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.
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.
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
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
Reporting to the Technology Director, you will be responsible for the day-to-day activities of the Technology department including both the maintenance and development of Absolute Radio’s broadcast (on-air/IP) and IT infrastructure. This includes business and digital media systems, along with all studio facilities and transmission links.
Responsibilities include
Day-to-day maintenance of all terrestrial and digital broadcasting, IT and office infrastructure, including studios, broadcast transmission links, core infrastructure servers, network equipment, telephony, internet
connectivity and Disaster Recovery facilities.
Day-to-day management of Genesys playout systems, PhoneBox and Klotz Vadis, ensuring a high level of uptime and a low level of failure for both systems.
Manage and motivate the Technology team ensuring that members of your team are trained according to their expected responsibilities.
Management of the Absolute Radio Support desk.
Management of all telecoms, including broadcast and office telephony.
Management of all broadcast distribution platform providers.
Management of network security including firewalls and virus/spam protection.
Working with members of your team, you will manage, co-ordinate and execute live sessions, outside broadcasts and events.
Responding to out-of-hours broadcast and IT infrastructure issues when on call and at other times if calls have been escalated to you from your team.
Resolving transmission issues including liaison with third party suppliers.
Skills and Experience
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, a record of producing accurate detailed reports, work to agreed standards, able to use initiative, work with minimum supervision and deliver to agreed timescales
Knowledge and experience of the core Microsoft technologies including but not limited to Windows XP/7, Windows Server 2003/8, Active Directory, Exchange Server, etc in a VMWare virtualised environment.
Knowledge and experience of installing, supporting and maintaining broadcast technology such as microphones, mixing desks, DAT, CD players, talkback systems, processors and effects equipment.
Confidence with the cabling infrastructure found in a modern radio station including a clear understanding of balanced, unbalanced and digital audio, making up cables by hand, use of a soldering iron, experience with ‘Krone’ type cabling and patch bays.
Previous experience with our specialist broadcast infrastructure, including Klotz Vadis digital studio infrastructure, the Genesys playout system and RCS.
Experience of producing live radio and non-linear audio editing.
Network infrastructure skills including an understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing and security.
A minimum of four year’s experience working with broadcast, IT systems and technology infrastructures is required as is previous management experience.
Experience with some of our specialist business systems, including GES PlanIT, V3 and PlanIT traffic.
If you would like to be considered please send 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: 06 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
Reporting to the Head of Sponsorship, the Account Manager will be responsible for selling, running and implementing on-air, online and event sponsorships with a particular focus on sporting properties. They will also be responsible for an agency portfolio and will be required to create and maintain a strong working relationship with contacts.
Responsibilities include
Sales Duties
To drive sponsorship revenue to meet budget criteria set for the team
To identify and secure new business opportunities across agency patch
To pro-actively develop partnership opportunities for target clients
To develop and create sponsorship sales pitches/documents and plans
To negotiate confidently with clients and agencies on sponsorship and spotlight campaigns
To educate and support the wider sales team on specific properties
To support Head of Sponsorship and rest of team with overall sponsorship initiatives internally and externally
To build internal relationships with several departments, ensuring the smooth running of sponsorships, inc. programming, production and digital
Skills, Experience and Knowledge
Previous success in selling Sports (particularly Football) partnerships or a demonstrable passion in this area
Able to present and discuss sporting opportunities at all levels and with sporting bodies
Developed agency and client contacts, ideally in sponsorship 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 2 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
Personal characteristics
Creative and pro-active
Strong 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: 12 December 2011
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
The designer will be responsible for the visual development of Absolute Radio brands, under the direction of the Head of Interactive Media. As part of the Interactive Media team, the designer will create rewarding and engaging user experiences on digital platforms for reluctant adults.
Responsibilities include
Visual development of the Absolute Radio brand portfolio – and any new brands created – focusing on how these brands develop in the areas of web, mobile and social media.
Web design and interface wireframing for new websites and website/page redesigns.
Website construction (HTML/CSS/Flash/Javascript) – working collaboratively with the development and content teams to achieve this.
Development of digital marketing assets such as banners, social network profile skins, splash pages and newsletters.
Assistance with the design and build of commercial microsites and sponsorships may be required from time-to-time.
Skills, Experience and Knowledge
Demonstrate a strong visual flair and the ability to interpret a client brief.
Demonstrate an understanding of how ‘live’ websites work (content management systems, databases, widgets etc) – Particularly a consumer-facing website.
Must show an eye for detail with design work, and have a solid understanding of web and usability standards.
Very experienced in the use of Photoshop (or similar) for creating graphics and site mock-ups
Outstanding HTML/CSS skills, demonstrating design for natural search optimisation and web accessibility.
Comprehensive UI/UX design experience, demonstrating the ability to create clear and rewarding user journeys.
Some experience with Flash design/ActionScript and/or JavaScript, is desirable.
Personal Characteristics
High attention to detail
Enthusiasm for design and development of websites
A flexible team player while managing tight deadlines
Strong time management and understanding of prioritising is essential – the designer must be incredibly responsive to the needs of a 24 hours digital radio business
Ability to react promptly when a quick turnaround is required.
If you would like to be consifered please send a ful CV and online portfolio 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: Monday 12 December 2011
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
Welcome to Ben Barker, who is set to join Absolute Radio as our new Head of Agency Sales. Ben joins from OMD UK where he’s currently head of radio and will replace Remy Kirk, who was confirmed as Advertising Director back in August.
Ben will have the task of strengthening agency contacts and will also be responsible for all agency relationships, trading, delivery and spot advertising revenue generation. He’ll work alongside director of branded content Louise Simkins, head of promotions Katherine Knapp, head of business development Tracy Stanton, head of sponsorship Emma Smyth and director of digital sales James Wigley.
Remy said: “Ben comes with unique insight, a wealth of dynamic media experience and will further bolster the fresh team we have built here at Absolute Radio.”
He will take up his new role at Absolute Radio on 30 January.
Last night, in the uber-glam environs of the IndigO2, the 16th Student Radio Awards took place. I was lucky enough to be able to attend this boozy celebration of DJs, producers, station managers and the like. After an army of fresh-faced, excitable teens took their seats, DJs Annie Mac and Scott Mills (no, me neither) presided over the handing out of laser-cut glass shards in recognition of broadcasting brilliance.
This was my first taste of the SRAs – I had never had the wherewithal to get involved while at University, and listening to some of the demos (I judged the Best Entertainment category) I can honestly say I’m sort of glad I didn’t…these people work their fingers, minds and mouths to the bone (the latter two don’t even have bones – that’s how industrious these students are!) Every nominee, every winner and indeed every single entrant should be terrifically proud of themselves for what they’ve achieved this year. A special mention has to go to a programme that was nominated for ‘Best Specialist Music Show,’ a show that I’m yet to hear a single millisecond of, but a show with a name that had me enthralled: Carlos Slazenger’s Audio Obstacle Course. Magical.
A personal highlight was going toe-to-toe with one of my own radio heroes on stage in a veritable DJ ‘Soundclash,’ which involved myself and Steve Lamacq taking turns in playing songs that would defeat the one that came before it. Seeing him bringing the room to its knees with The Undertones’ Teenage Kicks followed by myself ruining any credibility I may once have had with Rebecca Black’s 2011 opus ‘Friday’ will stay with me for some years to come. Oh, and the sight of Tim Westwood setting up a Macbook Pro playout system replete with wires and associated elevated stand, just to allow him to bust out four songs in total.
All in all, the whole event left me both enthused about the future of the industry and also fearful of my position at Absolute Radio in equal measure. Student Radio – healthier than ever, and with a belly full of Sambuca.
Reporting to the Head of Sponsorship, the Account Exec will be responsible for providing all round support to the Sponsorship Team, including running and implementing on-air sponsorships. 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 sponsorship opportunities when required.
Administrative Responsibilities
Work with the team to ensure all sponsorship documentation is up to date
Use the internal planning system to generate laydowns, run campaigns and book sponsorships – liaising with scheduling department
Work with Account Managers and take on responsibly for the implementation of booked sponsorships – on-air and online
Ensure all audio is accessed and sent to the client where relevant
Work with the co-ordinator to maintain prize-winner database and product Post Campaign Reports
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 sponsorships, inc. Programming, production and digital
To develop and create sponsorship sales pitches/documents and plans
To negotiate confidently with clients and agencies on sponsorship and spotlight campaigns
To educate and support the wider sales team on specific properties
To support Head of Sponsorship and Account Managers with overall sponsorship initiatives internally and externally
Skills, Experience and Knowledge
Developed agency and client contacts, ideally in sponsorship 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
Experience selling Sports (particularly Football) partnership would be advantageous, but isn’t vital
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: 04 November 2011
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
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