Managing Director, Elvis Duran Podcast Network
About the role
iHeartMedia is the number one audio company in America, reaching 90% of Americans each month – an audience twice the size of any other audio company, almost three times the largest TV network, and nearly four times the largest ad‑supported music streaming service. iHeartMedia boasts more #1 rated markets than the next two largest radio companies combined, is the largest podcast publisher with more monthly downloads than the second‑ and third‑largest podcast publishers combined, and podcasting now has more monthly users than streaming music services or Netflix. The company is home to many of the country’s most popular and trusted on‑air personalities and podcast influencers who connect with hundreds of communities across America, and it creates and produces popular branded live music events such as the iHeartRadio Music Festival, iHeartRadio Music Awards, iHeartCountry Festival, iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina, and the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour. iHeartRadio is the #1 streaming radio digital service in America, and its social media footprint is seven times larger than the next largest audio service. iHeartMedia offers the only complete audio ad technology stack in the industry, covering on‑demand, broadcast radio, digital streaming radio, and podcasting, delivering data, targeting, and attribution at unparalleled scale. This enables the company to combine its leadership in audience reach, usage, and ad tech with powerful tools and insights for sales teams to drive client success more efficiently than any other option. Because iHeartMedia reaches almost every community in America, it is committed to providing programming that reflects the diversity of those communities, and the company itself embodies that diversity. Core values emphasize collaboration, curiosity, welcoming dissent, accepting mistakes in the pursuit of new ideas, and respect for everyone. iHeartMedia is the only company in America holding the #1 position across all audio sectors. The organization is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace and seeks teammates passionate about its mission.
Responsibilities
- Guiding the development of assigned podcasts
- Providing input and shaping the delivery of podcast content
- Delegating duties and show assignments for Supervising Producers and Producers
- Managing show budgets and communicating needs with talent and other departments
- Discovering, recruiting, and developing new talent and show concepts for the Company, whether for specific sales needs or pure content trends
- Developing and producing new shows and new slates of shows for the Company, including overseeing casting and piloting of episodes through to launch and promotion across all media, and managing the Company's relationships with content and/or business partners
- Driving brand growth for the network, including audience development and cross‑show promotional strategy
- Working with the Sales Department to package and present shows to advertisers and sponsors
- Working with Finance to package and communicate quarterly statements to talent and business partners
- Working with Executive Producer to oversee production of all podcasts inclusive of staffing, pre/post production, etc.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in a creative environment taking projects from idea to flight
- Knowledge of current and emerging pop culture, internet culture, and entertainment
- Exceptional organizational skills
- Experience guiding others' work, including delivering performance feedback
- Experience interviewing, hiring, and training employees and setting compensation terms
- Ability to prioritize and delegate responsibilities
- Proven experience working well in team environments
- A strong and wide network to draw on as unanticipated needs arise
- Efficiency and grace under tight deadlines
- Managerial experience
- Knowledge of sound recording and editing
- A knowledge of “what works” in audio storytelling—along with an inclination to push boundaries and innovate
- Comfort and creativity with managing budgets and making the most of limited resources
Qualifications
- Respect for others and a strong belief that others should do this in return
- Demonstrated initiative and achievement‑oriented leadership
- Ability to delegate tasks and manage others effectively, especially in times of complexity or conflict
- Growth mindset and desire for continued knowledge sharing and learning
- Understanding of impact of own work and your team’s outcomes