About This Role
This entrepreneurial podcast producer role involves owning guest acquisition, editorial strategy, operations, and audience growth across two flagship podcasts. The role suits a driven talent hunter, relationship builder, and growth strategist who can secure influential guests, identify compelling conversations, and build two recognized media platforms.
Responsibilities
- Aggressively identify, pursue, and secure influential guests, including industry executives, innovators, military leaders, policymakers, elected officials, and leading subject matter experts
- Build and maintain a strong, forward-looking guest pipeline across both podcasts
- Leverage creative outreach, networking, referrals, and strategic partnerships to access high-profile guests
- Own the end-to-end guest journey, from research and initial outreach through booking, preparation, recording, promotion, and follow-up
- Deliver a world-class, white-glove guest experience that drives referrals, repeat appearances, and lasting relationships
- Own editorial calendars, episode pipelines, guest scheduling, and publishing timelines for both shows
- Stay ahead of emerging trends in AI, data centers, energy, leadership, workforce development, technology, and national security
- Work with hosts to develop compelling topics, interview angles, research briefs, and guest preparation
- Coordinate with production, editing, and social media teams to ensure consistent, high-quality execution
- Maintain guest databases, production workflows, and operational accountability
- Develop and execute strategies to grow audiences across YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, LinkedIn, and other digital platforms
- Partner with marketing, production, and social media teams to maximize episode reach, engagement, and distribution
- Identify compelling clips, promotional angles, guest amplification opportunities, and strategic media partnerships
- Use audience analytics to optimize guest selection, content strategy, promotion, and platform growth
- Establish measurable growth goals and track subscribers, views, downloads, engagement, retention, and guest pipeline performance
- Provide regular performance updates and recommendations to the hosts and leadership
- Continuously improve guest acquisition, show operations, and distribution strategies
Requirements
- 5+ years in podcast show running, executive production, talent booking, digital media, or audience development
- Demonstrated success growing a podcast, YouTube channel, or digital media platform, supported by measurable results
- Proven ability to identify, pitch, secure, and manage high-profile guests
- Strong editorial instincts, executive-level communication, relationship management, and organizational skills
