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Audio Department Lead (Maternity Cover), Little Wander

  •  Remote
  •  Â£30k-40k (pro rata)
  •  Part time
  •  Closes March 9, 2025
  •  hello@littlewander.co.uk
  • #Comedy

Description

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

Start date: April/May 2025

Hours: 3 days/week, 9 months, flexible with occasional weekend work

Location: home based, remote working, anywhere in the UK

Salary: £32,000 pro rata

Closing date: Sunday 9 March 2025

Interviews: conducted remotely on Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 March 2025

Essential experience:

  • 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

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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