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Thanks for checking out our NYC-based Podcast Producer role. Below details who we are, what this role entails, and exactly what kind of person we are looking for to fill it. I look forward to meeting you!

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About Thursday Labs

High-level: We're a podcast studio for hypergrowth founders. Our clients are the builders, funders, and backers of what comes next.‍

Over the past few years, we’ve produced 50+ podcasts reaching more than 1B organic eyeballs across the web. Our vision is to build the empire of podcasts in tech.

We are a full-service studio, meaning our clients show up to record and we take care of everything else: strategy, booking, production, editing, distribution, and growth.

What this means for you:

• You’ll work with some of the smartest and most influential founders, investors, and executives in tech.
• Our clients record in person primarily in LA and NYC, with a handful of virtual shows.
• Every client starts with a 20-episode “Season One”. This includes long-form episodes released weekly, plus daily short-form clips from each episode that are published across LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, X, and YouTube.
• Behind the scenes, we’ve built tight, repeatable systems to manage research, recording, content production, approvals, and distribution, so you’ll step into proven workflows and systems that make it possible to deliver at scale.

At any given time, we’re developing 5-7 new shows and running another 15-25 ongoing shows with our small, collaborative team that actually likes working together. To work at Thursday Labs, you have to be equal parts creative and operational. You have to obsess over the details, thrive in fast-changing environments, and take pride in delivering white-glove experiences.

About the Role: Scope, Responsibilities, and Compensation

Title: Podcast Producer

Location: New York, NY

This is a client‑facing, end‑to‑end producer role. You’ll manage a group of NYC-based clients. That means you’ll be those clients’ #1 point person at Thursday Labs throughout their entire contract, and you’ll be heavily involved in every element of their show. Read on for the specifics.

What You’ll Do

• Show strategy and season planning: Help develop and clarify each show’s mission and ICP and build the guest pipeline.
• Own the schedule: Take lead on the client’s recording schedule and their episode release schedule. This means managing the client’s calendar of availability and working closely with our guest-booking team to source, invite, and lock in guests.
• Episode research and prep: Host prep calls with guests 1-2 weeks ahead of recordings. Create thorough research and prep docs that lead to great episodes and experiences for guests and our clients.
• In‑room producing (NYC in person): Attend every in-person recording for your clients at our studio(s) in Midtown. Provide 10-star service and represent the Thursday Labs brand professionally. Ensure a frictionless, exceptional experience for our clients and their guests. Guests should walk away thinking, “that was the best podcast I’ve ever been on”.
• Editorial and clip selection: Time‑stamp key moments during the recordings. Note the strongest 30-90 second segments. Brief our video editors on which clips to pull. Approve and select the best cuts based on the client’s personal brand goals, and expert knowledge of social media trends.
• Platform‑native copywriting: Write episode titles, descriptions, and short-form captions that actually perform on LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, X, and YouTube. Voice‑match to each client and understand the nuanced differences on how to write for each platform.
• Publishing: Work within our existing timelines and systems for content production, revisions, and distribution, so that handoff and collaboration with other team members remains organized. QA all content before it goes live on our client’s accounts.
• Social media data reporting & strategy: Consistently review the data of your clients’ performance. Ensure each client receives a comprehensive data report and strategy meeting every month. Turn numbers (quantitative data) and anecdotal results (qualitative data) into decisions on how to evolve and improve month over month.
• Client service and account management: Manage the day-to-day interactions with all of your clients. That means responding in Slack / email promptly, answering all of their questions, quelling their concerns, giving proactive updates, and whenever possible, jumping through hoops to ensure they’re satisfied.
• You’ll report to and work directly with me, Jake Hurwitz (Founder / CEO).

KPIs you’ll care about

• Never missing a weekly episode or a daily post
• Social media post reach, engagement, velocity, and MoM growth
• Client satisfaction and contract renewals
• Guest‑to‑client conversions from shows you produce
• Client and guest referrals
• Quality of research docs, briefs, and content

Compensation

• Base: $90-120k+ depending on experience and portfolio scope.
• Commission opportunities:
  • Guest-to-client conversion: 15% of total contract value on any guest you help convert into a client
  • Referrals: 5% bonus on standard client referrals
  • Renewal bonus: increase of monthly payment per-client upon renewing beyond Season One.

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This role will begin as a contract for the first 90 days and you will be paid a monthly rate per client, starting with 3-5 clients. As you become more comfortable and efficient in your role, you’ll take on more clients. The more clients you take on, the more money you’ll make, and the more opportunities for commissions and bonuses.

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Who You Are

This role is for someone who thrives in fast-paced, high-pressure, client-facing work and who can balance operations and relationships at the highest level.

Role Requirements

• NYC-based and able to be on-site for all recordings, even when they are booked last minute (within a few days).
• Strong understanding of short-form and long-form content performance and strategy across LinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram, X, YouTube, Spotify, and Apple.
• Excellent writing skills: able to switch voices, write super sharp captions for every platform, and never miss typos or grammatical errors.
• Confident communicator: can host calls with clients and guests, run a room on recording day, and deliver supportive, direct feedback to clients.
• Highly organized: thrives with checklists, call sheets, Notion boards, and juggling complex calendars.
• Comfortable with stacked days, tight turnarounds, and shifting priorities…without ever missing deadlines.
• Professional maturity: can adapt to different client personalities and cultures with ease.

Personality Fit

• High EQ, outgoing, and great with people. You can read a room and keep guests and clients comfortable even when anxiety and tension are present.
• Meticulous with details: you know small mistakes erode trust, so you sweat over checking and perfecting the fine details.
• Keep calm under pressure: when tech fails or guests are late, you solve problems quickly without panicking.
• Taste-driven: you know exactly which moments from episodes will resonate with the client’s vision and goals, and turn into successful content that spreads on social.
• Resourceful and proactive: you don’t wait for direction, you anticipate needs and act.
• Low ego, high accountability: open to feedback, quick to iterate, and not above handling the basics if it helps the day run smoothly (e.g. carrying C-stands, switching batteries, doing a coffee run, printing a research doc, etc.).
• Relational and trustworthy: you’re someone clients and guests genuinely enjoy working with.
• Passionate and curious: you ask good questions, want to understand clients’ goals deeply, and use your interests to create better shows.
• Strong sense of judgment: you know when to escalate an issue and when to handle it yourself. You’re transparent, straightforward, and honest, and you know the difference between a small obstacle you can quickly resolve and a real issue that needs to be flagged to leadership.
• Self-directed and independent: you appreciate having huge amounts of responsibility and don’t wait to be told what to do next.

Not a fit if:

• You prefer to sit behind the scenes only. This role is hands-on and face-to-face with clients every single day.
• You don’t like operational work. This role requires structure, documentation, and adhering to tight timelines.
• You’re loose on deadlines and/or show up late. Reliability and consistency are non-negotiable in this role.
• You buckle under pressure or become easily overwhelmed. This role can be intense and at times, unpredictable (guests show up at the wrong time, clients run overtime on their episodes, studio equipment malfunctions, clients change their mind about big things at the last minute, etc). You have to be able to roll with the punches and remain graceful.

Bonuses (nice to have; not required)

• 5+ years of experience in podcast production, media production, or client-facing creative work.
• Familiarity with complex Notion environments and project management systems / software.
• On-set video experience and basic knowledge of camera, audio, and lighting equipment.
• Track record of creating content that has performed well on social media.
• Prior client service or account management background where you owned relationships end-to-end.
• Comfort with data reporting and using analytics to guide strategy.
• A strong network in the founder/VC/tech space that could open doors for guest booking.

Screening: Questions and What to Submit

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Please drop everything in one document or deck with clear section headers. Links are great. If something is private, share view‑only links.

→ Title your file: “NYC Producer - [Your Name]”

→ Email it to [email protected] with the subject line “NYC Producer Application”

Bonus points if you make a Loom video sharing your presentation.

Introduce yourself

1. Keep it brief but exciting. This is your opportunity to really sell yourself! Feel free to brag, but be tasteful about it.

How well you deal with people

1. Tell us about a tense moment on a recording day that you personally defused. What happened, what did you do, and what changed?
2. Scenario: A guest is recording 15 minutes beyond their schedule end-time, and the next guest is arriving and struggling to find the building. Walk us through, step by step, how you handle the next 30 minutes.

How you prepare and do research

1. Using one of the shows in our portfolio (any show that you feel drawn to), please identify 4 potential guests that would be a great fit to invite on the show. Briefly explain why these would be strong guests and how you found them.