Operations Associate

It's an amazing time to join Pocket FM as we continue shaping the future of audio entertainment

both in India and globally. We are India's leading audio OTT platform with the largest collection of

OTT shows, podcasts, and audiobooks across a wide variety of genres and languages.

We are reimagining the traditional radio to build an internet-scale platform to bring together

communities to share stories and spread knowledge. Our mission is to give voice to Indian stories

and wisdom. Pocket FM has grown to 20 Million + users in a short span of 2 years. We are backed

by some of the most prominent VCs in India and are the market leader in the audio space.

At its core, the Operations Associate's role is grounded in partnering with some of the best creators, VOAs, Rjs and voices in India and utilizing their skills to produce amazing audio content across all the formats on Pocket FM. You shall actively engage with voice over artists, creators, dubbing artists both in-house and outsourced, to work on audio books, audio shows, optimizing creation quality to create an immersive and compelling audio content. The successful candidate will marry a strong passion for entertainment and audio storytelling with a hearty curiosity for innovation and data, to define the audio production strategy and playbook. If you're a fan of Audio content, this is your chance to transform how storytelling is presented and discovered by millions of users around the world.

Responsibilities:

Impact and success will be based on the ability to direct and produce high-quality and compelling

audio content, and the dexterity to work seamlessly across numerous internal and external

stakeholder teams. You will be required to build and maintain close partnerships with content

creators, writers, audio production, and other cross-functional teams (Marketing, Product) to define the playbook for the original slate of Audio Content on Pocket FM.

A Typical Day Might Include:

Content Operation: Ensuring the daily operations of various running audio shows

Research & Planning: Working closely with the content team, production team and creators

to plan as per the content pipeline and streamline their timely delivery

Managing large teams of content creators and ensuring that creators are aligned with their

deliverables and the creator pool is optimally utilized

Operationalize and lead a network of internal and external partners to create best-in-class

audio creation workstream, setting creation standards across all facets of the production

cycle

Utilize organizational skills to manage a growing portfolio of creators across the region

Qualifications:

2+ years of producing and managing content,content creators, creative communities

Strong creative instincts and an informed POV on what will delight our listeners when

it comes to longform audio creation

Proactive, fast, and flexible problem-solver with superb time, resource, and

stakeholder management

Strong project management skills and experience managing multiple workstreams

Deep knowledge of, and established relationships with, with key voice talent and

agents

Experience managing a complex production schedule with the ability to manage

priorities on a title by title basis

High degree of initiative, self motivation and autonomy; confident in working

independently and assuming clear ownership of projects

Self-motivated leader and strong collaborator/ team player - with the ability to

maintain calm, make good decisions, and work with constant ambiguity.

Excellent written/verbal communications skills