Head of Digital Audio & Podcast Strategy

Podnews; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K with company match

PTO & Holidays

Job summary

KNKX Public Radio seeks a Sr. Manager of Digital Audio to own how listeners access our streams, podcasts, and on-demand content. You will define product strategy, coordinate with engineering and vendors, and drive performance analytics across website, apps, and 70+ platforms.

You’ll lead cross-functional teams, manage a streaming vendor, and build workflows for daily podcast packaging and distribution—advancing reach on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and NPR.

Qualifications

• Experience with audio analytics tools such as Triton.
• Understanding differences between broadcast, web and digital audio metrics and turning data into actionable insights.
• Experience in project management and ideally product management.
• Experience managing a vendor critical to operations and driving issue resolution.

Responsibilities

• Own KNKX and Jazz24 streams as product manager across website, apps, and 70+ platforms.
• Troubleshoot streaming issues with engineering and vendor partners.
• Track and explain audio analytics and present concise takeaways for stakeholders.
• Manage KNKX’s podcast portfolio and grow reach on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, NPR.
• Build and own the KNKX On-Demand two-week archive product roadmap.

Skills

Audio analytics

Product management

Vendor management

Project leadership

Customer service

Data storytelling

Tools

Triton Analytics

Slack

Google Workspace

Job description

KNKX Public Radio seeks a Sr. Manager of Digital Audio to own how listeners access our streams, podcasts, and on-demand content. You will define product strategy, coordinate with engineering and vendors, and drive performance analytics across website, apps, and 70+ platforms.

You’ll lead cross-functional teams, manage a streaming vendor, and build workflows for daily podcast packaging and distribution—advancing reach on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and NPR.