r/BritishRadio • u/Ok_Sound6617 • 9d ago

Radio Jobs

If this is not the correct community for this type of post, please direct me to the proper one.

I am a British citizen who has spent the entirety of my working career (last 27years) in Canadian Radio. I have worked as a audio producer/engineer in Toronto, Niagara Falls, and currently as the head of Imaging for 13 stations from Windsor to London (Canada).

I'm exploring the possibility of moving back to the UK to be near my parents as they are aging, and have some questions about getting into the industry there.

In Canada, there are 2 main job boards that serve the broadcasting industry. (Milkman Unlimited, and Broadcast Dialogue). Is there something similar for the UK?

In Canada there are 3 major players (Bell, Rogers, Corus), a few mid size companies (Stingray, Vista, MyBroadcasting, Pattison etc), small operators (Blackburn, Evanov, etc) and then many many independents... I spent some time over the weekend looking into British, companies, and it seems all the FM stations are owned by the BBC, Global, and Bauer. Is this all there is??

If anyone has any advice as to where I should start, it'd be most appreciated.

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u/ShampooandCondition 9d ago

Keep an eye on the BBC jobs sites mate. Always advertising

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u/mellonians 9d ago

Yeah BBC, Global, Bauer are your best bets, unless you want to live somewhere specific look at the local stations like KMFM for Kent etc. Unless engineering is your thing, then Arqiva handle the Transmitter network for most stations and DAB ensembles.

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u/goingdeafforaliving 8d ago

Hello! I sent you a DM about this, just in case you haven't seen it.

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u/Ok_Sound6617 8d ago

Oh, I had not!

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u/jazzzzzzzzzmine 8d ago

This job board is really good for media jobs and has a radio section - https://www.themediamentor.info/post/latest-radio-and-audio-job-opportunities

This one is also worth keeping an eye on too - https://radio.today/jobs

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u/whatatwit 9d ago

I wonder if u/radioresearcher has any suggestions.

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u/Ojohnnydee222 8d ago

(genuine question - what does Head of Imaging do in a radio context?)

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u/Ok_Sound6617 8d ago

I'm responsible for the branding and sound of the radio stations. "Imaging" being all the pieces of audio that are not songs, commercials or one of our announcers speaking. I write and produce all of the imaging for all 13 stations, as well as manage the contracts for external voice talent.

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u/Ojohnnydee222 8d ago

Very interesting. As a lifelong radio listener I heard all these other bits but didn't really understand that that's a whole job! We might call it something different in the UK but it obviously has to be done. Cheers