Podcast Media Manager

San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY · San Francisco · USD 200,000-255,000 / year · Hybrid · Posted Oct 9, 2026

At a glance

Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.

As a Podcast Media Manager at Anthropic, you will own how Claude shows up in podcasts, one of our most important channels for reaching professionals and knowledge workers.
This is not a traditional media buying role, but rather a chance to build a refreshed, proactive podcast strategy.
You will own our podcast program end to end, from annual strategy and show selection through network buys, scripts, pacing, and reporting across 100+ shows.

Own podcast strategy for Anthropic, setting where we show up instead of reacting to inbound pitches
Lead podcast strategy flights for major campaigns end to end, from planning through reporting
Manage network buys across major audio publishers including Spotify, Amazon, NYT, and others
Develop year-long buys with top shows and media outlets, identifying and pitching partners before they come to us
Build partnership packages that go beyond ad reads to include bonus episodes, video, live events, and social
Partner with creative and copy teams as their main point of contact on podcast work, establishing a repeatable process for scripts and copy points
Manage voice-actor reads and QA spots before they air
Develop a refresh cadence for reads so messaging stays current across 100+ shows, tailored to each show's audience
Manage agency relationships, pushing partners to deliver the best rates, placements, and ideas
Track pacing across buys and shift budget as performance data comes in

Have deep experience in podcast media buying at a tech or consumer company with a substantial podcast budget
Have managed podcast programs in-house directly, not only through an agency
Have run both agency partnerships and in-house podcast programs, and know how to get the best work out of each
Are skilled at managing and pushing media agencies to secure strong rates, placements, and ideas
Can spot up-and-coming shows before they're obvious and back your picks with a clear rationale
Bring creative ideas that go beyond the standard ad read, from bonus episodes to live events to product integrations
Are comfortable owning the details of execution, including scripts, QA, pacing, and reporting, alongside long-range strategy
Work well across many partner teams and can build repeatable processes that scale
Enjoy shaping a program from the ground up rather than maintaining an existing playbook
Are excited about Anthropic's mission to develop AI that is safe and beneficial

Experience negotiating year-long or multi-format partnerships with top shows or networks
A background in copywriting or close collaboration with creative teams on host-read scripts
Familiarity with B2B audiences and enterprise-focused podcast buys
Experience with podcast measurement, attribution, and incrementality testing
Relationships with major audio publishers, networks, and independent hosts
Experience extending podcast partnerships into video, social, or live formats
Familiarity with AI products or the broader developer and knowledge worker audience

Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time.