Social Media Producer, Absolute Radio

Our Team: How we enrich everyday life:

Reporting to the Social Media Lead, and working with the Senior Social Producer, you will be working collaboratively on our social media strategy. 

Absolute Radio is where Real Music Matters! You will be joining a team of passionate, friendly and funny people, who create entertaining and engaging content for more than 5.6 million people across 10 stations. 

We’re ambitious and forward-thinking, we put our audience first and we want to be the best we can be, with innovation at the core of what we do. We love a laugh, but we’re always kind and compassionate, especially when work gets hectic.

The difference you will make:
You will shape how Absolute Radio shows up across social. You will create standout, platform-first content, bring creative ideas to life and help grow our online communities. Your work will directly influence audience engagement, brand visibility and the personality our listeners experience every day.

Your role:
As our next Social Media Producer, you will be planning, creating and publishing digital content for Absolute Radio, working with our presenters, artists, and big-name guests to bring the brands to life for our audience of “reluctant adults”.

This is a hands-on production role, we’re looking for someone who can come up with a concept and turn it around themselves. You should be confident and show initiative in bringing fresh thoughts to the table, and be able to build working relationships with both our presenters and the wider Absolute Radio team.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:
• Develop and produce engaging social media content including social videos, graphics, photos and written posts tailored to Absolute Radio’s audience.
• Monitor and analyse social media trends, audience behaviours, and platform updates to keep Absolute Radio’s social media presence current and effective.
• Engage with Absolute Radio’s audience across all social media platforms.
• Work from Absolute Radio’s social media content calendars.
• Assist the Social Lead and Senior Social Producer in day-to-day planning and wider projects.
• Ensure all content aligns with Absolute Radio brand guidelines.
• Work out of hours at Absolute Radio events when required.

The skills you will bring:

• You *must* have an in-depth understanding of Absolute Radio’s music output.
• Social Media experience at a professional level.
• Comfortable shooting and filming content on mobile.
• Confident in directing and briefing presenters, guests, and other team members.
• Confident in presenting ideas
• Excellent knowledge of all social media platforms.
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and CapCut.
• Ability to design thumbnails and graphics.
• Strong copywriting skills.

Working Pattern/Location:
Hybrid role – 2–3 days in London office; out‑of‑hours needed for events.

About Bauer Media Group

We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offering extends from print and online publishing to audio broadcasting and entertainment, alongside investments in other media related sectors. With more than 500 million copies sold each year, we are one of Europe’s largest Publishers. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines to TV listings to food and special interest, we own some of the most popular publishing brands in Germany, UK, Poland and France – both digital and print. But not only that. Reaching over 61 million listeners weekly, we operate over 150 radio and podcast brands in nine countries, spanning the UK, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Portugal. Family-owned in the 5th generation, Bauer Media focuses on the long-term, with a consumer-first mindset that guides us across our diverse portfolio. Our workforce of 12,000 shares a common purpose: to deliver content and services that enrich people‘s everyday lives.

What’s in it for you

• You’ll have 28 days holiday, bank holidays & 2 volunteer days to use.
• Your development matters, so access to our internal training provider – Bauer Academy, is a huge win. 
• We have enhanced Maternity/Adoption, Paternity and Shared Parental Leave Pay.
• You’ll have the opportunity for flexible working. 
• And much more! Find the full details of our benefits here

We are an international employer and equal opportunities are important to us. That's why we welcome everyone in their uniqueness, regardless of e.g. religion, gender, skin color, disability in our house.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or a long term health condition, and need us to make any reasonable adjustments or do anything differently during any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing careershub@bauermedia.co.uk

We are actively recruiting for this position, so the job advert may close earlier than expected.

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process, please email careershub@bauermedia.co.uk we would love to hear from you.