Emma Williams

Freelance Podcast Producer

The Telegraph

May 2026 - Current (6 months)

Working on the production of The Telegraph's The Daily T podcast. Liaising with presenters on the content of the programme, gathering assets, producing recordings, editing audio, publishing episodes via Acast and on The Telegraph's website using the publisher's CMS. Optimising the publication of content by analysing off platform data and listener engagement.

Freelance Voiceover Artist

freelance

Aug 2015 - Current (11 years 3 months)

I record and supply bilingual (Welsh and English) voiceovers for radio and online advertisements as well as campaigns, training videos, marketing reels and video games. I have worked on projects with HSBC, RSPCA, Help to Buy Wales, Welsh Ambulance Service, NHS Wales, Transport for Wales, Development Bank of Wales, Estyn, Carmarthenshire County Council, Bridgend County Council and the College of the Future.

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Producer's Assistant

Wales & Co. Productions

Nov 2013 - Current (13 years)

• Assisted producer and presenter during output of a BBC Radio Wales Sunday programme.

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O2 & GoThinkBig Radio Immersion Day delegate

Key 103

Nov 2012 - Current (14 years)

• Chosen to attend industry talks and production exercises.
• Mentored by radio DJ Adam Catterall and programme producer Paul Fernley.
• Produced and presented breakfast bulletin and recorded radio advertisement for GoThinkBig.co.uk.

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Contributor

Wireless Magazine

Sep 2012 - Current (14 years 2 months)

• Contributed music festival reviews for online and print edition of September issue.

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Editorial Assistant

Aug 2012 - Current (14 years 3 months)

Work placement over summer break.
• Writing articles using Northcliffe programmes (Tetra, Ted32 and Shell).
• Interviewing and vox-popping.
• Creating features for motoring section of paper.
• Shadowing a court reporter.
• Given page feature on the university education to coincide with release of A-level results.

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Newsroom Placement

Jun 2012 - Current (14 years 5 months)

Work placement over summer break at 96.4 The Wave & Swansea Sound radio stations.
• Shadowing newsreader and producer during on-air bulletins.
• Writing copy for bulletins and editing audio through Cool Edit.

Feature Contributor

Hearst UK

Jun 2012 - Current (14 years 5 months)

Assisted with local research in student area for an investigation into counterfeit alcohol for Cosmopolitan UK's July 2012 issue

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Editorial Assistant

The Llanelli Star

Jul 2009 - Current (17 years 4 months)

1 week work experience.
• Writing articles from agency copy and press releases.
• Interviewing and vox-popping contributors.
• Assisting with research for the paper’s centenary issue.

Programme Team Assistant

BBC

Two-day placement with the current affairs programme team, 'Week In Week Out' at BBC Cymru Wales. Duties included:
• Writing links and research briefs for programme scripts
• Researching programme topics
• Collating and analysing data from surveys sent out for future programmes

Video Commissioning Editor, Showbiz & Royals - The Sun

News UK

Feb 2025 - Mar 2026 (1 year 2 months)

I commissioned, produced and published both showbiz and royal news video and original formats at The Sun and US Sun. Using audience data and insight to help inform an overarching strategy and publishing plan for both on-platform video, YouTube and social video I worked with reporters, editors and commercial partnership leads to scale the video output for both remits. I oversaw and spearheaded the successful launch more than six new video formats across showbiz and royals, four successful royal documentaries amassing 4 million+ views and the Royal Exclusive YouTube channel, garnering 4.1m views and over 15k subscribers in its first month. I managed and delegated work to a small team of producers and editors both in the UK and US.

Senior Producer - News Studios

News UK

May 2024 - Feb 2025 (10 months)

Senior Producer for News UK’s News Studios, which creates video content across The Sun, The Times and Sunday Times, talkSPORT, Virgin Radio and Talk to go out via their websites and apps, streaming and social platforms including YouTube and TikTok. I end-to-end produced and delivered commercial productions for brands including talkSPORT’s Euros 2024 watchalongs, talkSPORT’s Transfer Deadline Day with Monzo, and talkSPORT’s The Kick Back partnership with 3.

Programme Editor - The Talk (TalkTV)

News UK

Jan 2024 - May 2024 (5 months)

Attachment/maternity cover as Programme Editor of The Talk, TalkTV's evening debate show. Sporadically seconded to cover Programme Editor duties on other TalkTV daytime shows including Cross Talk with Kevin O'Sullivan & Alex Phillips, Ian Collins, Vanessa Feltz and The Independent Republic of Mike Graham.

Senior Producer - Talk Today (TalkTV)

News UK

Aug 2023 - Dec 2023 (5 months)

Senior Producer on the launch of TalkTV’s new breakfast show, Talk Today, with Jeremy Kyle and Nicola Thorp. Helped pilot, plan, structure and format the brand new show, including studio rehearsals and outputting live programmes. I also helped structure team workflows, plan shift patterns, created a style bible and shift guides for new starters and freelancers.

Senior Producer - The Talk (TalkTV)

News UK

Feb 2022 - Aug 2023 (1 year 7 months)

Pitching stories, booking panelists, producing items for The Talk on TalkTV. I also output the programme live from the gallery, speaking with the panelists live on air while feeding through updates and incorporating breaking news stories into the running order accordingly. My duties also including acting up as Programme Editor in the absence of the Series Editor to make editorial decisions on the show’s daily rundown and managing the duties of the rest of the team in the run up to live broadcast. I also worked on special programming during the Conservative Leadership Contest, the Queen’s death and the King’s coronation. I also worked on a special programme summarising the coverage of the Titan Submarine disaster.

Producer - News Broadcasting

News UK

Mar 2021 - Feb 2022 (1 year)

Developing and planning programme ideas for TV output ahead of the launch of News UK’s TalkTV. Producing and outputting visualised radio content and TV pilots. Working producer cover shifts for talkRADIO TV’s news bulletins. Wrote, produced and output The Sun’s digital series ‘Love Island: About Last Night’ and co-production with Lime Pictures, ‘TOWIE: The Official Afterparty’.

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Producer/Presenter

The Graft Podcast

Feb 2021 - Apr 2021 (3 months)

Produce and present a weekly podcast series called The Graft, where co-host Francine Jordan and I interivew journalists, producers and other figures in the media industry about their big breaks and reveal all about the graft behind their 'glamorous' job titles.

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Newsroom Producer

Nov 2019 - Feb 2021 (1 year 4 months)

Pitching news stories, programme items and guests to journalists and producers across a range of community, regional and national media outlets. Conducting interviews for our in-house pre-recorded audio packages with talent and contributors. Arranging and organising guest broadcast appearances and providing media with relevant assets for broadcast coverage. Writing broadcast media releases and providing creative consultancy to PR teams on broadcast campaigns. Brainstorming and producing campaign ideas for brands and businesses.

Entertainment Producer - Good Morning Britain

ITV

Jan 2019 - Nov 2019 (11 months)

Working as a producer within the Entertainment team at ITV's breakfast show, Good Morning Britain. Duties including sourcing, scripting and producing Richard Arnold's 'showbiz hits' for live broadcast, editing video packages and underlays to tight delays, making editorial decisions and changes to these items in line with breaking news. I'm was aksi responsible for briefing talent booked for live interviews on the show, maintaining and nurturing PR relationships, forward planning and maintaining the entertainment news diary, pitching ideas and guests for the show, producing live outside broadcasts and pre-recorded entertainment interviews and packages for the show.

Acting Co-Managing Editor and Music Editor

7digital

Mar 2018 - Dec 2018 (10 months)

Job-sharing Managing Editor duties for maternity cover from March 2018 - December 2018. Acting-up duties including liaising with th news service's clients as a direct point of contact for any queries or onboarding, arranging and negotiating coverage contracts with clients like MTV, and contributing to internal 7digital Creative pitches and commissioned projects. I also took an active role in working to develop our news service distribution system with the 7digital Development team, which involved UX testing, feature brainstorming and writing guides for internal and external use of the new system.

Music Editor and Entertainment Journalist

7digital

Mar 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year 10 months)

Took on the role of Music Editor. On top of my broadcast journalist duties as a reporter I was then also responsible for liaising with PRs, booking in interviews, forward planning and producing music-specific content across the news service.

Freelance Showbiz Correspondent / Gohebydd Adloniant (Welsh Language)

BBC

Jan 2016 - Sep 2018 (2 years 9 months)

Freelance programme contributor on Ifan Evans' BBC Radio Cymru show, Saturdays 11am - 2pm. Talking about the entertainment and pop culture topics of the week live on air. Siarad yn fras am adloniant a phynciau cyfoes yr wythnos yn fyw ar yr awyr.

Entertainment Journalist

7digital

Aug 2015 - Mar 2017 (1 year 8 months)

Red carpet reporting, setting up and conducting interviews and producing audio and video content as part of the team at Entertainment News. Entertainment News provides fully-produced bulletins for 130+ radio stations across the UK and Ireland, and create video content for online magazine sites, such as Yahoo Celebrity UK.

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Broadcast Journalist and Content Producer

Mar 2015 - Aug 2015 (6 months)

- Newsreader and bulletin producer on Nation Radio at breakfast. Regular programme contributor on The Big Welsh Wake Up with Neil and Danny. Conducted on air interviews with talent and occasionally produced live showbiz bulletins. - Produced and read bulletins for Town and Country's west Wales stations: Radio Carmarthenshire, Radio Pembrokeshire and Radio Ceredigion. - Hosted Madness' gig at Chepstow racecourse alongside The Big Welsh Wake Up host, Danny Hayes.

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Researcher

Green Bay Media

Nov 2014 - Mar 2015 (5 months)

Assisted on the production of S4C's flagship series for 2015, DNA Cymru. Researched programme content, organised shoots, sourced locations and contributors, cast supporting artists for historic reconstructions, worked as a camera assistant on shoots.

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Broadcast Journalist

Jun 2014 - Nov 2014 (6 months)

Working as a broadcast journalist for 96.4 The Wave and Swansea Sound. Produced and read live and pre-recorded bulletins for both stations, set up and conducted interviews, managed social media accounts and produced articles for both stations' websites.

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Freelance Writer for MTV UK News

Apr 2014 - Apr 2015 (1 year 1 month)

Wrote entertainment and celebrity news articles for MTV UK News on a freelance basis: mtv.co.uk/news.

Broadcast Journalist placement

ITV

Apr 2014 - May 2014 (2 months)

Two-week placement with ITV Granada Reports in Manchester. Duties included:
• Self-shooting sports press conferences and interviews for the programme.
• Self-shooting and interviewing contributors.
• Sourcing content for packages, assisting production specialists during rehearsals.
• Cutting ULAYs, SOTs and writing links in the iNews running order for the programme.

Freelance Administrator

BBC

Jan 2014 - Mar 2014 (3 months)

Hired on a freelance basis to assist the HR team at BBC Cymru Wales with administrative and writing tasks through the medium of Welsh.

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Weekend match reporter

Nov 2013 - Mar 2014 (5 months)

• Write match reports for U19 league and Shared Access Welsh Premier Women’s League fixtures.
• Update fixture lists and league tables with results.
• Promote posts and tweet results from official twitter page, @WPL_official.

Apprasials Administrator

BBC

Jun 2013 - Sep 2013 (4 months)

10 week graduate placement through GO Wales extended to fixed-term contract until postgraduate course commencement.
• Logging and reviewing staff appraisals process.
• Producing weekly reports for management board.
• Working bilingually with HR team.
• Shadowed reporter working on Wales Today on day attachment.
• Booked as a freelance assistant to help HR team in January 2014.
• Using Sharepoint and SAP programmes.
• Shadowed reporters and live output of BBC Wales Today programme.
• BBC online courses completed in Safety Management for Journalists, Data Protection, Working with Children and Online Law.

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News Reporter

Sep 2012 - Jun 2013 (10 months)

• Sourcing stories and interviewing.
• Producing bulletin and programme content.
• Presenting weekly news show and bulletins.
• Recording and editing packages and features
• Won the ‘Best Contribution to News 2012/13’ award at the Manchester Student Media Awards.

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Content contributor

Gossip Drip

Jun 2012 - Jun 2013 (1 year 1 month)

• Freelance contributor of fashion and showbiz news articles for gossipdrip.com.
• Promoting features and articles via site's social media accounts.
• Site receives approx. 9,000 unique views a month.

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Blogger

TARGETjobs blogspot

May 2012 - Sep 2012 (5 months)

• Writing monthly features for the student recruitment company’s blogspot website.

Editorial Assistant

The Fashion Network

Apr 2012 - May 2012 (2 months)

4 week internship during Easter break.
• Interviewing contributors and covering events
• Writing feature articles and interviews for the network’s website and newsletter.
• Writing up event reports and creating profiles for network membership.
• Using HootSuite to manage and schedule posts and updates via social media.

Contributor

The Mancunion

Oct 2011 - Jun 2013 (1 year 9 months)

A regular contributor to the Fashion & Beauty and Lifestyle sections of Britain's largest student newspaper.

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