Podcast Producer

The Ringer is looking for a Producer to join its audio team. In this role, the Producer will be the day-to-day lead and own end-to-end production on a few shows from Ringer’s sports and pop culture podcast portfolio. The Producer will be based in Los Angeles and report to the Podcast Lead. 

 What You’ll Do

• Manage shows, including scheduling, aiding in creating content plans, engineering, and editing episodes. This means working with hosts to create a steady production cadence and completing all the post-production yourself. 

• Oversee shows, working with team members to help them improve their technical skills 

• Collaborate with internal teams including editorial, marketing, and operations to program your shows in concert with broader Ringer content plans

• Coordinate production with Spotify operations teams to facilitate ad production as well 

• Contribute and implement fresh ideas to keep content exciting and innovative, including the development of themes, formats and concepts for upcoming episodes.

• Possibility of working off hours (i.e. nights and weekends) to accommodate producing reactive podcasts covering sports news 

 Who You Are

• At least 5 years experience producing podcasts, including editing and engineering studio sessions 

• Familiarity with remote production 

• Proficiency with ProTools

• Expertise with and enthusiasm for the NBA and NFL 

• Interest in pop culture, nerd culture, and internet culture 

• Ability to maintain a high attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.

• Low ego, solution-oriented person adept at managing multiple projects at once

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, ability to work under pressure, and ease with people from different cultural and educational backgrounds

• An ability to convey complex information and stories in a clear and engaging way

• Must be able to meet tight deadlines and thrive under pressure, including working evenings and weekends

• An enthusiasm for The Ringer’s content

This is a permanent, full-time position with comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits. Please attach a cover letter, a resume, and samples of previous work if applicable.

The Ringer is committed to creating a diverse community and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability and any other basis protected by applicable law.