We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Podcast Producer to manage the full production workflow of our weekly interview podcast.
This role involves guest communication, scheduling, episode preparation, editorial coordination, and project management from pre-production through publishing.
Key Responsibilities:
* Guest Management: Manage all communication with guests from initial outreach to post-episode follow-up, schedule interviews, send confirmations/reminders, and provide prep materials.
* Episode Preparation: Collect bios, headshots, books, links, and required release forms, draft guest outreach emails and pitch new guests aligned with upcoming content themes, maintain guest pipeline, schedules, and assets in Notion/Google Drive.
* Edit Coordination: Prepare episode briefs and host prep sheets, attend live recordings (optional but preferred) to track timestamps and notes, review raw audio/video and provide clear, detailed edit notes to the editor.
* Episode Publishing: Restructure episodes when needed for clarity, flow, and narrative arc, collaborate on episode titles, angles, hooks, and story direction, choose main promotional clips and quotes for social content.
* Editorial Review: Send the editor cut notes that are clear, accurate, and time-stamped, review first edit, request revisions, and ensure quality before publishing.
* Quality Control: Ensure the final episode reflects brand voice, pacing, clarity, and guest experience, write compelling show notes, descriptions, summaries, and timestamps, prepare publishing assets (titles, tags, categories, episode artwork if needed).
* Publishing and Promotion: Upload weekly episodes to our hosting platform, track episode performance metrics and maintain publishing calendar, coordinate with the social media team to deliver clips, quotes, and captions.
* Brand Partnerships: Identify promotional opportunities through guests' audiences, support the creation of audiograms, reels, and short-form content briefs, assist in creating sponsorship decks and packages.
* Podcast Growth: Research relevant brand partners to pitch, coordinate guest cross-promotion to increase downloads, identify podcast swaps and collaboration opportunities, track growth trends and propose strategies to expand reach.
Requirements: To excel in this role, you should possess excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and strong communication abilities. You will be working closely with our team to ensure seamless podcast production and publication.
Benefits: As a valued member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work on exciting projects, develop your skills, and contribute to the success of our podcast.