Radio Assistant for Community Radio - CE Scheme - FARRANREE COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT PROJECT LIMITED
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Application Details
Eligibility to participate on CE is generally linked to those who are 21 years or over and in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment for 1 year or more or 18 years and over for certain disadvantaged groups. Your eligibility will have to be verified by the Department.
To register your interest you can contact an Employment Personal Advisor (EPA) in your local Intreo Centre.
Job Description
Duties
This is a developmental opportunity, no experience necessary. Accredited training will be provided to support your career.
Community Radio Assistants work alongside producers and presenters, assisting them to research, deliver, present and produce radio programmes.Community Radio Assistants, known in the industry as BAs, work in a supportive role alongside radio presenters and producers. The job is varied with many different tasks, including operating studio equipment, manning the phones, interviewing guests and researching programmes.
BAs are there to ensure that everything runs smoothly, troubleshooting and reacting to unforeseen hitches.
BAs are usually the most junior member of the studio team so, naturally enough, the job can also involve routine admin and other fairly mundane tasks such as making the tea. Every broadcast is unique so no two days in this job are the same, and although BAs spend the majority of their time in the studio, they might also spend time out on the streets conducting “vox pops” (interviews with the public) or researching in another location.
Further stations have sprung up with the advent of internet radio, and technological advances have allowed us to access broadcasts via mobile phones, PCs and digital radios. There are therefore plenty of job opportunities in radio, and starting out as a broadcast assistant is an excellent way to kick-start your broadcasting career.Responsibilities:
The role of a Community Radio Assistant depends on the type of radio station and size of the production team, but they are usually responsible for some or all of the following:
- Researching topics and gathering information for programmes
- Finding, booking and liaising with guests and contributors
- Acting as the first point of contact for studio guests
- Maintaining databases of contacts and freelance staff
- Preparing and typing scripts
- Managing phones for phone-ins (and keeping records)
- Devising competitions, contacting winners, and arranging and sending out prizes
- Procuring resources and equipment at competitive rates
- Booking studio time
- Keeping track of programme budgets
- Putting together programme logs and running orders
- Updating the station’s website (if it has an online presence)
- Recording and editing trailers using digital editing software
- Helping the producer with time-keeping
- “Driving the desk” (operating technical studio equipment to play pre-recorded items, music and jingles at the right time)
- Assisting with the writing of links, cues, competitions and quiz questions.
- Choosing music
- Technical competence in broadcasting/production
- Computer skills and a familiarity with wordprocessing, spreadsheet and database packages
- Knowledge of and an interest in the audience (especially important for local radio).
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