Volunteer Broadcast Assistant

Specific Responsibilities

You will:

• Oversee our On Demand section and schedule on our website.
• Update our new music playlists.
• Monitor local music submissions.
• Upkeep our playout system, Myriad, including archiving shows and looking after our database of music.
• Regularly edit audio for broadcast using Adobe Audition or Audacity
• Support Station Manager and Station Assistant with scheduling of our on air output.
• Coordinate studio bookings for presenters and clients
• Support volunteer training sessions and help our clients in the production of audio projects
• Deal with unexpected items as they occur at a busy radio station! 
• Troubleshoot any problems that arise in the studios and keep them in good clean working order. Don’t worry, you’re not expected to fix equipment – if there is a technical issue (for example the studio won’t go live or the internet stream is down) we have an ICT department that will step in!

Don’t worry, full training will be given!

Personal Profile

Whilst radio experience is desirable, it is not essential as full training will be given. You will be proactive, organised and able to work independently under a given remit. You will have excellent communication skills, a can-do attitude, and will act as a positive champion for Future Radio at all times. You will also be ready, willing and able to give the time, care and attention that the role requires over an extended period.

• You will need to have:
• Superb communication and presentation skills
• Performance skills and a clear voice
• The ability to generate original ideas
• A personable and confident manner
• A broad range of interests, including current affairs
• Good research and interviewing skills
• The ability to take initiative and make quick decisions under pressure
• Good team-working skills creativity and problem solving skills

About Us

Future Radio is part of Future Projects, a charity whose mission is to unlock the potential of communities experiencing hardship and deprivation by delivering high quality services and support which enables lasting change.

Alongside the radio station, Future Projects delivers that mission through Future Support and Future Education. 

Future Support is a collection of specialist support services helping those most in need, in areas such as housing and homelessness, welfare entitlements, family support, debt and money advice, health and wellbeing, employability support, loneliness and isolation, and any other challenges being faced by vulnerable people in our communities.

Future Education is a specialist independent school which engages children with complex needs and nurtures them to become successful adults through an academic and therapeutic curriculum.

Future Radio is Norwich’s community radio station, broadcasting 24 hours a day online, via D.A.B. and FM to a potential audience of around 381,000 people across the greater Norwich area.  The station is staffed by approx. 70 volunteers and acts as a platform for local communities, promoting talent, supporting businesses and offering training and career development opportunities.  Our ambition is to create radio that everyone who considers themselves a resident of Norwich, enjoys listening to, no matter where in the world they are!

You can find out more about Future Projects here.

Get Involved

You will be vital to the work Future Radio does presenting one of our key and most listened to shows on Future Radio. Plus you will be part of a fantastic team at an exciting time for the station!

Working at Future Radio offers tremendous opportunities, valuable work experience, the chance to develop new and existing skills & to build confidence. Plus you’ll get to meet interesting and enthusiastic people with a passion for music, broadcasting & getting involved in their community.

Previous volunteers have gone on to develop careers in music, media, education & training, business, and the voluntary and community sector.