Senior Podcast Producer

OQS Media; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

OQS Media is seeking a dynamic Senior Podcast Producer to spearhead the launch of bold new podcasts. This role encompasses everything from securing top-tier guests to crafting compelling content and ensuring audience growth through innovative marketing strategies. Join a creative team dedicated to shaping the UK media landscape with fresh, insightful commentary.

Benefits

Generous Holiday Allowance with 25 days holiday

5% Employer Contribution Pension Scheme

Employee discounts at company restaurant

Free breakfast and fruit

Cycle to work scheme

Interest free season ticket loan

Qualifications

• Proven experience in podcast production and guest booking.
• Ability to write persuasive pitches and draft high-quality scripts.
• Strong background in social media strategy.

Responsibilities

• Book high-profile guests and oversee recording and editing.
• Draft scripts and fact-check content for editorial accuracy.
• Lead social media strategy to drive growth and engagement.

Skills

Editorial savvy

Production

Marketing

Research

Fact-checking

Job description

We're building something big — and we're looking for a brilliant Senior Podcast Producer to help lead the charge.

UnHerd and The Spectator are launching a new slate of bold, agenda-setting podcasts that aim to shake up the UK media landscape. This is a rare opportunity to be in at the ground level of some of the most high-profile podcast launches in recent memory.

We're looking for someone who can do it all: from booking top-tier guests and shaping editorial tone, to overseeing recording, editing, and driving audience growth through smart marketing and promotion. You'll be the engine behind each show — ensuring every episode is sharp, compelling, and flawlessly delivered.

You'll work across both brands, helping to craft shows that are fresh, fearless, and impossible to ignore — with a mix of political insight, cultural edge, and unmissable commentary.

If you're editorially savvy, production-smart, marketing-minded — and hungry to create the next breakout hit — we want to hear from you.

Requirements

• Pitch timely, original episode ideas that respond to breaking news and cultural trends
• Research, identify, and book high-profile guests across politics, culture, and media
• Write persuasive pitches to secure both reactive and long-lead guests
• Maintain a live, detailed tracker of all guest outreach and booking activity
• Coordinate recording schedules with presenters and studio teams (in-person and remote)
• Prepare concise, insightful briefings for presenters on a wide range of topics
• Draft high-quality scripts, intros, and guest biographies
• Fact-check content and ensure editorial accuracy across all outputs
• Select and prepare visual assets and quotes to enhance podcast visibility
• Edit short-form clips for social media and refine podcast audio where needed
• Shape compelling release packages — headlines, thumbnails, show notes — to maximise reach
• Lead social media strategy and scheduling to drive growth and engagement across platforms
  
  
  

Benefits

• Salary dependent on experience
• 5% Employer Contribution Pension Scheme
• Generous Holiday Allowance with 25 days holiday per calendar year + birthday holiday bonus + Bank Holiday Leave
• All staff receive generous discounts at our Company restaurant, as well as free breakfast and fruit
• Cycle to work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loan