Radio Producer

Producers in music Radio work in a range of stations and programmes catering for all musical tastes.Wherever they work, Producers are expected to understand the purpose and format of their station or programme; to be aware of the of their target audience; and to be knowledgeable about the subject matter of output for which they are responsible. They normally are creative and organised people and they coordinate the content of the shows.
The typical activities you do in this job roles are:

• Researching for programmes and pitching for commissions.
• Developing content, writing scripts for material.
• Resourcing potential contributors.
• Selecting music appropiate to the the programme; the audience and station.
• managing getting people, resources and equipment together to the right place at the right time.
• checking that copyrights are cleared and understanding media law.
• using technology, such as Radioman, Cool Edit Pro, Protools and Adobe Audition, for editing and production purposes.
• ensuring that health and safety standards and trade union requirements are met.

A degree is not always essential, the majority of Radio Producers are graduates. However, Radio employers do not necessarily expect the degree to be in a media-related subject, and may even prefer their recruits to have degrees in other disciplines - particularly those related to the radio genre in which they wish to work.