Your Role: Producer – Manchester
We’re looking for an ambitious, creative and highly organised Producer to join our Manchester team, helping deliver brilliant music radio and engaging content across broadcast, digital and social.
This role will be reporting into the Managing Editor.
As a Producer at Global, you will:
Key Responsibilities
Programme Production & Delivery (35%) - Support the smooth delivery of high-quality live and recorded programmes from Manchester, working closely with presenters on timings, audio, features and competitions. You’ll ensure shows are well prepared, polished and consistently deliver for the audience and brand.
Creative Content & Programming Ideas (25%) - Develop original and entertaining ideas for links, features, listener interaction, promotions, campaigns and key cultural moments. You’ll stay close to music, entertainment and social trends, adapting your ideas to suit different brands, audiences and presenters.
Digital & Audience Engagement (15%)- Think beyond the broadcast and identify opportunities to extend great on-air moments across social, digital and Global Player, working with relevant teams to grow engagement and reach new audiences.
Collaboration & Network Support (15%) - Act as a key link between the Manchester Broadcast Centre, Leicester Square and the wider Global team. You’ll build strong relationships across programming, production and digital, share ideas and provide production or holiday cover across the network when required.
Compliance, Quality Control & Administration (10%)- Ensure content meets Global’s editorial, brand and regulatory standards. You’ll maintain accurate production documentation, check output for quality and suitability, and confidently escalate editorial, technical or reputational issues when needed.
What You’ll Love About This Role
Think Big – You’ll work across some of the UK’s best-loved music radio brands, creating content that entertains audiences across the UK.
Own It – You’ll bring ideas to life, make great radio happen and become a trusted production contact within the Manchester Broadcast Centre.
Keep it Simple – You’ll put the audience at the heart of your decisions, creating entertaining and relevant content that feels authentic to each brand.
Better Together – You’ll collaborate with talented teams across Manchester, Leicester Square and the wider Global business to deliver brilliant content.
What Success Looks Like
In your first few months, you’ll have:
Built strong relationships with presenters and colleagues across Manchester and Leicester Square.
Developed a strong understanding of our brands, audiences and programming priorities.
Contributed creative, audience-focused ideas that strengthen our on-air output.
Supported the smooth delivery of high-quality live and recorded programmes.
Identified opportunities to extend brilliant on-air moments across digital and social.
Established yourself as a trusted, flexible and collaborative member of the production team.
What You’ll Need
Strong Music Radio Instincts – A great understanding of what makes compelling commercial music radio and how to create content that complements the music and feels right for the brand.
Production Experience – Experience producing live or recorded radio, audio or other fast-paced content, with confidence managing timings, audio and presenter requirements.
Creative Programming Skills – The ability to generate original ideas and turn them into engaging, deliverable content for different audiences and formats.
Audience-First Mindset – A strong understanding of what engages audiences and how to create accessible, relevant and distinctive content.
First-Class Communication – The confidence to brief presenters and work effectively with colleagues and stakeholders across different teams and locations.
Digital Awareness – An understanding of how great broadcast moments can translate across social, digital and Global Player.
Compliance Knowledge – An understanding of editorial accuracy, brand standards, Ofcom requirements and editorial guidelines within a live environment.
Organisation & Attention to Detail – Highly organised, calm under pressure and able to deliver accurate, well-prepared work to deadline.
Skills Required
- Strong understanding of compelling commercial music radio and brand-appropriate content
- Experience producing live or recorded radio, audio, or other fast-paced content
- Ability to generate original ideas and develop engaging, deliverable content
- Strong understanding of audience engagement and accessible, relevant content
- Confidence briefing presenters and collaborating with teams and stakeholders
- Understanding of extending broadcast content across social, digital, and Global Player
- Understanding of editorial accuracy, brand standards, Ofcom requirements, and live-environment editorial guidelines
- Highly organised, calm under pressure, detail-oriented, and able to meet deadlines
What We Do
The UK and Europe’s largest Radio & Outdoor company, Global is home to respected, national market-leading media brands broadcasting across the UK on DAB & FM and around the world on Global Player, including Heart, Capital, LBC, Capital XTRA, Capital Dance, Classic FM, Smooth, Radio X and Gold. Global Player allows listeners to enjoy all of Global’s radio brands, award-winning podcasts, and expertly curated playlists, in one place in app, on web and on smart speakers. Global is also one of the leading Outdoor companies in both the UK & Europe, with over 253,000 sites reaching 95% of the UK population. Global’s extensive and diverse outdoor portfolio encompasses Transport for London’s Underground network, almost all major UK airports including Gatwick, the UK’s largest portfolio of roadside posters and premium digital screens in prime locations, as well as the UK’s largest network of buses including all major cities. On-air, on Global Player and with our outdoor platforms combined, Global reaches 51 million individuals across the UK every week, including 26.3 million on the radio alone.
