About the Role
As Podcast Producer at The Rundown, you’ll own the end-to-end production of our podcast operation. This role is responsible for sourcing and booking high-quality guests, managing production workflows, coordinating schedules, and ensuring every episode is delivered smoothly and at a high editorial standard.
The Rundown is the world’s largest AI community, informing millions of people around the world about everything going on in AI, why it matters, and how you can apply it. Our daily newsletter and social media channel engage with millions each day, and our AI University educates thousands of members on using AI tools.
Key Responsibilities
- Own podcast production end-to-end: Manage the full production pipeline from guest outreach and scheduling through recording, post-production, publishing, and delivery
- Source and book high-quality guests: Identify and secure compelling founders, operators, creators, and AI experts that align with audience and editorial goals
- Support hosts with episode preparation: Prepare briefing documents, talking points, key discussion angles, and episode structures
- Coordinate production workflows: Manage calendars, guest communication, recording logistics, approvals, budgets, and schedules across multiple stakeholders and time zones
- Collaborate with post-production: Work closely with editors and content teams to ensure episodes, clips, thumbnails, titles, and assets are delivered on time and at quality
- Improve the format over time: Use audience feedback, analytics, trends, and performance data to continuously improve episode quality, guest selection, and show structure
- Build scalable systems: Create repeatable workflows, guest outreach systems, briefing templates, and production processes as the podcast operation grows
Required Experience
- Experience in podcast or content production: You’ve worked on podcasts, interview formats, YouTube shows, or similar media productions with multiple moving parts
- Strong organisational skills: You can manage timelines, calendars, stakeholders, and production schedules without things slipping through the cracks
- Great communication and relationship-building abilities