Job Description

Full-time: Hybrid working with the opportunity to work 2 days per week remotely

Permanent / Fixed Term Contract

Permanent

Closing Date

08/09/2023

Job Reference

11952

With a state-of-the-art audio and video studio up and running, we\xe2\x80\x99re looking for two Podcast and Video Producers to work across a range of HBM\xe2\x80\x99s award-winning brands, working on existing and new shows.

The three best things about this job:

Produce podcasts for award-winning brands with industry experts. Working across multiple brands and markets means no day is the same

Be at the forefront of our audio and video offering, helping to evolve existing shows and help grow our audiences

Pitch ideas to create new podcasts across a variety of sectors and new video content to sit behind our paywalls

Our journey so far\xe2\x80\xa6

Haymarket Business Media, the UK\xe2\x80\x99s fastest-growing B2B business of scale, recently commissioned a high-tech, state-of-the-art audio and video studio for our offices in Twickenham.

The studio is currently used to produce podcasts such as Beyond the Noise (PR Week), The Campaign Podcast (Campaign), Eco Chamber (ENDS Report), Room 106 (Planning), Talking General Practice (GP Online), Third Sector Podcast (Third Sector) and many more.

Haymarket is continuing to grow its presence in the audio space. As part of this growth, we launched PodPod, a sister brand to Campaign, that includes a podcast, website, and daily email bulletins. PodPod is the new editorial brand about the craft and business of podcasting, talking to all the key players, including podcast creators, commissioners, platforms and advertisers.

To further show our commitment and investment in podcasting, June 2022 saw Haymarket acquire Podcast Awards Ltd, owner of the British Podcast Awards, Australian Podcast Awards and the Irish Podcast Awards. Haymarket also became a partner in Podcast Day 24, a 24-hour global podcasting conference with live events in Sydney, London and ending in New York. Podcast Awards Ltd. sits within Haymarket Business Media\xe2\x80\x99s marketing communications portfolio, with plans to launch more podcast events internationally in 2023.

At the start of 2023, we began to venture into the world of video, by producing live-streamed editorial webinars. We have currently produced 8 of these, with plans to expand our offering and increase our frequency.

Here\xe2\x80\x99s where you come in!

You\xe2\x80\x99ll be taking the role of a Podcast and Video Producer in the Studio Team. You will work across several brands within the HBM portfolio, producing podcasts, videos and live editorial webinars.

You\xe2\x80\x99ll be working across all three stages of production: pre-production, production, and post-production.

During the pre-production stage, you\xe2\x80\x99ll work with editorial teams to source speakers, following a brief. As you begin to understand each brand, you will be able to help with content for the broadcasts, including storyboarding and scriptwriting. This will require you to be highly organised and able to multitask across many brands and projects.

For the production stage, you will be working in the studio, setting it up appropriately for each show and team, and recording content. You\xe2\x80\x99ll need a strong understanding of the kit in the studio, including how to record audio, video and troubleshoot any issues, should they arise. You will need to be vocal, unafraid to interrupt a speaker if they need to re-record a line, suggest they slow down when they speak, or sit up straight to project their voice more clearly.

You will also learn how to live vision mix for our live-streamed editorial webinars, so a keen editorial eye and attention to the best shot is a must!

Finally, the post-production stage! Once you have mastered pre-production and production, you will be challenged to edit our podcasts and video content. This will require a creative eye, fine-tuned ear, the ability to follow a brief, and a willingness to learn new skills. These are often required as fast turnaround edits, so strong time management is essential.

In the first three months, you will be expected to:

Build relationships with all the key players in the HBM editorial teams, including editors, reporters, and marketing teams

Follow technical workflows to record podcasts independently, to a high standard, and within the allotted time frame, and supply files to external suppliers for edits

Build a strong understanding of the technical equipment available in the Studio

Be a go-to problem solver

Gain an understanding of each brand, their audiences, and expectations for podcast and editorial broadcast guest speakers

Take ownership of the studio calendar, to organise recording slots

Key Responsibilities

Liaise with editorial teams to book appropriate speakers for podcasts and editorial webinars, and assist guests when they visit the Studio

Gain an understanding of each podcast, the format, structure, and target audience

Be responsible for the overall sound and technical delivery of podcasts

Create professional video content for our subscribers

Engage in a constant programme of training and development to stay up to date with the latest tech and podcasting trends

Essential skills

The ability to work to a deadline

Organisational skills and the ability to multitask

An appetite to learn

A willingness to work across a variety of brands, serving different audiences

Ability to work with external clients and speakers

Knowledge of media law, including what can and can\'t be said in audio and video formats!

Desirable skills (any of these will be a bonus!)

Experience recording podcasts and video

Video editing (using Adobe Premiere Pro)

Audio editing (using Adobe Audition and Descript)

Experience sourcing guest speakers and hosting visitors

Experience script writing and storyboarding

Why work with us?

People are our greatest asset here at Haymarket Media Group. Haymarket is a media, information and data business, we use our expertise in media and information to inspire, inform and empower our clients, audiences and communities. We are a socially and environmentally responsible business. As we serve our audiences, clients and communities, we are committed to driving the meaningful change necessary to build a better world. The principles of diversity, inclusion, respect, responsibility and sustainability are at the heart of our business.

We\xe2\x80\x99re hard-wired to produce remarkable content for our audiences, with over 16,000 companies around the globe turning to us to help their businesses grow. Join us and you will work on market-leading brands to help create powerful and lasting relationships that deliver real results, all while developing your own career.

Our conveniently located Twickenham HQ is home to around 600 employees with a vast array of careers from journalism, video, marketing, sales and events to technology, digital development and product management.

As well as being the home of English rugby, Twickenham has the benefit of being less than 30 minutes from central London but also enjoying its riverside location, proximity to Richmond Park and a buzzing social scene.

With flexible hours, great brands, and a modern open plan environment, we attract great people. There\xe2\x80\x99s time for you to get involved in our extra-curricular activities too; from volunteering with our charity partners, going for a lunch-time riverside run, cycling around Richmond Park or after work fun!

Our team culture is friendly, vibrant and sociable. We nurture, support and reward our talent. We offer a market-leading benefits programme, tailored to individual needs and preferences. The range of benefits are vast and include a generous pension plan, life assurance, up to 30 days holiday and a fabulous income protection policy. Oh, and our annual employee party is pretty special too!

Our benefits include:

Competitive salary

Comprehensive training and career development programme

25 days holiday per year excluding bank holidays (increasing 1 day per year of service up to 30 days)

Flexible working schedule (core hours from 11-3)

Generous contributory pension scheme

Access to Perkbox

Health Cash Plan

Family friendly policies

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Season ticket loan

Regular individual and team rewards and incentives for outstanding performance

We want to support our people to balance their personal and professional lives and we believe our range of benefits encourages this. We feel that nothing beats face-time with our colleagues and we\xe2\x80\x99ve therefore adopted a blended working model where full time employees can expect to spend 3 days of their week in the office and the other 2 working at a location of their choice.

As a global business operating in diverse markets, Haymarket is inherently multicultural. Globally we are committed to attracting, developing and retaining talent who reflect the communities we serve. We equally recognise our broader responsibility to society as a whole. We will use our power and influence to drive diversity, equity and inclusion within our markets.

As such, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring that all candidates are given the same opportunity to succeed regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age or disability.

If you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to fully participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at recruitment@haymarket.com.

Come and join us and see for yourself how Haymarket is a rewarding and exciting place to work.

Haymarket Media Group