Senior Podcast Producer

At Global, we think big, work hard, and never stand still. We’re the proud home of the best media and entertainment brands on the planet, driven by our talented and passionate people. Our mission? To make everyone’s day brighter - our Globallers, our audiences, our partners, and our communities. Whether we’re in the studio, building world-class technology, or securing record Outdoor advertising partnerships, we make sure we’re doing it as a team.

Your Role: Senior Producer – The News Agents:

Reporting to the Editor and working closely with the Executive Producer, you will help deliver one of the UK’s most distinctive and fast-paced daily news podcasts. This is a hands-on senior production role, combining sharp editorial judgement, excellent production skills and the confidence to make decisions in a demanding news environment.

As a Senior Producer – The News Agents at Global, you will:

Key Responsibilities:

• Shape daily editorial output: Generate story ideas, research and develop strong angles on the biggest stories, working closely with presenters and the Executive Producer to create timely, distinctive episodes.
• Lead episode production: Take a senior role in scripting, running orders, guest booking, briefing and production. Lead selected episodes from planning and recording through to edit and publication.
• Deliver across platforms: Work with video and social producers to adapt editorial content for audio, digital, video and social channels, ensuring output is compelling and consistent.
• Maintain high standards: Help uphold editorial, legal and compliance standards across all output, with close attention to accuracy, fairness and risk.
• Develop the brand: Contribute to special episodes, series, new show launches and ideas that support audience growth, engagement and the long-term editorial direction of The News Agents.
• Support outside broadcasts: Play a leading role in planning and delivering on-location recordings, interviews and events, working with editorial, technical and operations teams to ensure smooth, high-quality delivery.
• Provide senior support: Deputise for the Executive Producer when needed and offer reliable day-to-day support to presenters and the wider production team.

What You’ll Love About This Role:

• Think Big: Help shape agenda-setting journalism for a high-profile and influential news brand.
• Own It: Take responsibility for delivering high-quality episodes at pace, from the first idea to publication.
• Keep it Simple: Turn complex news stories into clear, engaging and accessible content for audiences.
• Better Together: Collaborate with talented presenters, producers and specialists across audio, video, social and operations.

What Success Looks Like:

In your first few months, you’ll have:

• Built strong working relationships with presenters, the Editor, Executive Producer and wider production team.
• Helped deliver smart, timely and distinctive daily episodes to a consistently high editorial standard.
• Brought original story ideas, strong guests and clear editorial angles to the programme.
• Led selected episodes confidently through planning, recording, editing and publication.
• Made a meaningful contribution to special episodes, outside broadcasts and opportunities to grow the brand.

What You’ll Need

• News and audio production experience: Significant experience producing podcasts, radio, audio or news content in a fast-paced environment.
• Editorial judgement: A strong understanding of the UK and US news agenda, with the ability to identify compelling stories and angles.
• Production expertise: Proven ability to script, develop stories, book guests and deliver high-quality speech-based content to tight deadlines.
• Organisation and decision-making: Strong prioritisation skills, attention to detail and calm, sound judgement under pressure.
• Collaboration and leadership: Experience working closely with presenters and senior editorial colleagues, with the confidence to lead when required.
• Editorial standards