Description
Position Overview:
The Podcast Producer will manage the end-to-end development and production process for Becker’s “Accounting for the Future” podcast series, working closely with Becker’s CPE Curriculum, Video Production, and Marketing teams to launch a series of podcasts focused on key topics in the accounting industry, including Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, Industry Transformation, the Culture of Accounting, the impact of technology on the profession and the evolving technical landscape of accounting.
\n- Research ideas for new podcasts and vet with Becker’s cross-functional podcast Steering Committee.
- Conduct research on our competitors and help shape our short-term and long-term strategy for podcast delivery to our markets.
- Recruit podcast hosts and guests and liaise with them and with Becker colleagues to create and manage the recording and production schedule.
- Work with hosts and presenters to prepare them for the interview and make sure they have what they need to feel comfortable and well-prepared; ensure that both audio and visual set-up is of the highest quality.
- Interview presenters when required.
- Review all content recordings and instruct the Video Production team on what to cut and/or rearrange to ensure a compelling storyline; suggest & review any visuals (graphics, stock footage, etc.) needed for the video version of each podcast.
- Work with Becker’s Curriculum team to ensure that each podcast meets NASBA requirements.
- Coordinate with Curriculum and Video Production to transform audio podcasts into visual CPE courses with assessment questions that are uploaded to our LMS.
- Coordinate with Becker’s Marketing and Video Production teams on podcast intros, outros, descriptions, presenter biographies, and other marketing collateral as needed, and ensure that podcasts are published to all relevant channels.
- 3+ years of podcast production experience required
- Accounting background strongly preferred
- Strong project management background that enables you to work quickly and efficiently without compromising quality
- Strong interpersonal & communication skills to ensure positive and productive relationships with presenters and colleagues
- Strong editorial skills to enable successful transformation of raw recordings into compelling storytelling
- Familiarity with video editing tools and the ability to communicate effectively with the Video Production team on technical edits and requirements