Podcast Creative Assistant
A part time Production Assistant position
Fully remote: working with a UK-based team at The Tape Agency .
Salary range: £18,000 to £22,000 (yearly rate) - subject to experience
Role: Podcast Creative Assistant Department: Podcasts and Talent Management Location: London and Working from home Type: Part time Start Date: ASAP
ABOUT
The Tape Agency Podcast Network is expanding and looking for a creative self-starter to help grow the business in line with YOUR passion.
Tape has 12 podcasts on our network and we help with all aspects from production, distribution and monetisation to promotion. We are looking for someone with a passion in any of these areas to help expand our offering, grow our listenership, and increase our revenue.
Starting with 1-2 days a week this role has the capacity to grow to full time if you can demonstrate and contribute to the growth of the network. It is ideal for someone with a proven track record who can shape the role as you see fit, or for an entry level candidate if you are hungry for growth and can hit the ground running.
The Tape Agency spans PR, events production, podcast creation, and talent representation with opportunities to collaborate across function and work closely with the wider team.
RESPONSIBILITIES ne Podcast Production:
- Proactively sourcing new business
- Content ideation
- Guest booking
- Recording in person including tech set up
- Recording remotely on platforms such as Squadcast, Cleanfeed, Riverside
- Cleaning and editing audio
- Episode distribution on the backend and ad marking
- Asset creation Podcast Marketing :
- Creating good relationships with podcast hosting platforms and staying up to date with their offerings
- Developing marketing and PR plans for the network and podcasts including: asset creation, digital marketing, briefing PR, sourcing cross promotional opportunities, tracking stats and audience growth
- Creating relationships with affiliate podcasting companies so our network is first in line for any PR opportunities
Brand Collaborations:
- Proactively pitching specific campaigns to brands and agencies to generate sponsorships and revenue for the shows and talent on our network
- Negotiating the brand campaign and deliverables and contracting
- Overseeing the content roll out across the podcast and social platforms (Podcasts, YouTube, Instagram, Blogs, TikTok) such as gathering social briefs and podcast ad copy, joining brand calls, and collecting post-campaign reporting metrics
- Working to grow agency relationships and awareness by always pitching the network
- Creating pitch decks Revenue:
- Work to quarterly and yearly revenue targets
- Have a good awareness of traditional revenue streams and how our podcasts are monetised
- Be alert for all emerging revenue streams and ways we can engage with them
This role is whatever YOU want it to be
KEY ATTRIBUTES
- Creative
- Hungry for growth
- A highly motivated self-starter
- Ability to juggle multiple projects with great time management skills
- Ability to develop, manage and oversee campaigns
- Strong communications skills, written and verbally
- The desire to be part of a team at an early-stage start up and grow the role as you want to
- Strong knowledge of and passion for media largely created by and for women
- Awareness of pop culture trends in podcasting, digital and social media
- Experience in strategy, timelines, budgets, and reporting
- Proposal writing, pitch deck creating, and presentation skills
TECHNICAL KNOW HOW
- Knowledge of Word, Excel, CANVA, Powerpoint, Teams/Zoom
- Optional: Remote recording experience in Squadcast / Cleanfeed / Riverside
- Optional: Editing experience in Audacity and/or Adobe Audition
- Optional: Photoshop
DETAILS
- Part time
- Working from home & office 1-2 days a week
- Salary dependent upon experience
- Start ASAP
- We welcome applications from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to having a team that is inclusive and made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities. We actively encourage Black, Asian, Majority Ethnic and disabled applicants as these groups are underrepresented throughout the industry and we value the positive impact that difference has on our teams.
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What does a Production Assistant role normally entail?
The Podcast Taxonomy definition for a role like this in Administration says: “The Production Assistant helps support an executive member of a podcast (often a director or producer), helping prepare them in a variety of ways including scheduling, logistics, communications, and more.”
This exact role may have different requirements.