We are looking for a Production Manager, Original Programming to launch and scale a number of new media series that are currently in development. This includes audio/podcast, video, and other channels. This is a unique opportunity to launch new projects from scratch for a well-known brand with a large existing audience.

The position requires detailed project planning, coordinating cross-functional tasks, and delivering against tight deadlines. Also important is a sense for great content and a deep interest in developing media properties that are successful from a business perspective.

The role:

Track and manage content projects through reviews, approval, and distribution of final assets
Develop and maintain detailed project plans that accurately reflect the status of all active content projects
Proactively communicate project status and updates throughout the lifecycle of the project to stakeholders
Understand the business objectives and constraints in building content properties
Bring a positive, solution-oriented mindset to tackling problems and help unify and motivate colleagues
Develop an understanding of what resources are needed to achieve a desired content outcome; source and manage external relationships with creators (writers, editors, etc.), agencies (editing, sound, etc.), and others as needed.
Schedule and organize shoots, interviews, recordings and other content production activities as needed
Create project budgets and track costs
Optimize and improve content production processes over time

Key requirements:

4+ years of project management experience in a content creation context
Strong organizational and problem solving skills
Understanding of how content production teams work
Ability to work on multiple projects, fast timelines and with different personalities
Master of problem solving and being proactive
Sense of what makes great content and successful media properties
Love of new release fiction

About Us:

Book of the Month is a subscription box that gives readers their choice of the best new and early-release reads each month.

We believe in books — and the people who write them. Each month, we feature five can’t-put-it-down books that our members might not otherwise discover. Think: new and diverse voices that you just can’t get enough of. Why? Because emerging writers offer new perspectives, and a lot of fun.

Our team is small, but mighty. Founded in 1926 and relaunched in 2015, the company is a startup brand with legacy vibes, located (among books) in NYC’s Flatiron District. We embrace the innovative, the experimental, and even the so-crazy-it-might-work. Anything to get more people reading — and actually enjoying it.

Want to join us? We’re looking for engineers, marketers, CX associates, creatives, book lovers and more. Check out open roles at: https://bookofthemonth.com/join-our-team.

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Please let us know: (a) one media property or content creator whose content you admire; and (b) one media property or content creator whose business model you admire.*

BOTM creates a podcast series with 12 episodes. Each episode requires 7 hours of writing, 5 hours of editing, 3 hours of studio time, and 6 hours of performance (there are two show hosts). Writing and editing each cost $95 per hour, performance costs $250 per hour, and the studio costs a flat fee of $1,000 per episode. In addition, BOTM spends $25k total to advertise the podcast series. The first episode gets 9,865 listens, and audience grows each episode thereafter by 40% above the previous episode.

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(A) How much did BOTM spend on the podcast series in total?
(B) How many total listens did the podcast series garner?
(C) What is the CPM (cost per thousand listens)?
(D) What is your evaluation of the podcast series success or lack thereof?*

Do you enjoy reading new release fiction? If so, please let us know a book you enjoyed reading in the last three months?*

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