Multi Platform Content Producer 2023

We are looking for a Multi Platform Content Producer to join our team at Downtown Radio in Newtownards.

Bauer Media Audio NI is a fun place to be. Everyone’s opinion is valued equally. A place where everyone is welcome. We love people who love radio. We love great talent and creativity. You’ll be working with our talented content team in Northern Ireland and will be hands on across multiple platforms creating and shaping content across Downtown Radio, Cool FM and Downtown Country.

Working closely with the Digital Content Editor and Content Director you’ll be an all-round creator, with an ear for what sounds great coming out of the radio and what looks amazing on a social media timeline! You’ll be someone who understands the 24/7 nature of the broadcast media and an early riser - working alongside our busy breakfast shows to help create and produce multiplatform content.

Main responsibilities

• Working with our breakfast show talent to create and develop onair and social content strands
• Create engaging audio/visual social media content
• Proactively researching new tools / content ideas aimed at driving logged in listening figures
• Supporting the Content Director and Deputy Content Director in the delivery of on air content strands across the entire schedule
• Supporting the Digital Content Editor to contribute to digital content and video curation day to day
• Moderate social media channels and respond to audience enquiries
• Pitch in with creative ideas at regular planning sessions
• Work at events, which will be outside of traditional office hours, to provide multi-platform coverage
• Reporting, analysing and sharing regular stats reports alongside key learnings and social media trends

What you'll bring

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with an eye for detail
• Previous experience working in a broadcast and/or social media environment desirable
• An ear for what makes great and engaging live radio. You’ll already have a great knowledge of the medium and an understanding of regulatory obligations.
• You'll be confident using audio editing software, Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, online content management systems and similar
• You care about what’s relevant and essential for our audience. You will be fully across social media in your day to day life (Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook and other social platforms) you will know how to create compelling, shareable, on-brand content for Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. You will understand how to drive engagement and new followers regardless to the platform or the station genre / demographic
• A natural problem solver, together with your creative flair and judgment, you'll choose the right solutions for all the platforms you work on
• You will have extraordinary time management skills, creativity and strategic planning.
• You'll understand the target audience inside out and have a sound understanding on how to grow audiences regardless to the platform
• A willingness to work on exciting projects that may see you working in unusual location at irregular hours

Package description

Rewards packages at Bauer Media offer a range of salary sacrifice Benefits, such as our pension scheme and flexible holidays, as well as exclusive Perks like great deals and discounts for everyday life.

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays + 2 volunteer days
• Internal Bauer Academy – Wide range of learning opportunities to support with your Career Development
• Opportunity to buy additional holiday
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme, tech loan scheme and groups discounts for healthcare insurance
• Discounted subscriptions on Bauer publications (50%)
• Thrive initiatives – Wellbeing at Bauer
• Opportunities to contribute to our Belonging@Bauer and Sustainability initiatives
• Discounted high street vouchers

About Bauer Media Group

Bauer Media UK is part of the wider Bauer Media Group and is the No.1 UK Publisher and the No.1 Digital Commercial Audio broadcaster. We reach 25 million consumers across our Radio and Publishing brands such as Greatest Hits, KISS, Grazia, Today's Golfer, Absolute, TV Choice, Scala, Country Walking, Hits Radio, CAR, Magic, MCN, Jazz FM, Puzzles and many more!

Bauer Media Group has remained one of the world’s most successful media companies for nearly 150 years through our commitment to continuous innovation and consumer obsession. Founded in Hamburg in 1875 and now in our fifth generation of family ownership, our multi-national company operates in 13 countries across Europe, reaching 200 million consumers.

People are at the heart of everything we do. Inclusivity is part of who we are. We celebrate diversity in all its forms, and encourage authenticity, knowing that our differences are celebrated.

What we will offer you

Quite simply, our promise to you is that Bauer Media is a great place to do great work with great people. Our people take an enormous amount of pride in the brands they support. They like their team members, and they feel supported by their managers. We all take collective responsibility for our culture, because we know it has a ripple effect out across our brands.

That’s why our culture of inclusion at work, Belonging at Bauer, is at the heart of everything we do. Belonging at Bauer is about our dual goals of being as representative as we can of the audiences we serve, and about creating a working environment where all our people feel able to bring their whole selves to work every day. It’s part of everything we do, and everyone who works here is responsible. If you join us, you’ll be an important part of this as well.

Our mental health at work

We’re proud to be the driving force behind the “Where’s your head at?” campaign, which is working to put Mental Health First Aiders on an equal footing with traditional workplace First Aiders. This is a priority for all of us that work at Bauer and we now have fully trained Mental Health First Aiders supporting and working across all of our UK locations.

Learning and development

As the only Media company to be in the top 100 apprenticeship employers, we are striving to always be a great place to do great work for all, Bauer is committed to offering learning and development initiatives through its Bauer Academy tailored to its people, empowering teams and individuals to grow and progress in their careers.

Please Note: We are actively seeking this position. You should hear from us within 48 hours of the expiry date. Please note on some occasions the role may be closed before date shown or need to be extended.

Core values

• Passion
  • We LOVE what we do – it inspires, unifies and challenges us. Our passion is contagious – both loud and quiet, making the impossible possible.
• Excellence
  • Our desire for excellence fuels our ambition for personal and business growth.
• Trust
  • We value honesty and integrity. Trust is our foundation, empowering our people to live up to their full potential.
• Entrepreneurship
  • Entrepreneurship is our pursuit of opportunity – we are agile, focused and resourceful