Creative Producer, Vox Media Podcast Network

About the role

Brand Studio is Vox Media’s award-winning podcast ad production team. Our team of writers, storytellers, and producers create original content and experiences that connect brands with influential audiences across our 50+ podcasts and beyond. Brand Studio’s work spans short and long-form advertisements across video, podcasts, explainers, social, experiential, and more.

The Creative Producer for Podcast Advertising drives the creative vision for all assigned projects that involve host talent, from large-scale branded content campaigns to quick-turn scripts for hosts, from video to audio to social. We want our podcast advertising—particularly our host-driven advertising—to be as innovative, compelling, and addictive as our editorial products. This role is for someone who lives and breathes copy and advertising; a seasoned writer and producer who wants to innovate, be creative, and get weird. This role is also for someone who is ultra-adaptive, able to shift between different voices, and organized. We win when our ads deliver on time and with creative no other network can offer.

A large part of this role is producing advertising copy, so writing chops are a must, along with the ability to write for and capture the voices of various podcast hosts. The role is an exciting opportunity to work with a growing team to push the creative boundaries of the evolving podcast advertising world.

Responsibilities

• Liaise between the Brand Studio and Vox Media Podcast Network’s editorial teams on host-read recordings and needs.
• Work closely with Brand Studio Production to initiate and implement systems while overseeing both pre- and post-production of host-read ads.
• Write and revise scripts for daily ad production on tight deadlines.
• Work cross-functionally with multiple stakeholder teams, from pre-sale to post, to execute best-in-class branded content.
• Own end-to-end production of VMPN custom host-driven content, including developing concept pitches, attending internal and external kick-offs with agencies and clients, developing project plans and timelines, managing approvals and feedback, and executing creative vision.
• Work with the Brand Studio team to come up with new and interesting host-read formats that can be worked into scripts or pitched as new products.
• Gather creative assets, including remote host-read recording sessions, organizing tape syncs, interviewing, sourcing music, and sound effects.
• Exhibit grace under pressure while managing multiple concurrent projects, including a mix of branded content and standard ad products.
• Review all host-read ads and provide prompt, constructive feedback to freelance writers.
• Cast, schedule, and direct VO talent for both custom segments and daily ad production.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree or 3+ years of experience in a similar role.
• Copywriting chops: the ability to distill a client’s story to its essence and convey it to listeners.
• Familiarity with advertising, the branded content landscape, and working with agencies and advertisers.
• Experience managing creative projects with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Confident and kind communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Great writing skills.
• Collaborative and creative spirit.

This role is ever-evolving and growing; openness is crucial. Video/audio editing and light mixing are a plus, but not required.

Benefits

This is a permanent, full-time position with comprehensive benefits to support employees wherever they are in life. More information about our benefits can be found here.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $72,000 - $84,000 USD. Final salary offered will be based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience.

Schedule

This is a New York-based, full-time position.