Senior Manager, Podcast Business Development

Overview

Job Title: Senior Manager, Podcast Business Development

 

Department: Podcast

 

Reporting To: Vice President, Content Strategy & Business Development

 

Employment Type: Full-Time

 

Location: New York, New York

 

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

 

We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented professional to join our Podcast Business Development team at Audacy. In this role, you will manage the pitch pipeline, collaborate with internal teams to structure and implement new podcast deals, and drive key content strategy decisions across our podcast network. You'll evaluate and negotiate new show deals, manage the deal flow for both new shows and renewals, and work closely with various departments to ensure smooth transitions from deal negotiation to launch and ongoing partnerships. Additionally, you will help identify and drive new monetization opportunities, including expanding into new revenue streams.

Audacy offers employees who are eligible for benefits with a comprehensive benefits package which includes: a health care coordinator, medical, dental, vision, mental health, telemedicine, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, disability, life insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, paid time off (sick, flex-time away/vacation days, personal, parental, volunteer), 401(k) retirement plan, student loan payment assistance program, legal assistance, life assistance program, identity theft protection, discounted home and auto insurance, and pet insurance.

Responsibilities

What You'll Do:

• Manage pitch pipeline and communication with agencies around incoming opportunities
• Collaborate with Podcast Finance team on preparing models and determining optimal structure for new podcast deals 
• Manage deal flow & pipeline (including new shows and renewals) for Audacy network and O&O podcasts
• Evaluate and negotiate new show deals for Audacy
• Support the VP, Podcast Business Development & Content Strategy in running major deals and renewals
• Collaborate with Partnerships Operations team and Partnerships Sales teams to ensure seamless transition from deal stage to launch to renewal
• Help drive content strategy decisions across network and O&O slates, including outbound outreach
• Drive new monetization opportunities for podcast network, including developing and/or expanding YouTube, international, Premium, live events, and merchandise revenue streams

Qualifications

Required & Preferred:

• MBA and/or 4-6 years of relevant professional experience preferred
• Understanding of podcast (or other media) deal structures
• Interest in developing relationships with podcast agents (pre-existing relationships a plus but not required)
• Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Good attitude and work ethic

Additional Information

Pay Transparency:

The anticipated starting salary range for individuals expressing interest in this position is $85,000-100,000/annually.

Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and location of the applicant, as well as internal and external equity.

Important Notes:

Please be aware that Audacy will never ask you to send money at any point during the hiring process. Communication from legitimate Audacy representatives will only come from email addresses ending in @audacy.com. If you receive any suspicious requests or communications, please verify their authenticity before responding.

About Us

Audacy is a scaled, leading multi-platform audio content and entertainment company differentiated by its exclusive, premium audio content. Audacy operates one of the country’s two scaled radio broadcasting groups with leading positions across the country’s largest markets, as well as one of the country’s largest podcast networks and the Audacy direct-to-consumer streaming platform. Audacy is a major event producer and a digital marketing solutions provider and is the unrivaled leader in local news and sports radio. Learn more at www.audacyinc.com, Facebook, X, LinkedIn and Instagram.

EEO

Audacy is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Audacy affords equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of their race, color, religion or religious creed, sex/ gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (ove