Executive Podcast Producer - Global Studios

Global; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Studios is seeking an Executive Podcast Producer to lead the creative and editorial direction for a portfolio of shows. You will own the overall vision and guide the production team, ensuring high production quality and strategic growth across formats and platforms.

You’ll champion ambitious editorial standards, build trusted relationships with talent and agents, and collaborate across Video, Social, Marketing, Commercial and Production to expand shows into bigger brands.

Qualifications

• Strong editorial judgment and experience leading high-quality content in a fast-moving environment.
• Experience using audience data to inform creative decisions.
• Ability to lead, support and empower a production team with clarity and accountability.
• Proven track record of evolving formats and growing audiences across platforms.

Responsibilities

• Creative and editorial leadership: Set and maintain the creative and editorial direction of assigned titles, overseeing ideas and planning through production, publication and review.
• Show development and growth: Evolve formats using audience insight to deepen engagement across platforms.
• Team leadership: Lead, support and empower the production team, creating clear structures and production workflows.
• Talent relationships: Build trusted relationships with talent and agents, protecting the creative vision of each show.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Work with Video, Social, Marketing, Commercial and Production to grow shows into bigger brands.
• New content: Partner with the development hub to pilot and launch new shows with strong editorial judgement and discipline.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Audience insight

People leadership

Audience growth

Creative development

Cross-functional collaboration

Production planning

Talent relationships

Job description

Accepting applications until:

23 October 2026

Job Description

Executive Podcast Producer - Global Studios

At Global, we think big, work hard, and never stand still. We’re the proud home of the best media and entertainment brands on the planet, driven by our talented and passionate people. Our mission? To make everyone’s day brighter - ourGloballers, our audiences, our partners, and our communities. Whether we’re in the studio, building world-class technology, or securing record Outdoor advertising partnerships, we make sure we’re doing it as a team.

Your Role: Executive Podcast Producer - Global Studios

Reporting to the Head of Production, you will be the creative and editorial lead for a portfolio of Global Studios shows. You’ll own their overall vision and continued development, setting the creative direction while leading and empowering the production team.

As the senior editorial voice on your titles, you’ll champion creative ambition, editorial quality and audience growth. You’ll build trusted relationships with talent and agents, evolve formats and create opportunities to grow shows across audio, video, social, live and other platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Creative and editorial leadership:Set and maintain the creative and editorial direction of assigned titles, overseeing ideas and planning through production, publication and review.
• Show development and growth:Use audience insight and creative thinking to evolve formats, create bigger moments and identify opportunities to deepen audience engagement across platforms.
• Team leadership:Lead, support and empower the production team, creating clear structures, production workflows and an ambitious pipeline of ideas.
• Talent relationships:Build trusted, constructive relationships with talent and agents, helping talent deliver their best work while protecting the creative vision of each show.
• Cross-functional collaboration:Work closely with colleagues across Video, Social, Marketing, Commercial and Production to develop shows into bigger brands.
• New content:Partner with the development hub to pilot and launch new shows, bringing strong editorial judgement and operational discipline to delivery.

What You’ll Love About This Role

• Think Big:Shape the creative direction of major Global Studios titles and find new ways to grow them beyond the core show.
• Own It:Take responsibility for high editorial standards, audience growth and the delivery of ambitious creative plans.
• Keep it Simple:Turn creative ambition, performance insight and production priorities into clear plans that teams can deliver.
• Better Together:Work closely with talented producers, presenters and colleagues across Global to create standout content.

What Success Looks Like

In your first few months, you’ll have:

• Used creative andeditorialinsight to grow your shows.
• Established yourself as a trusted editorial lead for the production team and talent.
• Introduced regular performance reviews and used audience insight to improve the shows.
• Developed a clear editorial calendar, effective production workflows and a strong pipeline of ideas.
• Built productive relationships with Video, Social, Marketing, Commercial and Production colleagues.
• Created a clear management structure and maintained consistently high creative and editorial standards.
• Identified practical and creative opportunities to grow the titles and deepen audience engagement.

What You’ll Need

• Editorial leadership:Strong creative judgement and experience leading high-quality editorial content in a fast-moving environment.
• People leadership:Ability to lead, support and empower a production team, creating clarity, trust and accountability.
• Audience insight:Confidence using performance information and audience understanding to inform creative decisions.
• Relationship building:Experience developing trusted, professional relationships with on-air talent, agents and senior stakeholders.
• Creative development:A track record of evolving formats and generating ideas that build audience engagement across platforms.
• Organisation and delivery:The ability to balance creative ambition with effective planning, prioritisation and production discipline.