Podcast Media Manager

The role

You will own the podcast strategy for Claude, managing the program from annual planning through execution across 100+ shows. You will build proactive partnerships, manage network buys, and collaborate with various marketing and creative teams.

What you will do

• Own podcast strategy for Anthropic
• Lead podcast strategy flights for major campaigns
• Manage network buys across major audio publishers
• Develop year-long buys with top shows and media outlets
• Build partnership packages including bonus episodes, video, live events, and social
• Partner with creative and copy teams on scripts and copy points
• Manage voice-actor reads and QA spots
• Develop a refresh cadence for reads
• Manage agency relationships
• Track pacing across buys and shift budget

Required qualifications

• Deep experience in podcast media buying at a tech or consumer company with a substantial podcast budget
• Managed podcast programs in-house directly
• Run both agency partnerships and in-house podcast programs
• Skilled at managing and pushing media agencies
• Can spot up-and-coming shows with clear rationale
• Bring creative ideas for product integrations and beyond standard ad reads
• Comfortable owning execution details including scripts, QA, pacing, and reporting
• Work well across many partner teams
• Enjoy shaping a program from the ground up
• Excited about Anthropic's mission to develop AI that is safe and beneficial
• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
• Field of study relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

Nice to have

• Experience negotiating year-long or multi-format partnerships
• 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

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Optional equity donation matching
• Generous vacation
• Parental leave
• Flexible working hours
• Office space

Before you apply

• We do sponsor visas

About the company

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. Its mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.