Producer - Times Radio

Description

Your role: We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Producer to join our team on a 12 month fixed-term contract. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the production of high-quality radio programmes, ensuring that our content meets the highest editorial standards and resonates with our audience.

Times Radio is growing its audience with a sharp focus on bringing listeners the news of the day as well as hearing from big name politicians, business leaders and other national and international news makers. Presented by John Pienaar [Monday to Thursday] and Cathy Newman [on Friday] we’re looking for an experienced producer to develop and grow our Drive programme across all five days.

Day to day you will:

Report to the Executive Producer and work with the team of assistant producers to ensure that each day’s programme is must-listen, with a strong line-up of guests and stories covered in the best way possible

Ensure there is a steady stream of big-name, news-making guests and imaginative and new topical features

Responsible for improving and evolving the show so that it’s an informative, warm and entertaining listen for our audience

Work to super-size the best ideas to give them as much visibility and external impact as possible, spreading the word about the show and growing its audience

Champion video content at Times Radio and prioritise getting all our guests in vision so our best interviews can be shared as widely as possible on all revenue-generating digital platforms, including live-streaming on YouTube

Output the programme from the control room on a regular basis

Plan for Times Radio Drive and work on special programmes and outside broadcasts in the UK and abroad

Collaborate with The Times and The Sunday Times on exclusive stories and champion their journalism

What we’re looking for from you:

An experienced journalist with a deep understanding of Westminster and national and foreign news stories

A strong understanding of what makes great, must-listen radio

An instinct for how to use social and video channels to spread the word further about the show

A personable approach and collaborative mindset (Times Radio is at its best when teams work together)

Experience of working with and getting the best from presenters

Trusted understanding of relevant compliance and legal issues

The flexibility to work anywhere on the station if required in the future

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Location

London

Posted on

30th Jun 2026

Apply by

14th Jul 2026