Manager Podcast Audio Editing Jobs in Indiana (NOW HIRING)

This is a full-time, in-person position located in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Audiochuck is a fast-growing, dynamic company driven by our mission to tell the right stories, in the right ways, for the right reasons. Our team is made up of immensely passionate people who love what we do and don’t stop until we’re proud. Excellence is required at Audiochuck. We have a responsibility and privilege to honor the voices of those whose stories we tell.

We approach our content with empathy, compassion, and a genuine desire to make a difference. Advocacy is an essential part of the Audiochuck culture as we strive to positively impact victims and their families through the use of our time, money, and resources.

Committed to developing our people and fostering a long-term team of talented media professionals, we are seeking a highly organized and operationally driven leader to join our Production team. If you thrive in deadline-driven environments, love building scalable systems, and are energized by managing complex creative workflows, Audiochuck may be the right place for you.

The Post-Production Manager owns the scheduling, workflow, and delivery operations for the Content team’s audio and video editing departments. This role ensures all weekly and seasonal shows are properly staffed, strategically scheduled, and delivered on time across podcast, YouTube, VOD, and streaming platforms.

Partnering closely with the Directors of Audio and Video Editing, this person manages the editing pool across both staff and freelance editors, oversees workload balancing and capacity planning, and proactively identifies risks that could impact deadlines. The Post-Production Manager serves as the central point of accountability for post-production schedule health, building scalable systems and processes that support high-volume publishing and continued growth in video content.

• Oversee daily scheduling of the post-production department across audio and video

• Translate production timelines into actionable post-production schedules

• Own on-time delivery performance across all shows and platforms

• Provide visibility to leadership on schedule health, risks, and mitigation plans

• Build contingency plans for high-volume periods or unexpected staffing changes

• Establish and maintain workflows, file management systems, and delivery pipelines

• Identify inefficiencies and implement process improvements

• Build scalable post-production systems to support expansion into video and VOD distribution

• Create and maintain the post-production calendar and scheduling system

• Build and maintain detailed, deadline-driven post-production schedules in Airtable or equivalent systems

• Identify risks to delivery timelines early and proactively escalate with solutions

• Flag schedule conflicts, resource constraints, or scope changes in advance

• Partner with editing leads to align assignments based on skill set, complexity, and turnaround requirement

• Track and report on on-time delivery metrics across shows and platforms

• Ensure all deliverables meet platform specifications and publish timelines

• Optimize workflows to improve efficiency for multi-platform publishing

• Partner closely with production, show, marketing, and distribution teams to align on delivery timelines

• Serve as the primary liaison between production and post-production to ensure smooth handoffs

• Contribute to production planning meetings to ensure timelines are realistic and achievable

• Communicate regularly with internal teams via Slack and collaboration tools

• Provide feasibility input during development and production phases

• Bachelor’s degree in Media Production, Film, Communications, or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered

• 5+ years of post-production experience, including at least 2 years in a leadership role

• Demonstrated experience managing complex, deadline-driven schedules

• Experience managing podcast post-production workflows

• Experience with resource planning and capacity management

• Experience delivering content to YouTube and VOD platforms

• Strong working knowledge of Avid Media Composer, Pro Tools, Excel, Slack, and Airtable

• Excellent organizational, communication, and project management skills

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to anticipate risks and propose solutions

• High attention to detail and strong follow-through

• Experience managing high-volume, weekly publishing cycles

• Experience scaling a post-production department during rapid growth

• Knowledge of OTT and VOD delivery standards such as Tubi or similar platforms

• Familiarity with RSS feed management and podcast hosting platforms

• Experience tracking post-production budgets

• Experience building workflow automation systems

• Experience working in a fast-paced, creator-driven or non-fiction environment

• Commitment to intentional leadership development

• Dedication to company culture and promoting mental health

• A collaborative and passionate team aligned around impact and advocacy

• Opportunity to contribute to nationally recognized audio and video programming

• Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus incentives

• Comprehensive benefits package

• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match

• Generous paid time off

• Team events and company-sponsored activities