But what about the many indie podcasters out there who are creating great content?Īlso, don’t just list a bunch of shows. Of course, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with liking an NPR show or two. If you just list the handful of shows you’ll typically find featured on the front page of every podcasting app ever, then it could suggest a lack of imagination. Out of the shows you listen to, try to mention 4-5 that are pretty eclectic. If you end up in a conversation with a potential employer and get asked about your favourite podcasts, it’s handy to have thought about this in advance. This should be another one that doesn’t need mentioned, but there’s a few pointers I wanted to offer. If you write excellent comprehensive shownotes for your episodes, or run a blog and put out regular (good) content on that, it’s going to put you at a big advantage! Listen to Podcasts Podcasting is an audio medium, but the written word is still a hugely important part of it. You can also write a bit about yourself and what you’ve achieved so far, as well as the strengths you feel you could bring to a podcasting company. There’s scope for doing a short demo or showreel too, so someone can hit play and immediately sample your best stuff.
You can literally title this page something like “Hire Me” if that’s your style.ĭepending on the area you specialise in, you might create a short video or audio clip talking about your work and your skillsets. Remember, once you get a job in podcasting, you’ll still get to do the stuff you excel at too! Showcase Your Workįorget the CV or Resume, it’s better to let potential employers actually experience your work first-hand.Ĭreate a page on your website with links to your podcast and any other content you’re proud of. So be clear on your willingness to “wear many hats” if required. Most fledgling podcast businesses have small teams, and you might need to become a bit of an all-rounder in the early days. Whatever it is though, you should be prepared to learn and take on other roles. Or maybe it’s social media and marketing. Yours might be editing and audio production. Be VersatileĮveryone has their own strengths and areas they really specialise in. It’s a funny phrase to use in podcasting, but you need to show people you aren’t just all talk. So make sure you have at least one podcast that you’ve demonstrated a bit of staying power with. Lots of half-started, abandoned, or never-quite-started podcasts will make you look like the type of person who quickly gets bored and loses interest.
The good news is that a potential employer will be looking for someone who can come up with lots of new ideas.īut this can be a downside if you’re constantly so distracted by new ideas that you never actually get anything done. Whether you’re in the shower, driving to the shop, or mowing the lawn, good ideas can seemingly drop from nowhere. The fact that you’re reading this means that you’re a creative person, so I don’t need to tell you how easy it is to come up with good ideas. That’s what your potential employers will be looking for. But you need to show that you’re capable of both quality and quantity.
Or that you should be publishing episodes simply for the sake of getting something out. That’s not to say quality is more important than quantity.
You’ll be competing with people who are getting something out every single week. If a job in podcasting come up you’ll be up against stiff competition to get it.īe mindful that even though you have a podcast, if it only has a small amount of episodes released on a semi-regular basis with some big gaps in between, then that’s going to be a mark against you. That’s your first step!īut of course you already run a podcast, so next thing is… Are You Consistent?
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So read on… Podcasting Jobs: The Single Most Important Piece of AdviceĪre you a podcaster? Do you run a podcast? If the answer is no, then I’ll point you to our How to Start a Podcast guide instead. Of course, podcasting jobs are still relatively rare, so you might need a bit of help in getting one.įunnily enough though, that’s the entire purpose of this guide. We now live in an age where there are businesses built around podcasting – and that means it’s an industry with actual paid work available too. Never explosively, but always slowly and steadily. Until recently, the medium was purely a hobby, practiced in bedrooms and basements.īut it’s a medium that’s always continued to grow. The thought of there being podcasting jobs would’ve be pretty far-fetched in the not-too-distant past.