We Are Hiring! Podcast Producer Job Description

Podcast Producer Job Description (remote) – The Gamers Change Lives Podcast

https://www.gamerschangelivespodcast.com/

What's the gig?

We’re looking for a producer to join our Production Team and will work closely with the host Tom Leonard.

In this role, you’ll help research guests, plan, script, and edit interview-based podcasts.

As a producer, you'll be helping to coordinate the delivery of audio, communicating feedback with the guests and the team, and managing the project internally.

Time commitment:

Right now, your time would be needed for a few hours per week. More hours may be needed in the future.

Things you'll do:

Research potential guests from the esports world.
Book and schedule guests.
Prep interview plans for our host to produce weekly episodes including preparing questions.
Call and email to schedule guests to join the podcast.
Prep the host and guest(s) before a podcast recording.
Supervise the podcast's production process including the actual recording each episode, becoming familiar with our podcasting recording platform, Riverside.fm.
Coordinate recordings, audio files, session files, scripts, and documents.
Work with the podcast editor – freelance position - on the creative direction of an episode and the final edit.
Manage each episode's editing, recording, and distribution.
Write show notes, blog posts, and other content as needed.
Promote the show using social content and other media.
Monitor each episode's analytics and metrics.
Support the podcast host and team.
Ensure podcasts meet internal deadlines.

Who exactly are we looking for?

In short, does this sound like you? Someone that is:

Knowledgeable. You are familiar with the world of esports, how the industry works, and who are the major players.
Creative. You are able to foster and maintain the creative vision of the podcasts at Gamers Change Lives.
Communicative. You have excellent written and verbal communication in English and excel in collaboration with teammates and our host.
Authentic. You put the people around you at ease and bring your own unique voice to research, writing, and scripting.
Adaptable. You thrive when you need to find solutions, make adjustments, and receive feedback. You work efficiently to get the job done by deadlines.
Passionate. You love storytelling and connecting business communities through content marketing, and the world of esports. You also see how esports can be a source of jobs in the local community.

Why you?

For this role, you ideally have:

Spent time working with individuals in the esports world at various levels.
Experience writing content, including script writing.
A talent for researching and understanding often complex topics and extracting their essential elements to tell a compelling story.
The ability to work to deadlines so that shows never miss schedule.
A critical eye and a close attention to detail.

Why us?

The opportunity to make a difference. The Gamers Change Lives Podcast is focused on creating jobs across the world in esports – primarily tackling youth unemployment.
Work from anywhere. Your house in the country, a coffee shop in the city, a yurt in the forest -- we don’t mind. As long as you have strong enough Wi-Fi.
Truly great work culture. We’re a young and small organization -- you can make a real impact, but we’re not in the business of micromanagement.
Flexible Hours. Outside of ideally having some working overlap with US working hours, we have a globally distributed, asynchronous team.
Equipment Budget. Headphones, software, phone -- whatever you need to be set up for success.

Is this a paid position?

Absolutely! This is not an internship position. We can discuss the right compensation to make sure it is worth your time to become our producer.

Location

This is a remote position, the applicant can live anywhere in the world!

How to apply:

To apply for this opportunity, send an email to tomleonard@gamerschangelives.com, including: