You will be the Producer of Intermission, and only Intermission. This is a dedicated, single-show role so that one person can make the entire production exceptional, rather than splitting attention across projects.
You won’t own the editorial voice (that’s for the hosts and research team), and you won’t be behind the camera or edit any videos (the video producer takes charge of that). What you will own is everything that keeps the entire Intermission team working smoothly. You’ll keep track of timelines, coordination, assets, and each episode’s delivery.
Roughly 80% of this job is talking to people and unblocking them. You’ll need to know whom to reach, what to ask for, and how to keep a large distributed production moving without dropping any details. The rest is judgment—taking action to solve problems before they happen, not after.
- Hold the timeline and cascade — Every episode has four tracks moving at once: the design and archival assets, the companion microsite, the video production and edit, and promotions. You’ll keep all dependencies on schedule and everything downstream in sync.
- Run the working sync — Hold every contributor to what they owe and when, and make sure updates flow to the right people on time.
- Own the asset registry — Maintain a record of every asset: charts, animations, images, and archival clips. Track what each asset is, who’s making it, and where it can be used across the video and microsite.
- Route editorial QC in time — Get copy, chapter titles, thumbnails through fact-checks and copy-checks on schedule.
- Own the launch — Work with the promotions team to create a trackable launch plan. Judge which moments will travel as trailers and reels. Run a post-mortem afterward an episode’s launch so that mistakes don’t happen twice and each iteration becomes better.
- Use AI as a force multiplier — Treat tools such as Claude as a force multiplier that is directed by your judgment. Relegate the repetitive scaffolding to tools that excel at that type of work.
This is a role you can grow inside. The best producers become showrunners. As Intermission grows, so can you.
Above everything else, Intermission’s Producer must have exceptional organisational skills. This is the one trait that determines whether the job is done well.
The Producer must also have a strong sense of ownership. You’ll have to treat Intermission as your product and part of your reputation.
You should have a feel for video and social media, specifically what a good long-form video looks like, and what travels as a reel as opposed to a static post.
Be resourceful and find ways to get things done. Be able to say “I don’t know” and deliver bad news early.
We’re looking for someone 2–3 years into their career, with hustle rather than seniority. Backgrounds in journalism, production coordination, project management, or other settings where you had to marshal people toward a deadline are all relevant.
- The Ken offers competitive salaries and benefits, plus the following:
- An Apple MacBook laptop
- A flat, non-hierarchical, and open culture
- Universal ESOP benefits
- Health insurance
- Unique learning opportunities related to journalism and subscription products
Have questions?
Mail us at [email protected] with the name of the position in the subject line.
