Podcast Producer - Freelance

About the role

This freelance role is onsite in our Santa Monica, CA office and is expected to be approximately 8 hours per day, Monday–Thursday. This freelance engagement is anticipated to run through early December 2026.

Responsibilities

• Create weekly rundowns with a strong mix of topical tennis content, debate-driven segments, and YouTube-skewing growth strategies — without compromising the audio version
• Collaborate with senior leadership to develop and execute long-term creative and content strategies, ensuring each episode aligns with the show’s North Star and Tennis Channel’s broader editorial voice
• Liaise with Executive Producer/Department lead to provide show updates, feedback, and growth plans
• Create and manage a content roadmap that aligns with overall show strategy and audience growth tactics across podcast, YouTube, and social platforms
• Manage all aspects of pre-production, including show concepts and content, creating rundowns and shot lists, sales deliverables, building storyboards, and talent scheduling
• Navigate ASANA daily as the primary content scheduling and tracking system, managing projects at various stages simultaneously
• Collaborate with internal teams to execute an effective promotional strategy across a variety of mediums, including Tennis Channel’s linear, digital, and social platforms
• Drive social content strategy — developing platform-specific clips, thumbnails, hooks, and short-form packages optimized for YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, TikTok, and X
• Ensure all sponsorship requirements are completed and QC’d, including host-read ads, sponsored segments, and video/social integrations
• Track show analytics and audience trends — completion rates, click-through rates, and YouTube analytics — using data as a creative tool to shape future editorial decisions
• Work with key stakeholders across the company to distribute podcast assets and keep all cross-functional teams aligned on assets, deliverables, and timelines

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience in podcast production, digital content production, or sports media — ideally producing compelling long-form talk content in a digital space (podcasts, YouTube, etc.)
• Genuine passion for tennis and working knowledge of the ATP and WTA tours, Grand Slams, and the sport’s biggest personalities, storylines, and history
• YouTube native — you understand how the algorithm works, what makes a Short go wide, and why a thumbnail matters as much as the content itself
• Social-first mindset — skilled in audience growth strategies and best practices across YouTube, podcast, and social media platforms, with a creative point of view on what content resonates across each channel
• Highly organized and able to manage projects at various stages simultaneously in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Hands-on experience with ASANA or a comparable project management platform
• Strong communicator — comfortable presenting ideas to hosts, executives, and cross-functional teams, and able to both give and take direction/feedback
• Audio-first AND video-first fluency — you understand the difference and know how to serve both simultaneously
• Data-driven — you look at completion rates, click-through rates, and YouTube analytics as a creative tool
• A creative outside-the-box thinker, ideating new ways to engage tennis and culture audiences across YouTube and social-first platforms
• Comfortable working directly with high-profile talent — including players, broadcasters, and cultural figures — while maintaining a professional demeanor
• Flexibility to work mornings, nights, and/or weekends as projects and the tennis calendar (including Grand Slams and major tournaments)

Pay

The base salary compensation range for this role is $90,000-$110,000 annually. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidates’ relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location.

Schedule

This freelance engagement is anticipated to run through early December 2026.