Podcast Production Cycle overview

Manages the end-to-end production of branded podcast episodes — planning episode topics and guest lineups, preparing interview guides and talking points, coordinating recording sessions, managing audio editing and sound design, writing show notes and episode descriptions with SEO keywords, distributing across podcast platforms, promoting episodes through owned channels, and analyzing listener engagement metrics like completion rate and subscriber growth. Produces episode production checklists, distribution confirmations, and listener analytics dashboards. Excludes podcast advertising sales and sponsorship management.