- YouTube and social media creator - showcasing and teaching about life living with Type 1 Diabetes
- Includes filming, editing, scripting, researching, presenting and idea creation
Yasmin Ojo
London
Summary
Versatile Broadcast Journalist and Producer with expertise in radio, audio, digital, and social media content across news, music, and entertainment. Demonstrated editorial judgement, team management, and live production skills under pressure. Proven ability to engage audiences and deliver high-quality, educational content while adhering to tight deadlines and editorial guidelines.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Producer
BBC Freelance
04.2026 - Current
- Produced multiple local radio shows, including music, entertainment and news programmes, by selecting and researching impactful news stories, securing guests and entertainment features, distributing team responsibilities, collaborating with presenters and high-profile guests, managing listener and contributor communications, preparing running orders, writing cues and questions for presenters, gathering and editing audio, and outputting live/pre-recorded shows while adhering to editorial guidelines and utilising studio cameras and social media for audience engagement.
Radio Producer
BBC
04.2025 - 04.2026
- Produced the Robert Elms show, selecting and researching music and entertainment stories, setting up guests, collaborating with high profile presenters, managing relationships, and working with press officers. Answered calls from listeners and contributors, managed listener features, prepared running orders and scripts, gathered and edited audio using Dira software, compiled music, output live and pre-recorded shows, set up studio mics and equipment, led technical operations during live shows, responded to breaking news, adhered to editorial guidelines, operated studio cameras, and posted on social media to reach a larger audience.
Media Researcher
Sky Freelance
04.2024 - Current
- Archive Media Researcher responsible for logging recorded footage for TV, inputting relevant data, working collaboratively as part of a team, understanding legal rights to footage, reviewing and highlighting key moments within news clips, using company specific software/systems and good knowledge of key public figures and news agendas.
Radio Producer
BBC Freelance
09.2023 - 04.2025
- Produced multiple local radio shows, including music, entertainment and news programmes, by selecting and researching impactful news stories, securing guests and entertainment features, distributing team responsibilities, collaborating with presenters and high-profile guests, managing listener and contributor communications, preparing running orders, writing cues and questions for presenters, gathering and editing audio, and outputting live/pre-recorded shows while adhering to editorial guidelines and utilising studio cameras and social media for audience engagement.
Digital Deputy Editor
Medianett Publishing
02.2023 - 09.2023
- Deputy editor for the content published on three news websites (Bridging & Commercial, Development Finance Today and Buy-To-Let Insider) responsible for guiding a team of journalists in conducting a lead search for on-the-day stories, delegating tasks and responsibilities, sub-editing my team's work according to company style guides, researching and writing feature pieces, use of SEO and CMS and representing the company at key events, while holding myself to a high professional standard at all times.
Radio Producer
BBC
07.2018 - 03.2023
- Producer of the Drive-time show and then day producer of the Breakfast show responsible for selecting and researching news stories and people affected by them, handing out responsibilities, managing a team, dealing with presenters, managing relationships, answering and dealing with calls from listeners and contributors, preparing running orders, writing cues and questions for presenters, gathering and editing audio, outputting live news shows, dealing with breaking news, keeping to Editorial Guidelines, use of the studio cameras and posting on social media to reach a larger audience.
Education
A-Levels - NCTJ
City of Wolverhampton College
Wolverhampton01-2015
Skills
- Audio editing
- Scriptwriting
- Research
- Presenter liaison
- Guest coordination
- Audience engagement
- Editorial judgement
- Ofcom Broadcasting Code
- Media Law
- Adobe Premiere Pro editing
- Multimedia production
- Collaborative teamwork
- Leadership
- Relationship management
- Problem solving
- Creativity
- Calm under pressure
- Effective communication
References
- References available on request
Interests
Timeline
Producer
BBC Freelance
04.2026 - Current
Radio Producer
BBC
04.2025 - 04.2026
Media Researcher
Sky Freelance
04.2024 - Current
Radio Producer
BBC Freelance
09.2023 - 04.2025
Digital Deputy Editor
Medianett Publishing
02.2023 - 09.2023
Radio Producer
BBC
07.2018 - 03.2023
A-Levels - NCTJ
City of Wolverhampton College