A rare opportunity has arisen to join the award-winning team at Heart. As Deputy Managing Editor, you'll play a key role within the Heart team across all broadcast and digital platforms.

You'll be working closely with the Managing Editor and team to deliver the programming vision across all of Heart's platforms. You'll have an ear and eye for detail, and the ability to empower and help lead the team. You'll develop and share a vision for the brand, utilising your creative flair to help set Heart apart whilst maintaining the feel good factor of the brand.

As an experienced and credible leader, you'll help steer the future direction of Heart with the team and key partners, taking everyone on the journey. You'll have a keen commercial understanding and a proven track record for devising and delivering great on-air promotions and programming initiatives.

3 best things about the job

You'll play an integral part in leading the UK's largest commercial radio station!
You'll be instrumental in supporting great content/output
You'll work with some inspiring people in one of the highest profile jobs in broadcasting!

Measures of success -

In the first few months, you would have:
Developed a strong leadership role with the Heart team
Developed a healthy understanding of the Heart brand
Taken the lead in great creative planning sessions.
Worked alongside the brand digital team to help deliver outstanding output
Helped plan, devise and implement exciting commercially branded content

Responsibilities of the role

You'll be leading the presentation and production team to a high standard.
You'll play a crucial role in discovering and developing new talent for the future.
You'll be utilising your creativity to plan and devise unique programming and digital content for the station, working right across the schedule.
You'll have a keen eye for crafting great PR for Heart.
You'll know and love Heart. You'll understand what our target audience loves, their music preferences, their lifestyle choices and you'll put this knowledge at the core of our programming

What you will need

The ideal candidate will be proactive and willing to develop and implement innovative solutions, capable of the following:
An ability to grasp and help develop the vision for the station
A proven track record leading teams and working with high level talent
Great leadership skills, exhibiting a high degree of emotional intelligence
Extensive show production experience
Music programming experience, with an understanding of RCS Selector
Experience managing content and strategy across digital platforms
Be commercially minded
A keen ear and eye for detail and quality control across all platforms
High organisational ability, with experience managing a fast-paced workload