Radio Presenter-Producer

BFBS, The Forces Station, wants to hear from you if you’re an experienced Radio Presenter-Producer who is ready for a new adventure, broadcasting to British audiences in the UK and overseas.

We currently have a number of 12-month vacancies for brilliant broadcasters who are excited to embrace our mission to entertain, inform, connect and champion serving British Forces personnel and their families.

In your year at BFBS, you’ll establish yourself as a Forces Broadcaster at one of our local radio stations around the UK (most likely Oxfordshire or Essex), before heading out to an overseas location for a detachment living and working in the military community.

You’ll present a Mon-Fri 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, telling stories and interviewing contributors from within your military community. You’ll balance this with fun interactive features of your own devising, 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 initially to a new UK location, and eventually be detached to an overseas location. 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.

To apply, please follow our application process by submitting your CV, and also providing a cover note detailing why you're the right person for this role (upload as one document with your CV). To accompany this, please e-mail to opportunities@bfbs.com a MP3 demo of no more than 3 minutes, containing at least 3 strong music radio links, plus a recent factual package or interview. This should all be content that has been made for output, rather than specifically made for the demo. Unfortunately, we can't consider your application without your CV, covering letter and MP3 demo.

To view the job description, please click here

If you’re unsure if you have all the requirements for this role, please still apply as we may think you’d be a great!

If you have any questions or require more clarity about the role and what to expect, feel free to contact opportunities@bfbs.com

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 an inclusive 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, Diversity and Inclusion.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate current eligibility to work in the UK.