What are the responsibilities and job description for the Podcast Producer/Editor position at LAUNCH?
We are looking for an editor, researcher, and producer to help with the “This Week in Startups” (TWiST) podcast.
This is an in-person role in Austin, TX, where you will learn a lot quickly and have ample opportunity to grow professionally.
Does this describe you?
High energy, positive outlook, hands-on, results-driven, passionate, persistent, creative, curious, leader. No job is too small or too big. Willing to do the work. Gets things done. You are a doer first who buys into our mission to back builders, support founders, and inspire innovation.
What You'll Do:
- Assist the streaming team with pre-production of original graphics, charts, videos, and visual assets
- Oversee distribution of podcast content across all major platforms, including YouTube and Spotify
- Produce creative, entertaining, and compelling editorial and video content for social media, including X, TikTok, and Instagram
- Provide analytics data and insights to guide the TWiST team
- Other tasks as assigned
Skills Required:
- Outstanding interpersonal skills
- Social media native
- Excellent time management, prioritization, and communication skills
- Analytical, strong attention to detail
- Intellectually curious, able independently to learn new skills
- Be exceptional at productivity and communications software (i.e., Mailchimp, Google Docs, Zapier, Keynote, Squarespace, Slack, Typeform, WordPress, Outreach.io, Notion, Crunchbase, etc.)
- Relentless positivity and dogged resilience — we're a scrappy team doing world-class work
- Proactive thinking, anticipating problems, and finding solutions
- Self-starter, and knowing how to manage up
Hourly Expectations:
- Our show streams live at 12 pm CT multiple times a week
- On show days the hours are ~10 am-6 pm CT
Perks at LAUNCH:
- Medical, dental, vision, and short-term disability insurance
- 401(k)
- Work closely with a team of highly motivated and intelligent folks with a unique range of startup and enterprise experience
- A fast-paced learning environment with significant availability for new opportunities
Salary: $60,000
What Candidates Can Expect From the Interview Process:
- Once candidates complete the application, our team will review it in full
- We will email the candidates selected for an interview and ask them to record a three-minute video introducing themselves
- Candidates will then interview with a member of our team
- Candidates making it to the second round will interview with a member of our leadership team
- Candidates making it to the final round will interview with an additional member of our leadership team
- Final candidates will be given a project to complete, which will take up to two hours. We pay candidates for this project.
- The goal is to have this role starting in mid to late April
Salary : $60,000
