Senior Podcast Producer

News UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company in Greater London seeks a Senior Producer for Times Podcasts. This role involves identifying, pitching, and developing compelling podcast series while managing productions end-to-end. The ideal candidate has a proven track record in audio storytelling, particularly with successful podcasts, and excels in recording and editing audio. Benefits include a generous pension scheme, 25 days holiday, and access to wellness programs, with opportunities for flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

25 days holiday

Private medical insurance

Discounted gym memberships

Access to wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Proven track record in audio storytelling, preferably with successful podcasts.
• Strong ability in recording and editing audio.
• Knowledge of the legal framework for journalism in the UK.
• Excellent writing skills and creative content ideas.

Responsibilities

• Pitch and develop compelling podcast series with talent and correspondents.
• Manage podcast productions including budgets and staffing.
• Identify internal podcast opportunities and produce original content.

Skills

Audio storytelling

Recording and editing audio

Creative content development

Effective communication

Proactivity and organization

Relationship building

Tools

Advanced editing software

Filming and video editing tools

Job description

Senior Producer / Journalist : Times Podcasts

Team

Times Podcasts is responsible for designing and producing podcasts that match the breadth, depth and dynamism of the journalism found in The Times and The Sunday Times. The team is expanding to test new podcast ideas and to help produce a podcast portfolio that covers politics to sport, and we are looking for Senior Producers to help lead a group of programme makers, and develop new talent.

Your role

As a Sr Podcast Producer, reporting to the Editor, Times Podcasts you will identify, pitch and develop compelling podcast series often in partnership with our talent, correspondents and producers. You will work closely with some of Britain’s leading journalists, creating audio that sets the news agenda and examines major stories in a new light.

Day to day you will

• Identify existing internal podcast opportunities while producing new original podcast offerings, both daily and/or serialised storytelling
• Manage podcast productions, including budgets, staffing and creativity.
• Work with staff on best‑in‑class digital podcast practices.
• Partner with cross‑network teams on marketing, sales, and communication strategies.
• Forward plan and generate fresh ideas.
• Potentially work unsociable hours including weekends.
• Work independently and with the capacity to approve material and instruct the work of others.

What we’re looking for from you

• You are a Sr Producer proactive, organised and are great at multitasking. You will have a strong track record in audio storytelling ideally with production on a successful podcast, or radio programme.
• Exceptional ability in recording and editing audio and being familiar with advanced editing software. (Familiarity with filming and video editing would also be seen as an asset.)
• Detailed knowledge of the legal framework for journalism in UK, and industry guidelines.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Strong and creative ideas on how to make compelling content.
• Confident working in a fast‑paced environment and able to react positively to change.
• You will have an ability to build long lasting professional relationships.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to work closely with presenters and within a team.
• A creative mind and ability to think differently and be proactive.
• Sr producers will have to show ability and experience leading others through complex production processes.

Benefits

We take pride in looking after our amazing talent at News UK supporting theHealth and Wellbeingof our staff. Some of what we offer includes :

• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%.
• 25 days holiday and up to 4 volunteering days per year.
• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks.
• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access.
• Private medical insurance covering pre‑existing conditions.
• Discounted gym memberships, ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual HIIT, yoga and run club classes.
• Bikes for Work scheme.
• Access to wellbeing benefits such as physio / massage and counselling.

Life at News

At News UK our people are our heartbeat - they are the driving force behind our brands and we want to enable people to thrive. Some of us work flexibly, in many different ways. We encourage you to talk to us about the flexibility you would like. Many of us work in a hy-brid way between one of the News UK & Ireland offices and remotely.

We championdiversity and inclusion ( , we strive to maximise and encourage every individual’s potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through our Diversity Board, D&A strategy & training, creating more diverse content and our intern and apprenticeship programmes. We also have 11 employee‑led networks.

We are News Broadcasting : Driving digital innovation, our people create award‑winning national and local radio and podcasts which are must‑listens for millions across the UK, Ireland and beyond. Life sounds good withVirgin Radio- home to Chris Evans at Breakfast.talkSPORT, the world’s biggest sports radio station, delivers the very best live sport and analysis and is truly powered by its millions of Radiobrings together the peerless journalistic expertise of The Times and The Sunday Times with world‑class broadcast talent including John Pienaar, Aasmah redefining speech broadcasting on digital and audio platforms. We also have market‑leading local radio stations across Ireland.

News UK is an official partner of the Journalism Diversity Fund, founder of the Journalism and Disability Forum, and proud member of the Valuable 500. At News UK, we will continue to promote an inclusive and diverse workplace, to help people with visible and non visible disabilities create careers in media and aim to make our content accessible to all.