Guest Booker, Global Podcasts – 12 Month FTC

Accepting applications until: 

11 September 2026

Job Description

Your Role: Guest Booker, Global Podcasts – 12 Month FTC

Reporting into the Head of Podcast Talent & Operations, as a Guest Booker at Global, you will work across multiple always on podcast shows and formats, both entertainment and factual, building strong relationships to secure high calibre guests that fit each show’s editorial direction, content plan and audience. This is a practical, delivery focused role where you’ll be hustling for guests, managing diaries, confirming logistics and supporting hosts and producers so every booking runs smoothly and adds real value.

As a Guest Booker at Global, you will:

Key Responsibilities

• Guest booking and relationship management (50%): Proactively research, target and approach potential guests that fit each show’s editorial brief, tone and audience. Build and maintain strong relationships with agents, publicists, managers, labels, publishers and other external partners, as well as internal producers, hosts and wider production teams, to generate a reliable pipeline of relevant guest opportunities.

• End-to-end booking and logistics (35%): Manage the full booking process for always-on and special episodes across Global Original and partner podcasts. This includes availability checks, holds, confirmations, contracts/clearances (where required), logistics and call sheets. Ensure guests are fully briefed and prepared, maintain accurate trackers and contact databases, and support recordings as needed – meeting and settling guests, managing timings and coordinating with studios and tech teams.

• Collaboration, process and alignment (15%): Work closely with production teams and the wider business to understand upcoming content plans and guest needs, helping to implement efficient processes for enquiries, briefing and follow-up. Coordinate with Global’s Artist & Entertainment team to align guest approaches and talent opportunities, maximising impact across podcasts and other Global initiatives.

What You’ll Love About This Role:

Think Big: Work across a range of always-on podcast shows in both entertainment and factual, helping to secure guests that elevate episodes and grow audiences.

Own It: Take ownership of the end-to-end guest booking process, from first approach to recording day, making sure every guest experience runs smoothly.

Keep It Simple: Bring clear, professional communication and straightforward organisation to multiple moving parts – diaries, logistics, and stakeholders.

Better Together: Build strong relationships with agents, publicists, talent, producers, presenters and internal teams, playing a key part in the success of Global Podcasts.

What Success Looks Like:

In your first few months, you’ll have:

• Built strong relationships with producers, presenters and key internal stakeholders across several Global Podcasts.

• Established a reliable network of agents, PRs and talent contacts and begun generating regular guest opportunities.

• Consistently booked guests that clearly match the editorial brief and audience for each show.

• Helped to implement efficient processes for enquiries, holds, confirmations, briefing and follow-up.

What You’ll Need:

• Experience booking guests or talent for podcasts, radio, TV, live events or similar content.

• Strong relationship-building skills and confidence dealing with agents, publicists, talent and senior stakeholders.

• A strong understanding of how to match guests to the tone, content and audience of different shows.

• A keen interest in entertainment, popular culture and factual storytelling, with awareness of who and what is cutting through.

• Excellent organisational and admin skills, with the ability to manage multiple diaries, deadlines and priorities at once.

• Clear and professional written and verbal communication, including well-structured approaches to talent and representatives.

• A calm, solutions-focused approach when plans change at short notice.

• A collaborative working style and the ability to work closely with production teams, talent and the wider business.