{"id":13523,"date":"2017-07-21T14:28:57","date_gmt":"2017-07-21T12:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/?p=13523"},"modified":"2017-09-07T12:20:41","modified_gmt":"2017-09-07T10:20:41","slug":"how-to-recruit-a-radio-presenter-for-your-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/how-to-recruit-a-radio-presenter-for-your-station\/","title":{"rendered":"How to recruit a radio presenter for your station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The time has come for your radio station to grow. But where exactly do you go when it comes to <strong>recruiting a new radio presenter<\/strong>?<!--more--> There are several way of going about this, although where you advertise can definitely have an effect on the type of applications that you might receive.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-13574 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fr.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/man-singing.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/man-singing.png 512w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/man-singing-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/man-singing-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/man-singing-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/man-singing-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/man-singing-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/man-singing-50x50.png 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 120px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 120\/120;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-13574\" src=\"https:\/\/fr.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/man-singing.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/man-singing.png 512w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/man-singing-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/man-singing-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/man-singing-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/man-singing-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/man-singing-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/man-singing-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Be sure to <strong>have your ideal candidate in mind<\/strong>. What qualities are you looking for? What position would they have in your radio station?<\/p>\n<p>Make sure that your advert gets across the fun atmosphere of your proposed offer as well as the seriousness of your radio project. You&rsquo;ll also need to make a decision as to whether you&rsquo;ll be paying your new recruit a fixed salary or whether the post is going to be voluntary, obviously driven by <strong>someone who shares the same passion and enthusiasm as you<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class='eckosc eckosc_full_width_block'>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13548 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fr.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/indeed-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/indeed-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/indeed-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/indeed-1-500x282.png 500w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/indeed-1-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/indeed-1-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/indeed-1-50x28.png 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/338;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13548\" src=\"https:\/\/fr.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/indeed-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/indeed-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/indeed-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/indeed-1-500x282.png 500w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/indeed-1-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/indeed-1-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/indeed-1-50x28.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #f1c40f;\"><strong>Create an online job advert<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Job hunting websites such as <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indeed.com\/l-United-States-jobs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indeed<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monster.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monster<\/a><\/strong>,<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong> etc. are often a good start when it comes to getting your job advert out there. It&rsquo;s definitely worth keeping an open mind when it comes to recruiting people via employment websites. You might just <strong>discover the next big Radio DJ<\/strong> that&rsquo;s happened to pass under the radar because they&rsquo;ve never had any previous radio experience.<\/p>\n<div class='eckosc eckosc_full_width_block'>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13554 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fr.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/journalist.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/journalist.png 600w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/journalist-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/journalist-500x282.png 500w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/journalist-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/journalist-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/journalist-50x28.png 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/338;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13554\" src=\"https:\/\/fr.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/journalist.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/journalist.png 600w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/journalist-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/journalist-500x282.png 500w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/journalist-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/journalist-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/journalist-50x28.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #f1c40f;\"><strong>Approach Media, Radio &amp; Journalism Schools\/Programs<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This could be the perfect opportunity to <strong>find young, fervent minds<\/strong> <strong>who are already comfortable behind a mic<\/strong> or at least at ease when it comes to thinking up new entertaining content.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" style=\"text-align: left;\">We need <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DJs?src=hash\">#DJs<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/podcasters?src=hash\">#podcasters<\/a> for our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/online?src=hash\">#online<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/radio?src=hash\">#radio<\/a> station with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RadioKing\">@RadioKing<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8wJYKqDLh2\">https:\/\/t.co\/8wJYKqDLh2<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u2014 QSN Radio ? (@QSNRadio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QSNRadio\/status\/886984852695916545\">July 17, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #f1c40f;\"><strong>Make an appeal on social media<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Like our friends over at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QSNRadio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>QSNRadio<\/strong><\/a>, take the initiative to create a post on social media! If you tweet or post at the right time and in the right place, there&rsquo;s a good chance of your advert getting shared multiple times. <strong>Participate in trending topics<\/strong> and be sure to <strong>interact with people who have the same interests as your station<\/strong>. The world of social media can open many new doors.<\/p>\n<div class='eckosc eckosc_full_width_block'>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13546 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fr.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/competition.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/competition.png 600w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/competition-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/competition-500x282.png 500w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/competition-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/competition-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/competition-50x28.png 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/338;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13546\" src=\"https:\/\/fr.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/competition.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/competition.png 600w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/competition-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/competition-500x282.png 500w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/competition-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/competition-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/competition-50x28.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #f1c40f;\"><strong>Organize a live casting on your radio station<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Why not shake things up and<strong> let your listeners have a say by turning the new post into a competition prize<\/strong>. Organize a live casting where each wannabe DJ goes live on air for 10 minutes to host one of your regular radio shows. Your listeners can then vote for their favorite presenter and more importantly, you&rsquo;ll have a better idea as to what they like.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><div class='eckosc eckosc_full_width_block'>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13549 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fr.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/youtubers-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/youtubers-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/youtubers-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/youtubers-1-500x282.png 500w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/youtubers-1-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/youtubers-1-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/youtubers-1-50x28.png 50w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/338;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13549\" src=\"https:\/\/fr.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/youtubers-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/youtubers-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/youtubers-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/youtubers-1-500x282.png 500w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/youtubers-1-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/youtubers-1-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/youtubers-1-50x28.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #f1c40f;\"><strong>Keep an eye out on YouTube<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>YouTubers of today are great influencers. Why not take advantage of their popularity to help <strong>improve\u00a0the brand and image of your radio station<\/strong>. Contact them directly and invite them to participate in your radio project. At some point, they&rsquo;ll move away from YouTube and your radio station might just be their next move. You can be sure that they&rsquo;ll bring their loyal fan base with them too.<\/p>\n<p>So as you can see, finding new members to join your radio crew really isn&rsquo;t that difficult providing that you get your energy across! In any case, stay tuned for our article on<strong> how to become a radio presenter.<\/strong> In the meantime, go with your gut feeling when it comes to hiring \u00a0a new team member for your radio station. <strong>You&rsquo;re the boss<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Have we convinced you?<\/p>\n<a href='https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/create-radio' class='eckosc eckosc_button font_alt eckosc_button_size_large eckosc_button_position_center eckosc_button_rounded' style='background-color:#f1c40f;' target='_blank'' data-color='#f1c40f'><i class='fa fa-thumbs-up'><\/i>Get started today!<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The time has come for your radio station to grow. But where exactly do you go when it comes to recruiting a new radio presenter?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":13966,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[590],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13523"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13523"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13620,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13523\/revisions\/13620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.radioking.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}