Who is behind Radio Talent?

Radio Talent is a UK consortium led by Howard Ritchie, the founder.

How do I become listed?

Simply Click here.

and select the area of radio which most applies to you. However if you would like some extra certainty, email us and we can help you decide if it we can help you make the most of your listing. You can get more information by emailing help@radiotalent.co.uk

Can I advertise our company on the website?

Yes you can advertise on the home page, the jobs pages and on every member page on the site. Advertising with us is the only way to reach the most people quickly plus it is the only measurable source of advertising in the industry.

Our creative agency will create the whole campaign for you including the copy and the design ideas. This can be as easy as a simple pay per click banner, a viral video, or a mini site. You can get more information by emailing help@radiotalent.co.uk

What is Radio Talent for?

1. The industry is becoming more and more transient. This means that it becomes harder for talent to be identified accurately; Radio Talent significantly improves the identification and tracking process for individuals both socially and professionally
2. It manages retains and develops the careers of all those who are listed by offering a platform which not only allows feedback from professionals, but which reaches the largest number of professionals in the industry.
3. It reduces acquisition costs for radio stations by offering free job placements and available talent first.
4. It creates the largest commercial platform available today in radio for businesses to reach Radio stations and the people who work in them
5. It saves time and money for members by offering a one page, one click resume which is exponentially more effective and than a personal website
   

How busy is the site?

The site is now the busiest “professional” website in the radio industry. We measure this both by our number of unique visitors (42000 per month) but also the number of pages clicked during each visit. Our average visit time per visit is between 12-18 minutes which is extraordinarily high and can be compared to sites like eBay. Whilst there may be sites which may have higher daily or monthly unique visitors our site has a longer time frame and pages clicked. We have also found after extensive IP address investigation that 86 percent of our users work in professional radio, media or production companies. You can get more information by emailing help@radiotalent.co.uk

Why do I have to pay?

Radio Talent uses a large amount of internet bandwidth which costs money. It also is a complex site with a number of functions which are costly to sustain. Whilst You Tube also uses bandwidth and is free it is backed by billions of dollars in venture capital and is not a specific and professional based niche designed to make money for its users.

Having an agent for instance costs a person indirectly as the persons commission covers the time and attention the agent conducts managing the career and finding work for the artist.

Sending out demos by email or post also costs money, when considering the time spent vs. results vs. professional equation.

Simply speaking all paid members will realise exceptional benefits from investing in themselves this way. You can get more information by emailing help@radiotalent.co.uk

I am a voiceover what do I do?

As voiceovers is the most crowded marketplace in the arts industry today the best advice is to make sure you are listed in as many places which you genuinely think will be a worthy marketing exercise. There are some successful voiceover sites around and we will happily recommend those to you. The idea is to make sure your voice is seen by as many different people in as many different places. Before making your investments take the initiative to speak to the MD of the company, work out the costs and value and if you like them do it. Like buying anything if you are not satisfied tell them or don’t invest. Do ask if you are likely to get work, and do be clear about the different types of visitors the sites have. Basically speaking if you are a great business you will need to consider being listed in more than one place if you can afford it.

You can get more information by emailing help@radiotalent.co.uk

How do I get a demo?

Some of the best people in the world of broadcasting simply aren’t doing it yet. As this might be you, it is natural you will need a demo.

We can produce demos for the following:

Newsreaders

Voiceovers

Presenters

The reason our demos might be better than those you might get from a training course are that we will always make sure the content of your demo is congruent with what a programmer wants to actually here and is specific in its target. Plus our charges are lower.

Our demo production service comes coached by us and is based on a one to one arrangement. You can get more information by emailing help@radiotalent.co.uk

About the founder

Howard held creative director positions for a multi million pound leisure projects and was an award winning club DJ in the early part of his career. He attained a number of recognised promotional awards for his concepts and later wrote two national production tours which his company took around the country. After moving into radio, Howard then worked on a number of stations before writing and producing the largest dance music show on commercial radio which he presented for 5 years latterly alongside the London production company Wise Buddah.

During this time his creative company devised and orchestrated the national club tours associated with the programme alongside The Sun, News of the World, Swartzkoft and Ministry of Sound. He also produced remixes for a number of top 10 artists for Song/ BMG and Data Records.

Howard has been a voice over for BBC1, The Adult Channel, Paramount Comedy and Sky Box office. Commercially Howard was the worldwide voice for LG phones and Plasma televisions and the UK voice for Hyundai Cars. His radio career has taken him to Heart 106.2 and Capital 95.8 and he still works in radio today.