Senior Editor- Newstalk (Weekends)

About Us 

Bauer Media Audio Ireland is the country’s largest commercial radio group with eight radio stations including the national stations Today FM and Newstalk, two SPIN youth stations in Dublin and the Southwest of Ireland, iRadio across the Northeast and Northwest, 98FM in Dublin, Beat in the Southeast and Red FM in Cork.

We also operate Ireland’s leading digital sports brand Off the Ball, the aggregated listening platform GoLoud for radio, podcasts and music, audioXi, Ireland’s largest digital audio advertising exchange and Media Central, the leading media sales house in Ireland.

Newstalk is Ireland’s fastest-growing independent talk radio station in Ireland, with a weekly reach of 869,000 people across 26 counties. Newstalk continues to grow its audience each year and is known across the nation as the independent voice of Ireland, boasting a strong line-up of Ireland’s leading broadcasters. The station is now the country’s second most-listened-to station every day, with 514,000 daily listeners.

About The Role 

As Senior Editor (Weekends) you will be part of the editorial team responsible for the day-to-day management and implementation of Newstalk’s content strategy on air and online.

This exciting opportunity will see you take on the editorial management of the weekend output on the station including The Anton Savage Show, Down to Business with Bobby Kerr and specialist speech programmes covering topics ranging from tech to health and wellness to science.

You will ensure the delivery of quality content that is appropriate to the editorial values of the station and conceive of and plan innovative editorial initiatives across the weekend and entire schedule alongside your editorial colleagues.  In conjunction with programming teams, you will produce content that is unique and exclusive to Newstalk, that drives engagement, has a clear point of difference and is relevant to our target audience.

You will work with other members of the senior editorial team to devise and drive editorial strategy across platforms with a view to growing audience. The Senior Editor will work Tuesday through Saturday, during standard working hours (9:00-17:30). We offer a hybrid work model, providing the selected candidate with flexibility to work both remotely and in-office.

What You'll Do: 

• Implementation of the station content strategy across the content portfolio assigned to you
• Editorial oversight and management of creative teams ensuring that editorial guidelines and brand values are adhered to at all times
• Manage programme reporters across schedule
• Develop and manage audience growth strategies for shows assigned to you on both FM and digital platforms
• Regular air checking of shows for the purposes of feedback to presenting and production teams
• Project Management of other editorial projects assigned by the Managing Editor/Deputy Managing Editor e.g. content series, podcasts
• Play a proactive part in weekly editorial meetings and foster a culture of critical thinking
• Nurture and develop existing and new talent both on air and off air
• Work collaboratively with commercial team to deliver cross-station and cross platform promotional and commercial activity
• Complaint handling
• Oversee management of programme budgets

If you meet the following criteria, you might be the right person for the job: 

• At least 3 years’ experience working in a senior position in the field of news and current affairs in a broadcast or audio production environment
• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Ability to work well with others and thrive in a group working environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, communication skills, multi-tasking skills, and a keen attention to detail.

Our Culture & Rewards 

At Bauer Media Audio Ireland we strive to be the most innovative, dynamic and best-in-class media outlet in Ireland. We want more people to spend more time with us. We want to talk to every person in Ireland, every single week, through one of our channels. To make this happen, our team is made up of some of the most passionate and creative people you’ll find. Working here means no two days are the same. The work by its nature is fast-paced, and it can be intense - we work really hard – but we are all here because we truly love what we do.

We are committed to promoting, developing, and facilitating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace culture, and to encourage and support the creation and distribution of content that reflects the diverse audience in Ireland.

Bauer Media Audio Ireland employees believe that the most important thing in creating a happy, respectful workplace culture is to simply act like the kind of person you would like to work with.

About Bauer Media Group 

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

Our Mission 

Our mission is to inform, entertain and inspire our customers making each day a little better and supporting them as they organise their lives and discover more. Thanks to our expertise in content and multimedia formats, together with our deep understanding of our audiences, we cut through the noise to deliver products and services that meet the ever-changing needs of our consumers and customers, enriching their daily lives.

Our Purpose  

At Bauer Media Group, our Purpose is to enrich everyday life. This Purpose is our reason for being in business. It’s why our consumers buy our products and services. It’s why we come to work every day. It’s at the heart of everything we do and what unites us.

Our Values  

Our group-wide company values are Trust, Passion, Excellence and Entrepreneurship. These four values underpin our corporate identity and culture. They are our guide for how we want to work and grow together.

The closing date for applications is 21st March 2025.