Podcast Distribution & Growth Manager

We're looking for the person who takes a finished episode and makes it \*\*reach and grow an audience\*\*. You'll own how our shows perform on YouTube, Spotify and Apple the titles, thumbnails, chapters, publishing, and the short-form that pulls new viewers in. We handle production in Dubai; you own distribution and growth. We're hiring in the US/UK because that's where the deepest podcast-growth talent lives. \*\*What you'll own\*\* \*Publishing & optimisation\* \- Upload and schedule every episode across YouTube, Spotify, Apple and the clip platforms \- Craft titles, thumbnails, descriptions, chapters/timestamps and tags optimised per platform \- Handle Spotify video setup, the Apple feed, YouTube "Set as podcast", captions and transcripts \- Run a per-episode quality checklist before anything ships \*Growth\* \- Own YouTube & Spotify growth strategy read the data and double down on what works \- Build the short-form plan (Shorts, Reels, TikTok) to turn viewers into subscribers \- Track views, retention, subscribers and CTR, and feed insights back to the team \- Stay ahead of platform changes and podcast trends \*\*What we're looking for\*\* \- A proven track record growing a podcast or channel on YouTube + Spotify \*\*show us the numbers\*\* \- Deep knowledge of YouTube SEO, thumbnails, Spotify/Apple publishing and Shorts strategy \- Hands-on with YouTube Studio, Spotify for Creators and analytics tools \- Based in the \*\*US or UK\*\*, working remotely, with overlap hours for Dubai \- Organised, data-driven, and someone who closes loops \*\*Bonus\*\* \- Experience with video podcasts specifically \- Editing/thumbnail literacy (enough to brief and review) \- Familiarity with the clip / content-reward model