The document describes 4 common job roles in radio: radio broadcast assistant, radio presenter, radio producer, and radio broadcast journalist. It provides details on the job descriptions, essential skills, training requirements, salaries, and how to apply for each role. Experience in roles like community radio is emphasized as important for gaining skills relevant to these careers in radio.

1. PR8:Job Roles in
Radio
By Kieran Jackson

2. Job 1: Radio Broadcast
Assistant
• Job description:
• The radio broadcast assistant main roles are to assist and help the main host, the radio
presenter, they will help in many ways making sure everything is running smoothly, they
will also have the role to help when the show is live on air and will help the radio presenter
while live. When the radio is on air they will make sure really thing is running smoothly, if
there is any problems they will have to make sure the is something to do if issues occur.
• Applying?
• To apply for the job role of Radio Broadcast Assistant, it is essential that you have a degree
for this role , they wont always expect you to have one but it does boost the chances of
making sure you have a better chance of getting the job., there is such competition in the
radio industry so making sure you have degrees and history of past education related to the
job you are more likely to get the job.
• How do you get into the job?
• you'll need to have built a relationship with a station or programme through voluntary or
casual work over a long period, you could get links from where your studying such as a
college or universities, you will need to have a good interest and be hands on and be either
helping out at community radios stations such as hospital, student or community radios,
this will get you experience and maybe links into professional radio.

3. • What Essential Knowledge and skills do you need?
• For the job role of Radio Broadcast assistant you will need to have
strong organisational skills
• pay close attention to detail
• be able to think creatively and problem-solve
• have knowledge of the UK radio market, different station and
programme styles, and audience demographics
• have the confidence and tenacity to pursue information and
overcome obstacles
• be self-motivated with the ability to work independently but also as
part of a team
• You will also have to have to have strong IT Knowledge
• What Salary do you earn?
• The average salary for this job will be between £13,000/£16,000 a
year, this is not a bad salary because this job will be aimed at
younger people looking for new jobs and for a starter payment this
isn't bad. For the job description the salary is a fair and good
amount of money to earn.

4. • Training
• for this job most of the training is delivered through the job
itself, for this job you will be offered training and you will be
able to build your skills, The majority of stations will expect
you to start with a good working knowledge of the
broadcasting environment and programme production.
Relevant courses at different levels that have been approved
by the radio industry and Creative Skillset can be found at the
Creative Skillset Courses Directory.

5. Here is a job advertisement for the job role
of radio broadcast assistant, from the
website prospects which gives you all the
information for the job and where you can
apply for the job, for example it gives you
information for how you apply and where,
the training and qualifications and even
your skills, it also gives information on the
salary.
http://www.prospects.ac.uk/radio_broadca
st_assistant_job_description.htm
Job Advert-

6. Job 2: Radio Presenter
• Job Description?
• radio Presenters are the voice of a station or programme,
whether they work in speech-based or music Radio. They
create the tone and style of radio output and establish a
relationship with listeners. They may work for the BBC,
commercial or community radio, on local or national stations,
or for independent production companies. There role is
basically the voice of the radio show.
• Applying?
• to apply for the job of the radio presenter you do not require
any degree, the employer will want you to have hands on
experience and to have develop your technical and
presentational skills, you will have to had past experience and
know some aspects to the radio.

7. • How do I get into this job?
• The best way to get into this kind of work is that you could start out in an entry-level role and take
every opportunity to develop your presenting skills until you’re able to secure a full-time
presenting job. To gain this hands-on experience, you could go and take a place presenting
community, student or hospital radio.
• What Essential Knowledge and skills do you need?
• The main skills are:
• have excellent presentation and performance skills
• be able to generate original ideas, and to think creatively about how to communicate them to
audiences
• understand how to use the voice for radio
• be able to learn how to use a variety of recording equipment and to operate different radio
studios
• be able to present while operating studio controls and co-ordinating a range of simultaneous
technical activities
• What Salary do you earn?
• presenters start as unpaid interns. Starting salaries on local radio are around £14,000 to £18,000 a
year, you can work your way up to different radio company's which the salary's might differ. The
salary can differ though because depending on the radio show and what company you are
working for, for example The BBC if you are working for the BBC presenting it will be a lot more
than the average pay.

8. • Training?
• Most presenters are expected to have the necessary skills
before starting the job. These can be acquired by working in a
supporting role on a broadcasting team, as a broadcast
assistant, for example, or through independently taken course
Independent training is offered through organisations such as:
• Pukka Presenting
• Radio Presenter Training
• TV Training Academy

9. Here is a job advertisement for
the job radio presenter from
the website prospects which
gives you all the information
for the job and where you can
apply for the job, for example
it gives you information for
how you apply and where,
Here is a link to the webpage
https://media.info/radio/jobs/
radio-presenter-10

10. Job 3: Radio Producer
• Job description:
Creating content and managing the whole radio production
process for both live and recorded programmes
Generating original ideas, identifying suitable ideas from others,
and carrying out thorough research
• Applying?
you don’t need a degree to be a Radio Producer, but most of
them are graduates. If you do have a degree, employers won't
necessarily expect it to be in a media-related subject. They may
even prefer you to have a degree in another discipline,
especially if followed by a postgraduate qualification in radio
production. you could also consider taking a radio course in
higher education

11. • What Salary do you earn?
around £13,000 to £16,000.
Within the BBC, salaries tend to be higher and you could expect to start at an entry-level
position, such as broadcast assistant, on a minimum salary of around £15,700 for local stations
or £20,000 within London.
Once you have relevant experience, radio producers at the BBC can achieve salaries of £21,000
to £37,000 depending on the level of responsibility and whether you are based in London.
Commercial stations may pay towards the lower end of this scale.
• What Skills do I need to have?
be able to generate original ideas, and to think creatively about how to communicate them to
audiences
have excellent writing and storytelling skills, with the ability to tailor and adapt content for
different audiences and platforms
have knowledge of the radio market, different station and programme styles, and audience
demographics
be able to learn how to use a variety of recording equipment and to operate different radio
studios
have excellent communication skills, complemented by diplomacy, empathy and patience,
along with the ability to build rapport and draw information from people
be able to coach and develop other

12. • Training?
Training is usually on the job, with individual training needs agreed at an
annual appraisal, With the emergence of multi-skilling across the media,
producers are increasingly involved in all aspects of radio, including
presenting, editing and sound recording. You will most likely learn these
skills from experienced colleagues or by attending short, in-house
training courses. Usually you would of got your training from past
courses either at college or university's.

13. This is a job advertisement for the
job role of the radio producer, this is
from the website prospects, this
gives you information for the job
such applying and your salary,
Here is a link to the webpage
http://www.prospects.ac.uk/broadc
ast_presenter_training.htm

14. Job 4: Radio Broadcast
Journalist
• Job description:
• The job role of the radio broadcast journalist is to research,
investigate and present the news for the content which is
radio,. Their aim is to present information in a balanced,
accurate and interesting way through news documentaries
and other factual information.
• Applying?
• You don’t need a degree to become a Broadcast Journalist.
However, the majority are graduates. If you do have a degree,
employers won't necessarily expect it to be in a media-related
subject. They may even prefer you to have a degree in another
discipline, especially if followed by a postgraduate
qualification in radio production. However if you wish can take
a radio course a higher education.

15. • What Essential Knowledge and skills do you need?
• These are a few main points there is more but these are the main skills
you must have:
• To understand and have a good instinct what makes a good news story
• have excellent writing and storytelling skills, with the ability to tailor
and adapt content for different audiences and platforms
• be able to generate original ideas, and to think creatively about how to
communicate them to audiences
• understand how to use the voice effectively for radio
• be curious and inquisitive, and have a willingness to ask questions but
also to listen
• What Salary do you earn?
• With experience and good understanding a radio broadcast journalists
can earn between £20,000 and £43,000 a year. Top salaries in are in TV
can be £80,000 a year or more. Freelance rates can vary widely and can
depend on your experience and track record. Salaries are usually higher
in television than in radio, for a radio journalist the average salary
around £16,000 to £24,000 a year.

16. • Training?
• For this job role you will need basic training to have the job,
people you go into the job role without basic training, you will
need to gain a basic understanding in media law and health
and safety. You will also be given basic understanding and
training at the job, Radio Broadcast journalists need now be
able to collect there own information film. And edit there own
information so for the job role you will need to have many
skills and you would of have to had the best possible training.
Short courses include negotiating contracts, public relations,
sub-editing, interviewing skills, as well as new technologies.

17. Here is a job advertisement for
the job Broadcast journalist,
from the website prospects
which gives you all the
information for the job and
where you can apply for the
job, for example it gives you
information for how you apply
and where,
Here is a link to the webpage
https://media.info/radio/jobs/
broadcast-journalist-casual-
worker