and maintaining broadcast technology, hardware and software.
  • Previous experience with specialist broadcast infrastructure, including Klotz Vadis digital studio infrastructure, Genesys playout system and RCS.
  • Experience with some of our specialist business systems, including GES PlanIT, V3 and PlanIT traffic.
  • Encoding software and streaming server infrastructures.

Experience:

  • A minimum of four year’s experience working with IT systems and Technology Infrastructures is required. Experience within a broadcast or similar environment will be a distinct advantage.

If you would like to be considered please e-mail: caroline.hinton@absoluteradio.co.uk
Closing Date: 2nd April 2012
Absolute Radio is committed to equality of opportunity for all. Please indicate your disability on your application. This information is required so that all who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the position will be invited for interview.

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Posted by jonny on March 21, 2012

Absolute Radio’s Interactive Media Team is Hiring

05Mar

Hello, we’re the Interactive Media team at Absolute Radio. How are you? Love your shoes. Oh, we’re fine, thank you for asking. Although we are looking for a Designer, and an Interactive Producer. I don’t suppose you know anyon– what’s that? You say that you like the idea of working for an award-winning team, at a multiple Sony and Arqiva award-winning national commercial radio station? Well then, you ought to help yourself to a slice of this delicious cake and take a seat.

Interactive Designer

Reporting to the Head of Interactive Media (Anthony), your primary responsibility will be the visual development of Absolute Radio’s brand, across our multifarious websites and apps. You’ll have the opportunity to work on many different types of projects, with particular focus on user interface and interaction design.

What do we expect from you? Well in addition to your striking good looks, our ideal candidate will have a flair for visual design, a great portfolio, and a working knowledge of how data-driven websites are put together and managed. You should be able to interpret a brief against a deadline and triumphantly nail finished work to the wall of your digital hunting lodge. We would like you very much if you’re aware of emerging trends and technologies, and willing to share new ideas and constructive criticism for our existing and future digital endeavours.

Interactive Producer

Reporting to the Senior Interactive Producer (Dave), your primary responsibility will be designing and building commercial microsites, and the creation, upkeep, and commercialisation of content areas across Absolute Radio’s smörgåsbord of websites and apps. You’ll have the opportunity to work on many different types of projects from web design, social media content, ad creative, email newsletters, apps, and pretty much anything else we can put on a screen.

What do we expect from you? Well in addition to your well-toned physique, our ideal candidate will have good all-round creative skills, a particularly good eye for design, and will have been building websites professionally using compliant HTML and CSS, and a graphics package like Photoshop or Fireworks, for at least two years. You should be able to interpret a brief against a deadline and proudly fasten great-looking finished work to the metaphorical pinboard of success. We would like you very much if you’re aware of emerging trends and technologies, and willing to share new ideas and constructive criticism for our existing and future digital endeavours.

Both Roles

You’ll be based with us at our HQ in London’s swingin’ Soho, get to attend festivals and gigs for free, be issued with a discount card which gets you money off things, and you’ll get to see some actual real-life celebs – no more rubbish waxworks for you. You’re still not allowed to touch them though. Plus you’ll get to come along to our annual Weekend Away – last year we went to Manchester and some of us are still hung over.

Ideal candidates will find internet memes funny on the first viewing and passé on the second, share our distaste of Cliff Richard, be tolerant of silly hats, email us links to stupid tumblr blogs, find the idea of slapping David Tennant with a fish amusing, know the difference between their, there and they’re, be able to sing the Nyan Cat music without accompaniment, and like the colour purple.

If this all sounds good to you, send your CV to caroline.hinton@absoluteradio.co.uk with a link to your online portfolio, and we can tell you more. We would love to hear from you. Please note that a formal job offer is subject to passing an elaborate and, frankly, dangerous hazing ritual involving rollerblades, moving platforms, and Microsoft Publisher 97

Categories: Absolute Radio Careers 3

Posted by jonny on March 5, 2012

Absolute Radio’s Music Team is recruiting for a Music Producer

18Jan

 

The Role
The role of the Music Producer is primarily to manage digital services as required from the Absolute Radio network (ARN) and be responsible for on-air output as part of the Music Team. In addition, this role will be responsible for producing programmes across digital stations and provide general support to all areas of the Music department

Responsibilities include
• programming of music on digital services as required on the ARN
• initiating programming ideas and producing ‘themed’ weeks/weekends/ dayparts for digital services as required on the ARN Network
• producing programmes and content for digital services as required in form of music specials, involving setting up interviews, studio producing interview and creating the finished programme for broadcast purposes.
• supervising voicetracking of all shows on digital services as required on the ARN
• providing production and support to all areas of Programming across all networks including festivals, live events and the provision of cover in times of holidays and sickness
• reconciliation of all PRS and PPL reports for the whole ARN
• seeding fan sites and social media networks (Facebook/ Twitter) with information on content on the ARN
• studio producing on air talent

Skills, Experience and Knowledge
• minimum two years of:
• RCS Selector experience (programming and operational ability) – knowledge of G Selector an advantage
• Working with Genesys or similar digital playout system
• digital editing experience
• tech-op experience
• excellent music knowledge across all genres
• have strong relationships throughout the business to facilitate best possible product
• strong ability to supervise and direct on air talent good understanding of the music returns process to PRS and PPL
• experience with on-air presenting an advantage, but not essential

Personal characteristics
• excellent communication skills
• flexible attitude to workload and work day to fit in with needs of Programming Department
• Creative
• Proactive with demonstrable initiative

If you would like to be considered please send a full CV to:
Caroline Hinton – Head of HR, Absolute Radio
One Golden Square, London, W1F 9 DJ
Or e-mail: caroline.hinton@absoluteradio.co.uk
Closing Date: 23 January 2012
Absolute Radio is committed to equality of opportunity for all.
Please indicate your disability on your application. This information is required
so that all who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the position
will be invited for interview.

Categories: Absolute Radio Careers 3

Posted by jonny on January 18, 2012

NEW VACANCY: Absolute Radio’s Digital Sales Team is recruiting for an Account Manager

17Jan

 

The Role
You will manage a portfolio of key agency accounts and client contacts with a focus on increasing digital commercial revenue.

Responsibilities include
• Constant pitching for new business to maximise revenue streams.
• Develop excellent and productive contacts with agency and client personnel including Account Directors, Planners and digital buying teams.
• Sell strategically and creatively across all Absolute Radio opportunities (including sponsorship & promotions).
• Build strong relationships with the Sales Heads, agency team, sponsorship and promotions to ensure they are aware of the opportunities/leads.
• Work closely and build relationships with the digital interactive team in the creation, monetization and delivery of new campaigns/revenue streams.
• Self-management of client’s campaigns through the internal ad-serving system to ensure efficiency and delivery of all campaigns.
• Manage and develop a Sales Exec.
• Accurate forecasting and sales pipeline for agency patch.

Skills, Experience and Knowledge
• At lease two years experience with a media owner selling to agencies.
• An excellent understanding of the media marketplace and significant knowledge of the digital market. Experience in selling radio preferred but not essential.
• History of successful pro-active sales pitches.
• Strong agency contacts at all levels.
• Good understanding of customer brands.
• Proficiency in Word, Powerpoint and Excel

Personal characteristics
• Must have a passion for digital and radio
• Creative, strategic thinker
• Excellent communication skills
• Self starter
• A flexible team player, with a ‘can-do’ attitude and a sense of humour.
• Ability to build relationships across the business
• High level of written and oral communication

If you would like to be considered please send a full CV to:
Caroline Hinton – Head Of HR, Absolute Radio
One Golden Square, London, W1F 9 DJ
Or e-mail: caroline.hinton@absoluteradio.co.uk
Closing Date: 23 January 2012
Absolute Radio is committed to equality of opportunity for all.
Please indicate your disability on your application. This information is required so that all who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the position will be invited for interview.

Categories: Absolute Radio Careers 1

Posted by jonny on January 17, 2012

NEW VACANCY: Absolute Radio’s Promotions team are looking for a Promotions Exec to join the team

05Jan

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Promotions, the Account Exec will be responsible for providing all round support to the Promotions Team, including running and implementing on-air Promotions. They will also be responsible for a small agency patch and will be required to create and maintain a strong working relationship with contacts,
and have the ability to sell in promotional opportunities.

 

Responsibilities include

 

Administrative Responsibilities

  • Work with the team to ensure all promotions documentation is up to date
  • Use the internal planning system to generate laydowns, run campaigns and book promotions –
    liaising with scheduling department
  • Work with Account Managers and take on responsibly for the implementation of booked promotions – on-air and online
  • Ensure all audio is accessed and sent to the client where relevant
  • Maintain prize-winner database
  • Use various systems to create Post Campaign Reports presentations and Case Studies for use by the wider sales floor

Sales Duties

  • To identify and secure new business opportunities across development agency patch
  • To pro-actively develop partnership opportunities for target clients
  • To build internal relationships with several departments, ensuring the smooth running of
    promotions inc. Programming, production and digital
  • To develop and create promotional sales pitches/documents and plans
  • To educate and support the wider sales team on specific properties
  • To support Head of Promotions and Account Managers with overall promotions initiatives
    internally and externally

Skills, Experience and Knowledge

  • Developed agency and client contacts, ideally in promotions departments
  • Good working knowledge of Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Excellent presentation and negotiation skills
  • Understanding of OFCOM and RACC codes and guidelines
  • High standard of communication skills – oral and written
  • Able to prioritise and manage numerous projects at one time
  • Ideally a minimum of 1.5 years experience in media or radio sales and previous experience in an S&P
    team, or alongside creative departments in a sales house
  • Understanding of digital media and other marketing mediums an advantage
  • Passionate and enthusiastic with a good eye for detail
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Creative and pro-active
  • Knowledge of TGI, RAJAR and planning systems and advantage

 If you would like to be considered please send a full CV to:

Caroline Hinton – Head of HR, Absolute Radio

One Golden Square, London, W1F 9 DJ

Or e-mail: caroline.hinton@absoluteradio.co.uk

Closing Date: 16 January 2012

Absolute Radio is committed to equality of opportunity for all.

Please indicate your disability on your application. This information is required

so that all who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the position

will be invited for interview.

 

Categories: Absolute Radio Careers 0

Posted by jonny on January 5, 2012

NEW VACANCY: Absolute Radio’s Agency Sales Team is Recruiting for an Independent Agency Sales Exec

23Dec

 

 The Role

You will support an Account Manager as well as manage and service a portfolio of developing media agencies with a focus on increasing commercial revenue.

Responsibilities include

  • Constant pitching for new business to maximise revenue streams.
  • Negotiating airtime revenue schedules
  • Develop excellent and productive contacts with agency personnel including Buyers and Planners.
  • Sell across all Absolute Radio opportunities (including, sponsorship & promotions and digital).
  • Work towards and meet sales targets.
  • Delivery and maintenance of required administration procedures.
  • To deputise for the Account Manager in his/her absence
  • To help other Account Managers/Sales Executives when appropriate.
  • Build strong relationships with all team members

Skills, Experience and Knowledge

  • Previous experience with a media owner selling to agencies.
  • Experience in selling radio preferred but not essential.
  • History of successful pro-active sales pitches.
  • Strong agency contacts with planners and buyers.
  • Good understanding of customer brands.
  • Proficiency in Word, Powerpoint and Excel

Personal characteristics

  • Must have a passion for radio
  • Creative, strategic thinker
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Self starter
  • A flexible team player, with a ‘can-do’ attitude and a sense of humour.
  • Ability to build relationships across the business
  • High level of written and oral communication

If you would like to be considered please send a full CV to:

Caroline Hinton, Head of HR, Absolute Radio

One Golden Square, London, W1F 9 DJ

Or e-mail: caroline.hinton@absoluteradio.co.uk

Closing Date: January 06 2012

Absolute Radio is committed to equality of opportunity for all.

Please indicate your disability on your application. This information is required

so that all who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the position

will be invited for interview.

Categories: Absolute Radio Careers 0

Posted by jonny on December 23, 2011