Until the 2012 National Student Radio Conference in Bradford
Warwick University
The University of Warwick's student radio station, playing out the best new music, news and sports coverage and cutting edge speech programming.
From: Media UK
Location: UBC Media Group PLC, West End of London, Greater London
Description: Entertainment News is looking for a dynamic and truly tenacious individual who can attract A-list talent to its thriving rolling showbiz news service. The job is as big as the preferred candidate wants to make it.
As the UK's leading showbiz news provider for radio, Entertainment News broadcasts to over 10 million listeners across more than 140 commercial stations around the UK and Europe.
The newsroom has five journalists, with additional stringers based at our Hollywood bureau.
Entertainment News’ rolling service covers a broad range of celebrities and stories for all age groups and genres; our bulletins featuring star-name audio are fed to stations three times a day, whilst our newly launched video bulletins hit radio station websites twice a day.
THE ROLE
• To originate engaging and original copy and audio
• To assist in originating and compiling engaging copy and audio material
• Using sound editorial and journalistic judgment to gather entertainment-based news
• To write and present bulletins
• To oversee and co-ordinate forward planning and celebrity guest booking
• Conduct celebrity interviews
• Attend showcases and PR events, acting as an ambassador for the division and the company as a whole
• To be committed to the development of Entertainment News as an outstanding supplier of genuinely self-generated material for its clients
ESSENTIAL
• Excellent interviewing skills
• Strong broadcast voice
• Tenacity in chasing and reporting on stories
• Ability to respond fast to breaking stories
• Willingness to ‘doorstop’ where necessary
• Excellent planning and organisational skills to win top-level interviews
• Strong news-writing ability
• Solid technical ability with portable recording equipment, and digital editing systems
• A clear understanding of broadcast law and the editorial policies of commercial radio
• Excellent ability to work under pressure
• Outstanding team integration
• Excellent personnel skills (particularly in liaising with radio stations and PR firms)
• A high degree of self-motivation and initiative
• Ability to be highly flexible with irregular hours of work
This is a 24-hour service and involves unsociable hours and weekend work
We expect the best and so do our clients
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