Head of Production
The role of Head of Production changes each year. They may be responsible for creating jingles for shows and the station, producing audio adverts for sponsors, working with show hosts to develop their content, acting as an assistant to the Head of Programming, or a combination of these. As such, a committee may choose to instead split this role between the Head Technician and the Head of Programming, if a suitable person applies for these roles. The Head of Production is also likely to be responsible for loaning of STAR's spare recording equipment.
As it is a fairly new role, the responsibilities may change in the future; for example, the Head of Production may be asked to organise an Outside Broadcast (OB) team, to create a series of podcasts, or to make sure shows are uploading podcasts properly.
They are contactable via [email protected].
Previous Heads of Production
| Year | Name | Position Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2009/10 | Cam Curran | Head of Imaging/Audio Editor |
| 2019/20 | Jamie Rees | Head of Production |
| 2020/21 | John Kite | Head of Production |
| 2021/22 | Brendan Head | Head of Production |
Handover
Intro
The Head of Production needs to regularly create short jingles for the station, and upload them to Myriad Playout. They play after every few songs on AutoFade, so people will quickly get sick of them if they aren't updated. You may also be asked to help the Head of Programming to create the schedule, monitor show attendance, and give feedback on shows.
Tasks
- Create short jingles (station idents), with a mixture between 3 and 20 seconds long
- Meet with show hosts to record jingles with them
- Meet with sponsors to create radio adverts for them
- Attempt to record jingles with visiting musicians, or ask starTV or Head Technician to do this if applicable
- Upload all jingles and adverts to Myriad Playout, and adjust settings so that
- Manage loaning of STAR's spare (external) recording equipment:
- Train users in use of the external recording equipment when necessary.
- Keep track of who is in possession of what equipment and when.
- Possibly in future: arrange contract for users of external equipment (insurance, health and safety, mentioning STAR in final products, etc.)
- Possibly in future: managing the Outside Broadcast team – setting up recordings/broadcasts and live sound at events around St Andrews. This could become a kind of "external Ents crew".
Links
- BBC sound effects
- Myriad Playout tutorials, especially this one
Contacts
- Previous Head of Production, e.g. Jamie Rees