Guest Outreach Specialist

We are seeking aGuest Outreach Specialistto help our podcasters book interviews with their dream guests.

This role is vital as the quality of our interview podcasts hinges on the guests we book. Poor guest choices lead to poor content, while excellent guests result in exceptional content. By securing top-tier authors and business leaders for our podcasts, we ensure high-quality content and satisfied clients.

The position requires understanding basic sales and marketing concepts such as lead generation, email copywriting and tracking. As an integrated part of the guest outreach team, you will identify top tier guests and podcasters based on their specific content/expertise and invite them to join our clients’ shows. In addition you will pitch our clients to other popular shows. In a nutshell, you will identify potential guests, obtain guest approvals from podcasters, build and manage email campaigns, and coordinate scheduling with our top podcasters.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed research to find potential guests who align with the podcasts themes and target audience.
• Develop compelling and personalized email pitches to invite potential guests to the podcast.
• Monitor social media platforms to stay informed about notable trends and influencers in relevant fields such as entrepreneurship, self-improvement, and marketing.
• Demonstrate high emotional intelligence and cultural competence in all interactions.
• Oversee the planning and execution of multiple email campaigns to secure guest bookings.
• Stay updated on the latest tools, techniques, and strategies in lead generation and email marketing.

Results

• Successfully identify and match over 100 expert guests to relevant podcast shows, leading to increased audience engagement and positive feedback.
• Achieve a 70% success rate in booking high-profile guests through personalized and persuasive email pitches.
• Efficiently manage and coordinate schedules for podcast shows simultaneously, ensuring zero scheduling conflicts and timely updates.
• Communicate with peers, guests and clients to ensure a successful and positive customer service experience
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records across multiple spreadsheets, improving data accuracy by 95%.
• Manage email inbox with a 98% response rate within 24 hours, ensuring prompt and professional communication.

Requirements

• 1+ years e-commerce, sales, marketing, lead generation or copywriting experience.
• 2 - 5 years total work experience.
• High standards for the quality of your work and the work of others.
• Extremely organized. Loves efficiently planning and organizing many projects and tasks.
• Follows through on commitments. Demonstrates tenacity and willingness to go the distance to get something done.
• Proactive problem-solving. Takes pride in proactively solving problems and asks for help when needed.
• Meticulous attention to detail, does not let important details slip through the cracks. Able to follow instructions and delicate processes with minimal mistakes.
• Obsessed with efficiency, automation, and making things work better. Despises feeling like their time is being wasted or used inefficiently.
• Disciplined in their execution of recurring tasks, big and small (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, etc).
• Driven, ambitious, and professionally focused. Take work seriously while also being relaxed and flexible.
• Intellectual. Thinks interdisciplinarily. Loves learning new things and is comfortable flexing across many business departments.
• Thrives in a fast paced environment with an openness to change in response to shifting business demands.
• Extreme ownership, takes personal responsibility for all outcomes they have a stake in.

Communication Expectations

• Strong English skills. Deep respect for clarity and syntax of all communications, especially written.
• Responsive, able to manage many lines of communication simultaneously.
• Is not okay with letting communications sit unanswered for more than 24 hrs.
• Comfortable being disagreeable and can do so professionally. Is comfortable challenging ideas when they think something is wrong.

Salary & Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Remote work
• Flexible PTO
• Medical benefits
• Employee growth plans
• Skill development
• Personal development (reimbursement for books, courses, etc)
• Choice to recognize US holidays or local holidays for international team members
• Paid maternity leave
• Interaction with company owners

Company Values

• Scrappy Hustlers:Industrious, creative, resourcefulness, can do a lot with a little.
• Right The First Time:High standards. Expects personal and team performance to be nothing short of excellent. Does things right the first time.
• Step On The Gas:Move fast, make decisions, get shit done.
• Just Whales:Focus on the highest leverage priorities, don’t get distracted by small fish.
• We Win:Team-focused, generous with time and energy, thrives on feedback, supports others to do and be their best.

About YAP Media

YAP Media (yapmedia.com) collaborates with top influencers and podcasters to help them expand their online presence and monetize their content. Our clients include hosts from Shark Tank, the worlds #1 Executive Business Coach, and top podcasters who receive 1 million+ downloads a month and regularly rank as the #1 podcast in their niche on Apple Podcasts. We are a fully remote company of 50+ team members around the world. We have team members in the USA, Argentina, Nigeria, Kenya, Algeria, Turkey, India, and the Philippines.

Salary: $500 - $750/m