Associate Producer/Editor, Podcasts

The Daily Beast • New York, NY

8h • Onsite

About The Position

This Associate Producer/Editor will play a central role in the ongoing production, editing, and execution of The Daily Beast's news podcasts, including Inside Trump’s Head, The Daily Beast Podcast, The Royalist, and Obsessed. The ideal candidate should possess strong editorial judgment, proven audio and video editing skills, and experience in fast-paced news environments. The role reports to a Senior Producer and involves close collaboration with talent and editorial leadership.

Requirements

• 2–3 years of podcast, video, or newsroom production experience—in news or politics.
• Strong news instincts and the ability to identify compelling angles quickly.
• Brilliant knowledge of politics, and of pop culture.
• Proven ability to edit both audio and video with a sharp editorial eye.
• Expertise with Adobe Premiere Pro, Audition, Photoshop, Media Encoder, and tools such as Riverside and Monday.com (or similar).
• Demonstrated ability to manage full production cycles independently.
• Comfortable working directly with hosts, reporters, and newsroom leaders.

Nice To Haves

• Experience optimizing video podcasts for YouTube is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Produce, edit, and deliver polished podcast episodes—both audio and video.
• Shape episode angles, structures, and rundowns grounded in breaking news, politics, and investigative reporting.
• Book and prepare guests, including experts, lawmakers, newsmakers, and internal contributors and conduct pre-interviews.
• Edit long-form video for YouTube and create short-form clips for social platforms.
• Build notes, scripts, and interview prep for hosts.
• Manage production timelines, drafts, edits, and final delivery workflows.
• Support on-air talent and ensure strong editorial framing for each episode.
• Track the political and news landscape to help guide topic selection and editorial priorities.
• Publish and optimize assets across required platforms (RSS, YouTube, social).
• Collaborate with the Senior Producer and Executive Editor on editorial consistency, pacing, and presentation.

Benefits

• Work on two of The Daily Beast’s core political news podcasts.
• Be part of a collaborative, high-energy newsroom environment.
• Opportunities for growth as we continue investing in audio and video journalism.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees