Associate Podcast Producer

Position Overview
BigDeal by Codie Sanchez — a top 10 business podcast and top 100 podcast on Spotify USA — is looking for an Associate Podcast Producer to work with our Executive Producer in-person in Austin Texas.

This role is made for an ambitious creative with high standards. You'll collaborate with some of the most influential names in business, technology, and culture. Your ideas won't sit on a shelf; they'll shape the show end-to-end. If you move fast, enjoy your autonomy, and want your creative input to actually matter, this is the role for you.

The Associate Podcast Producer role sits at the intersection of production, task management, and research. They are a crucial part of the operating system behind BigDeal — prepping research and question docs, overseeing longform/shortform edits, and making sure deadlines are hit. They oversee the day-to-day operations of BigDeal so the Executive Producer can focus on growth, creative direction, and front-line decisions.

The ideal candidate is a clear communicator, is super organized, and has worked on a podcast previously. Deep familiarity with YouTube and Spotify is a plus. Data analysis background is a plus. Technical experience of some kind — video editing, audio mixing, writing, etc — is a plus.

The ideal candidate also has great taste. The word “content” should slightly annoy you. “Content” means “stuff”. We make podcasts.

You don't have to be an expert at everything, so be candid about the limits of your knowledge. We love when people say “honestly I don't know, let me dig in and find out,” and “I haven't done that before, but I'm down to try it.”

At Contrarian Thinking, high performers earn bigger responsibilities, more visibility, and a fast track to leadership. We want you to succeed.

Work samples required.

A portfolio is preferred, but a link to an episode you contributed to with a brief description of your role is also fine.

Who We Are
Contrarian Thinking

is an investment and advisory company led by Codie Sanchez, a 15+ year private equity operator and owner of a portfolio of Main Street businesses.

We build and buy profitable companies

We teach others how to buy, scale, and sell businesses

We use media as leverage, not vanity

Our unfair advantage:

Operating Systems + Business Ecosystem + Audience

BigDeal is where those worlds collide. It's not content for content's sake. It's a distribution engine for ideas, operators, and opportunities.

What Your Days Will Look Like…

Own the

podcast production calendar

end-to-end

Recording schedules

Edit timelines

Publish dates

Distribution deadlines

Keep Notion clean, current, and reliable

Episode status

Guest tracking

Asset libraries

Task ownership

Inbound Guest Requests & Scheduling

Act as the

front gate

for all BigDeal guest pitches and booking requests

Evaluate fit, research candidates, and prep decision briefs

Get final direction from the Executive Producer and respond accordingly

Own scheduling and coordination for approved guests

Manage episode flow from idea → recording → edit → publish → repurpose

Coordinate cross-platform distribution with leads across

Twitter

LinkedIn

YouTube Shorts

Instagram Reels

TikTok

Support guest and topic research

Build tight prep briefs using AI + manual research

Pull past appearances, viral moments, and positioning insights

Track feedback and revisions so nothing stalls

Identify broken workflows and fix them

Build repeatable systems that increase output without increasing chaos

What This Role Is (and Is Not)
This role is:

Operational

Detail-oriented

Execution-driven

High-trust, high-responsibility

This role is not:

On-mic

Creative director

Growth strategist

You make sure the work actually ships.

What We're Looking For

1-3 years experience in podcast production, media ops, or content management

Extremely organized with strong follow-through

Fluent in project management and comfortable managing complex workflows

Experience with podcast hosting platforms and YouTube publishing

Comfortable coordinating across editors, creatives, and producers

Strong written communication

Familiarity with AI tools for research and prep

Bias toward action and ownership

Calm under pressure and allergic to missed deadlines

Bonus if you've worked in a startup or creator-led media company and know how quickly things break without systems.

What Success Looks Like

Episodes ship on time without reminders with all elements approved 24 hours ahead of posting day

Editors always have what they need ahead of schedule

The Executive Producer is not chasing logistics

No missed uploads, broken links, or last-minute scrambles

Location
****Full-time, in-office role at our Austin, Texas headquarters

Benefits

100% company-paid health, dental, and vision

100% company-paid short and long-term disability, life, and accident insurance

Unlimited PTO + 8 paid holidays

Option to enroll in a 401(k) plan via Vestwell with competitive match options

Free access to all Contrarian Thinking courses and flagship communities

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