Radio producer - Braamfontein at University of the Witwatersrand

Brief Description        

• Are you interested in making innovative news and public interest radio programmes? The Wits Radio Academy is now looking for a radio producer (news and current affairs) to join its team. The successful candidate will work on news and current affairs programmes that are broadcast on VoW 88.1, Wits University’s campus station.  We also work with partner campus-based community stations to construct local versions of news and current affairs shows. 

Key Areas of Responsibility: 

•     Leading and managing VOW 88.1 newsroom, including sub-editing hourly news bulletins;
•     Collaborating with the Academy’s Local Journalism and Radio Programming & Production course facilitators to build capacity and train VOW 88.1 and other partner campus-based community radio newsrooms and content development team members;
•     Overseeing the production of sound-rich inserts for current affairs radio shows: conceptualizing, reporting, gathering sound, scripting and producing;
•     Assisting the Academy and VOW 88.1 with news and current affairs show planning, live show production and debriefing afterwards;
•     Innovation in terms of formats, approaches and topics to create great radio;

Requirements: 

•     Post Matric Qualification in Radio
•     2 years’ experience of radio newsroom leadership and management, including local radio news and current affairs shows editing; 
•     Ability to engage and work with newsroom and production teams; 
•     Some key personal characteristics: developing young newsroom talent. 
•     A willingness to work flexible hours;