Assistant Producer (Radio) practice interview
Planning radio segments, researching guests, keeping rundowns on time and responding calmly during live output. Practise the 5 questions interviewers ask for this role with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- Junior
- 15 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the role
An assistant radio producer researches topics, books and briefs guests, prepares rundowns and supports live or recorded programmes. The panel is checking whether you can shape an idea for listeners, plan practical timings and solve problems without distracting the presenter.
How to prepare
- Draft a sample rundown with segment purposes, timings, links and a backup item.
- Practise turning a broad issue into a precise angle suitable for a short radio discussion.
- Prepare an example of coordinating people when plans changed at short notice.
- Review how to verify guest claims and gain permission for listener contributions.
- Listen critically to a current affairs or magazine programme and note its pacing.
Common mistakes
- Writing a rundown with no spare item or plan for a missing guest.
- Researching the topic but not checking the guest's relevant background.
- Giving the presenter late or unclear instructions during live output.
What to expect
A real first-round interview
5 questions the way interviewers ask for this role, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 4 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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