Managing Director, Elvis Duran Podcast Network

We are looking for a proven leader to oversee the Elvis Duran Podcast Network with experience developing engaging audio content and driving audience growth. Must have a deep understanding of pop culture, entertainment digital creators, and social media trends. Strong organizational, communication, and budget management skills are essential, along with the ability to lead projects from concept to launch. The ideal candidate is a collaborative, creative problem-solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has a passion for innovative podcast storytelling.

What You’ll Do:

• Guiding the development of assigned podcasts
• Providing input and shaping the delivery of podcast content
• Delegating duties and show assignments for Supervising Producers and Producers
• Managing show budgets and communicating needs with talent and other departments
• Discovering, recruiting, and developing new talent and show concepts for the Company, whether for specific sales needs or pure content trends
• Developing and producing new shows and new slates of shows for the Company, including overseeing casting and piloting of episodes through to launch and promotion across all media, and managing the Company’s relationships with content and/or business partners
• Driving brand growth for the network, including audience development and cross-show promotional strategy
• Working with the Sales Department to package and present shows to advertisers and sponsors
• Working with Finance to package and communicate quarterly statements to talent and business partners
• Working with Executive Producer to oversee production of all podcasts inclusive of staffing, pre/post production, etc.

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in a creative environment taking projects from idea to flight
• Knowledge of current and emerging pop culture, internet culture, and entertainment
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Experience guiding others’ work, including delivering performance feedback
• Experience interviewing, hiring, and training employees and setting compensation terms
• Ability to prioritize and delegate responsibilities
• Proven experience working well in team environments
• A strong and wide network to draw on as unanticipated needs arise
• Efficiency and grace under tight deadlines
• Managerial experience
• Knowledge of sound recording and editing
• A knowledge of “what works” in audio storytelling-along with an inclination to push boundaries and innovate
• Comfort and creativity with managing budgets and making the most of limited resources

What You’ll Bring:

• Respect for others and a strong belief that others should do this in return
• Demonstrated initiative and achievement-oriented leadership
• Ability to delegate tasks and manage others effectively, especially in times of complexity or conflict
• Growth mindset and desire for continued knowledge sharing and learning
• Understanding of impact of own work and your team’s outcomes
• Business insights that contribute to meeting organizational objectives
• Ability to solve technical and operational problems and troubleshoot in a timely manner
• Ability to identify and support new opportunities for continued improvement across business
• Comfort interacting with individuals of all levels
• Effective communication skills and the ability to build team trust
• Ability to influence others to adopt a broader point of view

Salary to be determined by multiple factors including but not limited to relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and alignment with market data.

$120,000 - $150,000, iHeartMedia’s benefits offering is flexible and offers a variety of choices to meet the diverse needs of our changing workforce, including the following:

• Employer sponsored medical, dental and vision with a variety of coverage options
• Company provided and supplemental life insurance
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Paid company holidays
• A Spirit day to encourage and allow our employees to more easily volunteer in their community
• A 401K plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at no cost - services include telephonic counseling sessions, consultation on legal and financial matters, emotional well-being, family and caregiving
• ?A range of additional voluntary programs, such as spending accounts, student loan refinancing, accident insurance and more!

The audio revolution is here - and iHeart is leading it! iHeartMedia, the number one audio company in America , reaches 90% of Americans every month – a monthly audience that’s twice the size of any other audio company - almost three times the size of the largest TV network - and almost 4 times the size of the largest ad-supported music streaming service. In fact, we have:

• More #1 rated markets than the next two largest radio companies combined;
• We’re the largest podcast publisher , with more monthly downloads than the second- and third-largest podcast publishers combined. Podcasting, the fastest-growing new media, today has more monthly users than streaming music services or Netflix;
• iHeart is the home of many of the country’s most popular and trusted on-air personalities and podcast influencers , who build important connections with hundreds of communities across America;
• We create and produce some of the most popular and well-known branded live music events in America, including the iHeartRadio Music Festival, the iHeartRadio Music Awards, the iHeartCountry Festival, iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina and the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour;
• iHeartRadio is the #1 streaming radio digital service in America;
• Our social media footprint is 7 times larger than the next largest audio service; and
• We have the only complete audio ad technology stack in the industry for all forms of audio , from on demand to broadcast radio, digital streaming radio and podcasting, which bring data, targeting and attribution to all forms of audio at an unparalleled scale. As a result, we’re able to combine our strong leadership position in audience reach, usage and ad tech with powerful tools and insights for our sales organizations to help them build success for their clients at a more efficient cost than any other option.

Because we reach almost every community in America, we’re committed to providing a range of programming that reflects the diversity of the many communities we serve - and our company reflects that same kind of diversity. Our company values stress collaboration, curiosity, welcoming dissent, accepting mistakes in the pursuit of new ideas, and respect for everyone.

Only one company in America has the #1 position in everything audio: iHeartMedia!, Our organization participates in E-Verify. Click here (https://www.e-verify.gov/employees) to learn about E-Verify.

Are you passionate about media, entertainment, and making an impact through storytelling, innovation, and connection? If you’re exploring new opportunities and want to be considered for future roles at iHeartMedia, we invite you to join our Talent Pool (https://iheartmedia.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/External_iHM/job/San-Antonio-TX-Stone-Oak/XMLNAME—-Introduce-Yourself-and-Join-Our-Talent-Pool—-_Req37495) .