Radio Presenter-Producer at BFBS

BFBS, the Forces Station, wants to hear from you if you’re an experienced Radio Presenter-Producer who is excited for an international adventure, broadcasting to British audiences around the world.

We currently have a number of vacancies for brilliant broadcasters who are excited to embrace our mission to entertain, inform, connect and champion serving British Forces personnel and their families.

You’ll start your career as a Forces Broadcaster based at one of our local radio stations around the UK, usually for around six months, before heading out to travel the Forces world on a series of 6-12 month detachments in various military locations.

Our UK locations include North Yorkshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and Essex, while our overseas locations include Germany, Cyprus, Gibraltar, The Falkland Islands, Bahrain and Brunei. 

You’ll present a daily music radio show, broadcasting to people in the local military community, focused on serving personnel and their families. Your show will feature your own high-quality speech packages and innovative interactive features, alongside our mix of new music and classic hits.

You will have:

• Recent experience of presenting live music radio programmes in a self-op studio, using industry-standard playout and scheduling systems. We need someone for whom a radio studio is already like a second home.
• Experience of researching, recording, producing and editing speech content – such as interviews, packages, documentaries or podcasts. We need someone who will get out and about amongst the Forces community and tell their stories.
• The flexibility to relocate to a new UK location, and then be detached to different locations around the Forces world.  While detached overseas, you’ll be housed in single-living accommodation, travelling unaccompanied.
• An eagerness to learn about Forces life, and support and connect military communities. Previous experience in military life is not a requirement, but you’ll be interested in learning quickly.
• A full driving licence and your own vehicle – most military bases are in remote locations, and we’ll need you to be able to drive yourself around the Forces community.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate current eligibility to work in the UK and have a full driving licence.

Closing date for applications: 26th August 2024

Why work for us?

BFBS is an exciting and rewarding place to work. We are committed to looking after our people, helping them to develop their skills and build successful careers.

What we offer

We offer a competitive employee benefits package that has been designed to support your health and well-being, and care for you financially. This includes a generous holiday entitlement, flexible/hybrid working, family friendly policies and an employee assistance programme.

We are a modern, vibrant and forward-thinking organisation and attract talented people to join and develop at BFBS, where we strive to create a diverse and collaborative working environment where everyone can contribute, learn and be themselves. We have a number of networks run by our community of colleagues, including Wellbeing, and Diversity and Inclusion.