About the role
We're looking for someone who asks better questions, investigates ideas, and finds stories worth telling. Research is an important part of producing meaningful podcast conversations and creating informative content. You'll help the team prepare for podcast recordings, identify interesting guests and topics, verify information, and uncover insights that can inform our content strategy.
What you’ll do
- Research potential guests, including their backgrounds, achievements, expertise, and current projects.
- Prepare guest briefs ahead of podcast recordings.
- Develop thoughtful interview questions that encourage insightful conversations.
- Research businesses, industries, current affairs, and emerging trends relevant to our audience.
- Identify interesting stories, overlooked perspectives, and topics worth exploring.
- Verify facts, statistics, and claims using credible sources.
- Summarize articles, reports, interviews, and other materials into concise research briefs.
- Identify opportunities to turn research findings into social media posts, carousels, and videos.
- Maintain organized research documents and reference materials.
- Collaborate with the writing, content creation, and production teams.
What you’ll bring
- Strong research, reading, and writing skills.
- Curiosity and a genuine interest in understanding people, ideas, and businesses.
- Critical thinking and the ability to evaluate sources.
- The ability to summarize complex information clearly.
- Attention to detail and good organizational skills.
- An interest in entrepreneurship, business, technology, leadership, culture, or related subjects.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with online research tools and AI research assistants is an advantage, provided you can verify their findings independently.
Your first 90 days
- Days 1–30Learn how we prepare for recordings. Deliver your first guest brief and question set.
- Days 31–60Own research for upcoming episodes and start a running brief on trends our audience cares about.
- Days 61–90Propose a guest or topic that makes it onto the recording calendar.
What we offer
Work on real projects across our media and content ecosystem.
Develop practical skills through hands-on experience.
Collaborate with people across creative, production, and commercial functions.
Propose ideas and take ownership of your responsibilities.
Learn to evaluate your work and improve through feedback.