Podcast Producer
A project or contract position
Fully remote: working with a USA-based team at Alpha with Catharine Young.
Salary range: $30.00 to $50.00 (hourly rate) - subject to experience
ABOUT THE SHOW
Hosted by Dr. Catharine Young—a scientist by training who led national and global initiatives for the Biden Cancer Moonshot at the White House—alpha is a new podcast for and about women in STEM.
Born out of years of work at the intersection of science, innovation, and equity, alpha brings listeners honest, insightful conversations with trailblazing women who are leading breakthroughs, challenging norms, and shaping the future of their fields.
Women in STEM often share common challenges—feeling isolated, battling imposter syndrome, and navigating systems that weren’t built with them in mind. Yet despite this, they share a deep sense of resilience, brilliance, and purpose. alpha will spotlight their stories, surface the lessons they’ve learned, and create a space for connection, growth, and visibility.
This interview podcast is designed to provide support and inspiration across the career journey—offering community, insight, and a sense of belonging to listeners at every stage.
We’re currently looking to bring on a producer to help shape and launch the first season of this show. This is an opportunity to help build something meaningful from the ground up: a narrative-driven interview series with big ambitions to grow into a larger platform and community for women in STEM.
RESPONSIBILITIES Pre-production:
- Collaborate closely with the host to research and book a diverse range of guests, from scientists and founders to technologists, researchers, and inventors
- Prepare thoughtful interview prep materials and questions to help the host surface deeper insights and reflections
- Coordinate all guest booking logistics - including scheduling, calendar updates, liaising with guest teams for tech checks, collecting bios and media assets
Production& Post-production:
- Produce weekly episodes from pitch to publication, including tape review, scripting, narrative structuring, and editorial feedback
- Coordinate technical needs for interviews
- Maintain detailed production calendars and workflows to ensure episodes stay on schedule and on message
Distribution & Delivery:
- Publish and distribute finalized audio episode to show’s RSS feed, including show notes
- Send airing details and assets to the guest before launch
- Assit in tracking weekly and monthly downloads
QUALIFICATIONS
- 3–5+ years of experience producing podcasts or radio, especially interview-based or narrative nonfiction series
- Strong editorial judgment and ability to shape interview-based episodes with emotional and intellectual depth
- Experience working closely with hosts and guests
- Excellent writing and communication skills, especially around scripting and structure
- Comfortable managing audio workflows from pre-production through post
- Proficiency in ProTools, Adobe Audition, Descript, or similar
- Experience with remote recording tools and processes
- Familiarity with challenges and opportunities faced by women in STEM is a strong plus
- Shares a commitment to amplifying the voices of women in STEM and building community.
- Passion for science, technology, and human stories
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