We’re Hiring: Ad Salesperson (Commission-Based)

Multitude is hiring a commission-based salesperson to lead sponsorship sales for our portfolio of twenty podcasts. Please reach out if you can help us make smart matches between values-led brands and the incredible audiences we serve.

Role Description

This salesperson will:

• Research potential sponsors and obtain contact information for buyers or their media agencies

• Pitch sponsors via email and follow up in a systematic way, tracking responses in a shared spreadsheet or CMS

• Meet (remotely) with potential sponsors to discuss pitches and close deals

• Update and supplement existing pitch materials, including an overall rate card, general sponsorship pitch deck, and individual one-pagers for each client podcast

• Draft Insertion Orders or sponsorship agreements

• Collaborate with Multitude colleagues, hosts, and external partners

• Commit to never use generative AI tools for their work with Multitude, in line with our company AI policy

This role reports to CEO Amanda McLoughlin.

Qualifications

Candidates must have:

• Experience pitching companies, organizations, and small businesses on paid sponsorships or partnerships

• Familiarity with podcast ad analytics and terminology, influencer and affiliate marketing, and digital newsletters

• Comfort using cloud-based data management systems (we use AirTable, but experience with any similar product is just fine)

• Working knowledge of podcast analytics platforms (Apple Podcasts, Spotify for Creators, YouTube Studio)

• Strong communication skills, both with coworkers and potential partners

• Time zone overlap with working hours EDT (9am-5pm) for at least two hours per week. Candidates are welcome from any country and time zone

Candidates may optionally also:

• Have sold sponsorships for your own show, website, or project

• Love educational podcasts, worker-owned cooperatives, digital communities, or values-led businesses

• Enjoy educating other creators and professionals on sponsorship sales

• Excel at visual design, helping us update and beautify our pitch materials

• Be a strong writer with a knack for conveying each show's unique value to potential partners

Compensation

This role will earn a 10% commission on gross revenue from sponsorship deals they source, pitch, and close, with no upper limit.

To Apply

Please email hiring [at] multitudeshows [dot] com with a summary of your experience, interest, and general availability. You're welcome to attach or link to a résumé, cover letter, or portfolio, but not required to include any of these documents.

We are currently accepting applications and will reply to every candidate with our decision within 10 business days of submission.

About Multitude

Multitude is a podcast production company dedicated to making excellent shows and building communities around them. We’ve spent the last decade helping creators, cooperatives, and values-led businesses make podcasts that change lives online and off. Sustainable, impactful, and deeply human shows are our specialty. And we practice what we preach with original shows that have amassed millions of downloads, thousands of paying members, hundreds of live shows, and even a few podcast logo tattoos. Learn more at multitudeshows.com.

Multitude’s 2025 Pride Podcast List

Happy Pride Month! Though we are proudly queer all year, we wanted to celebrate our community and honor the history that made Pride what it is today. Especially in times like these, it’s important to recognize the incredible LGBTQ+ creators, businesses, and shows that help bring representation and culture to our world.

With that said, here is a list of some of our favorite LGBTQ+ podcasts and businesses. Plus, we had to share a few of our qu-eerie-st Spirits episodes.

LGBTQ+ Podcasts We Love

The team at Multitude’s list of essential shows from LGBTQ+ creators!

Rainbow Parenting

Rainbow Parenting, a queer-and gender-affirming parenting podcast, sparks conversations about how to affirm queer, trans, an nonbinary kids with host and educator Lindz Amer. This show is perfect for parents, educators, caregivers, librarians, and anyone who knows, loves, and works with kids!

Nancy

Hosted by BFFs Kathy Tu and Toblin Low, Nancy is a critically-acclaimed podcast featuring queer stories and conversations about how we define ourselves, and the journey it takes to get there.

Hearthbound

Hearthbound is a 10-episode musical audio drama and a queer reimagining of the Odyssey. The podcast just premiered this month and has the first two episodes available to binge!

What’s All This Then

Love British culture? What’s All This Then is a show all about Britain from two Brits who no longer live there and basically “feel a bit ‘hrnnhghh’ about the place.” Explore British life with hosts Charlotte McDonnell and Libby Watson each week.

“The Great Pervoween Parade” Episode of StarTripper!!

StarTripper!! takes you on a road trip through the cosmos as Feston Pyxis leaves behind his old life in search of the best and wildest experiences the galaxy has to offer. And a special shout-out to the episode “The Great Pervoween Parade,” a space kink pride special co-written by noted queer icon and Bluetooth Lady Kristen DiMercurio.

Bisexual Behavior

Bisexual Behavior is a podcast for the bi+ community that amplifies queer voices and stories. Each month the host, Talia, sits down with different guests to talk about sexuality, pop culture, and queer life.

Spirits Episodes to Listen to This Pride Month

Episode 35: Wonder Woman and the Amazons (with Greg Rucka)

Leave the world of men and enter Paradise with this Spirits episode and special guest Greg Rucka, head writer of Wonder Woman for DC. We discuss comic books as mythology, dig into the historical roots of Wonder Woman and the Amazons, and revel in the super queer nature of paradise.

Episode 380: Abandoned Places (with Blake Pfeil)

Have you ever been haunted by an abandoned place? Spirits hosts invlited multidisciplinary artist Blake Pfeil to talk about his experiences exploring abandoned places, how abandoned places are inherently queer, and why they haunt us the way they do.

Episode 384: Queer Monsters (with Sacha Coward)

In this episode, we dive back in time with the help of author Sacha Coward to talk about the intertwined history of queerness, monsters, and mythology!

Episode 388: Making Queer Fairy Tales (with Melanie Gillman)

Cartoonist and author of Other Ever Afters, Mel Gillman joins us on Spirits to chat about growing as an artist, how allegories of fairy tales grow over time, and breaking the structures to write good horror.

LGBTQ+ Businesses We Love

gc2b

gc2b is a trans-owned, affirming apparel company based in Maryland. The founder, CEO, and designer—a Black and Latinx trans man—saw that the only binding options available were uncomfortable compression shirts made for cis men and started gc2b to combat that. 

GFW Clothing

GFW Clothing’s button-up shirts are designed to fit your body rather than your gender. Designed for all body types, the shirts have a looser cut with left-over right buttoning and a hidden bust button to avoid gaping in the chest area.

OurShelves

The children’s book subscription box company, OurShelves, envisions a world where all children have access to high-quality, varied stories that both affirm their own identities as well as positively introduce them to the wide range of humanity existing within our world.

Queer Candle Co.

Queer Candle Co. is a small-batch candle company, with each product made from soy wax and non-toxic fragrances. As a trans and queer owned business, they prioritize giving back to the community by donating 10% of profits to the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, an NYC based grassroots organization working to "guarantee that all people are free to self-determine gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing harassment, discrimination or violence."

Wildfang

Wildfang is a queer and female founded apparel company on a mission to rethink gender norms. They believe your clothes should be as unique and expressive as you are. 

If you're looking for an inclusive LGBTQ+-friendly community and love Multitude shows, join our free Discord server! It’s the perfect place to meet new people and bond over all things Multitude and podcasts.

Welcome, Tiny Matters!

Multitude is proud to welcome our newest member show: Tiny Matters! 

Dive into genes, microbes, and other tiny things that have a big impact on our world with Tiny Matters. Join scientists Sam Jones and Deboki Chakravarti as they take apart complex and contentious topics in science and rebuild your understanding. From deadly diseases to ancient sewers to forensic toxicology, Sam and Deboki embrace the messiness of science and its place in the past, present, and future. Tiny Matters releases new episodes every Wednesday.

The podcast was first launched in January 2022 by The American Chemical Society, a non-profit scientific organization that connects and advances chemistry and the broader scientific community. It won a Signal Award for Best Science Podcast in 2024, the same month that cohost Sam Jones won an Eric and Wendy Schmidt Award for Excellence in Science Communications from the National Academies of Science. This new partnership with Multitude Podcasts, a collective of professional audio creators building community through podcasts, will usher in additional reach and resources to support this extraordinary podcast.

“Tiny Matters is an award-winning podcast, recognized by both audio and scientific bodies,” says Eric Silver, Head of Development at Multitude Podcasts. “We're excited to continue to enhance what makes the show great and support Sam, Deboki, and ACS with our expertise in sustainable production and community building.”

“I first learned about Multitude a few years ago and was struck by not just the quality of the podcasts in the collective, but the incredible bond between listeners and creators,” says Sam Jones, executive producer and co-host of Tiny Matters. “I am beyond excited for Tiny Matters to be part of this community of enthusiastic, smart, compassionate people who love podcasts as much as I do.”

Co-host Deboki Chakravarti says, “One of my favorite things about the podcast world has been getting to meet and work with really creative and kind people, so I’m really excited to join the Multitude community to learn from these amazing podcasters and their listeners!” 

Subscribe to Tiny Matters in your podcast app today (Apple, Spotify, YouTube, PocketCasts), or click here to learn more about the show.

Top Spooky Spirits Episodes to Listen to This Halloween

If you’re anything like us, you’ve probably got your favorite spooky classics ready for Halloween. But if you need more chills, we’ve got the perfect spooky Spirits episodes for you—haunted theatres, cursed dolls, vengeful spirits, and more. Grab a blanket and dive in!

Episode 256: Your Urban Legends LVI: The Spookiest Story We’ve Ever Told

This is the one—the spookiest story we’ve (potentially) ever told. This episode is all about one unforgettable tale, packed with ghosts, weird fungi, and unsettling twists. Trust us, you won’t be disappointed.

Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of corrupt law enforcement, racism, dangerous working conditions, disappearances, scientific experimentation, Alzheimer’s, sharks, insects, migraines, mining and mining accidents, animals in peril, dissociation, memory loss, politics, human sacrifice, and pandemic.   

Episode 407: El Silbón

If you hear whistling on the plains at night, it might already be too late. This episode dives into the legend of El Silbón, the vengeful South American boogeyman known for his eerie whistle and dark intentions.

Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of domestic violence, murder, infidelity, colonization, abuse, animal attacks, light cannibalism, disembowelment, and fire.  

Episode 383: Haunted Theatres

As theatre kids, you know we can’t resist a good haunted theatre story. We recorded this episode before we went on tour and can confirm none of them were haunted like these ones! 

Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of death, suicide, fire, child endangerment, child death, poisoning, warfare, stabbing, illness, murder, and government corruption. 

Episode 353: Your Urban Legends LXXXII - Most Haunted House Competition

This one is perfect if you love ghostly stories and have a competitive spirit. On our 353th episode we’ve got haunted libraries, a really scary visitor to a house, and a competition for whose house is most haunted.

Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of home invasion, demonic possession, death, explosions, illness, and murder.  

Episode 149: Haunted Dolls

Break out your ghost detectors and spector-o-meters for this episode about haunted dolls! Julia breaks down the historical links to the haunted dolls of today, and then lays out some of her favorite unique examples to scare Amanda. 

Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of death, suicide, fire, child endangerment, child death, poisoning, warfare, stabbing, illness, murder, and government corruption. 

And there’s even more to explore! Listen to Spirits for more boozy takes on mythology, legends, and folklore. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Acast, PocketCasts, and more!

New Show: Attach Your Résumé

We are so excited to announce Multitude’s newest podcast: Attach Your Résumé!

This show brings you interviews with online creators about how their jobs work and how they got there. Hear the personal stories behind seismic events in digital media and learn what concrete steps we can take to build a sustainable media landscape.

Hosted by longtime podcasters and business owners Eric Silver and Amanda McLoughlin, Attach Your Résumé proves that the best credential for deciding the future of media is actually making stuff.

“I've worked in media since my first internship at Gothamist 10 years ago, and I wanted to work in it even longer before that,” Eric says. “There's so much experience and so many stories that haven't gotten passed down to me, whether because of terrible bosses, or colleagues getting laid off, or NDA signatures that will never let them out. With Attach Your Résumé, We're trying to capture the stories of the digital media industry so we don't make the mistakes of the past and let the incredible podcast companies, subscription-owned websites, streams, YouTube channels, and newsletters thrive in the future.”

New episodes every Thursday until we run out of episodes and have to go make more.

Listen now! We’re on: RSS, PocketCasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.

New episodes will also be posted to this blog, and linked to on the show’s webpage.

Attach Your Résumé: Eric & Amanda Talk About Creative Jobs, So You Can Too

This is the episode before the episodes, where we discuss why this show exists.

Topics include: never having a good boss; potatoes growing on plateaus in Peru; everyone famous on the internet being 39-45 years old; Tape, a podcast that only exists on Soundcloud; and being fundamentally hopeful about the future of digital media.

Credits

- Hosts: Eric Silver & Amanda McLoughlin

- Producer: Brandon Grugle

- Editor: Mischa Stanton

- Graphic Designer: Shae McMullin

- A Multitude production

About The Show

Interviews with online creators about how their jobs work and how they got there. Hear the personal stories behind seismic events in digital media and learn what concrete steps we can take to build a sustainable media landscape. Hosted by longtime podcasters and business owners Eric Silver and Amanda McLoughlin, Attach Your Résumé proves that the best credential for deciding the future of media is actually making stuff. New episodes every Thursday until we run out of episodes and have to go make more.

The MultiCrew Drive Arrives!

It’s the start of fall, and you know what that means: the MULTICREW DRIVE!

This is where we make it extra worth your while to join the MultiCrew, the membership program empowers Multitude to make new work while sharing the process with you.

Our goal is to add 100 new and upgrading members to the MultiCrew by September 27th. And to thank everyone who has already joined or will join this month, we’re dropping even more bonus audio to the MultiCrew than usual: six brand-new Exclusive Bonus Podcast Episodes. Want to hear Moiya learn about the ocean from Mischa? Cheer for Isabel and Amanda in a head-to-head Business Email Competition? Get hooked on a reality show podcast from Eric and Corinne? Play along to a mythology-infused oneshot by Julia for Jenna, Brandon, and Mischa? AND EVEN MORE? Join the MultiCrew today!

We are also hosting livestreams for our entire community, introducing exciting new benefits at our top two tiers, inscribing every annual member’s name on a plaque, AND sending every MultiCrew member a free enamel pin. That’s not even all of the cool stuff we have coming up.

So what are you waiting for?? Join today!

It's the MultiCrew Drive!

On October 1, 2017, Amanda registered the domain name “multitude.productions.” That was the first step of launching a business where podcasters could make a sustainable living on their own terms. Six years later, we’ve built something pretty special: a resilient, independent media business that gives audio creators the tools to thrive. And we’re not stopping anytime soon. 

In the next few months, Multitude will be launching a new member show, throwing open our metaphorical doors (👀), announcing live shows in cities we’ve never performed in before, and releasing even more free resources for up-and-coming creators. And we believe 2024 will be our year. We need your help to make our future plans even bigger and better. The truth is, Multitude exists because of the support of listeners like you.

The best way you can support Multitude is joining the MultiCrew: our membership program that lets you, our listeners, help to fund new work from Multitude and get exclusive perks. That’s why, from now until October 1st, we are running the MultiCrew Drive! We’re putting TWO WEEKS ASIDE to highlight the ways your support makes a difference to us at Multitude and how that support gets paid back to you, our community!

Will you help us add 100 new and upgrading members to the MultiCrew by October 1? 

Here’s how it works:

• If you join (or rejoin) the MultiCrew, upgrade your tier, or go from a monthly plan to an annual one by October 1, you will get a brand-new “This Mug Supports Conversational Podcasts That Bring People Together” mug. (And if you're already a MultiCrew member and don't want to upgrade or go annual, you can also just buy it at the lowest price we’re allowed to sell it at.)

• All annual members will get their names inscribed forever on our We Put 2023 On Our Back Plaque which we will look at every day in the Multitude office. If you’re already a MultiCrew member on an annual plan, you’ll be on it! If you switch from monthly to annual by October 1, you’ll be on it! If you join between now and October 1, you’ll be on it too! Annual plans are particularly helpful to us, since we can count on a whole year of support instead of varying month to month. So we want to thank our annual members in particular, at every tier, with this new perk. And don’t worry, we’ll share many many photos.

We’re also donating a portion of any new revenue we raise this month to the North Brooklyn Angels, a local organization that provides free meals in our neighborhood. They started up in Greenpoint around the same time as us, and currently serve more than 1,500 meals each week to our neighbors from eight different locations. We’ll be making a donation for every new or upgrading member during the drive.

We’ll be talking about our jobs at Multitude and what it’s like making shows in 2023 on the podcasts, social media, newsletters, and more! And for all of our Multitude Community—everybody, not just MultiCrew members—we’ll be having a special virtual hangout with Multitude hosts and staff to wrap up the Drive. All you have to do is sign up for our free Discord server, then come celebrate with us! 

For as little as $5 a month, you can help support Multitude, and get exclusive audio content, including our weekly friendly debate podcast, Head Heart Gut, and our brand new monthly review podcast, The MultiCrew Review! We also offer annual plans with a special discount - get 2 months for free when you sign up for the year.

 If you’ve ever enjoyed one of our podcasts, laughed along with us at one of our jokes, looked at something a little differently after hearing an interview, made a friend through our shows, or felt more confident in yourself as a creator or a person, I hope you consider becoming a MultiCrew member.

So, 100 new and upgrading and switched-from-monthly-to-annual members. Two weeks. Many many mugs and one big ol’ plaque to engrave.

I think we can do this!

Join us now: multicrew.club

Wow if Multitude

Multitude is proud to announce the first podcast to join our podcast collective via our Open Doors program: Wow if True!

​​Wow If True is your one-stop internet culture shop, explaining how what’s happening online shapes the real world. And we’re the internet experts and real-life besties to unravel it: tech culture journalist Amanda Silberling and science fiction author slash attorney Isabel J. Kim, Esq. More importantly, we’re the only podcast that will mention Neopets and horizontal mergers in the same episode. New episode every other Wednesday. Subscribe now in PocketCasts, Apple, or Spotify.

Eric Silver, Head of Development at Multitude, said, “We're incredibly excited to have Amanda and Isabel join Multitude. Tech podcasts have been a backbone of the podcasting landscape for years, and the combination of Amanda's journalistic prowess and the dual-wielding of lawyering and creativity of Isabel brings a force to our collective shows. This is the first of many for our Open Doors initiative, expanding the power of community that Multitude has pushed in podcasting for more than 5 years.”

Cohost Isabel J. Kim is an award-winning science fiction author and award-less leveraged finance attorney. Isabel knows what the Nickelodeon slime tastes like, but has not tasted the slime. And cohost Amanda Silberling is a senior writer at TechCrunch, reporting on the intersection of tech and culture. Her favorite baseball player is Brandon Marsh.

Please welcome Wow if True to Multitude, and cohosts Isabel and Amanda to the collective!

Open Doors at Multitude

Multitude is now accepting pitches to join our podcast collective!

At a time of instability and uncertainty in media, we're excited to be growing our ranks. If you're ready to support other creators, participate in community events with the best listeners on the planet, and push your show to the next level, then shoot your shot.

Click here to send your pitch.

Video Set: Now Open for Business!

As podcasting continues to evolve, so do we! That is why we're incredibly excited to announce our video podcasting set at the Multitude studio. Now you can bring the audio quality that listeners have come to expect from Multitude shows alongside 4K video, extensive lighting, and bright and fun set design. All this is here for you in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, accessible by subway, car, and ferry from all parts of New York City and the tri-state area.

Learn more and book a session today using the link below!

Welcome, Jenna Stoeber and Big Game Hunger!

What’s that feeling?

What’s that noise?

It’s BIG GAME HUNGER, Multitude’s newest member show!

This is a weekly comedy show where Jenna Stoeber and friends craft the big next game every episode. Starting with a random genre, concept, and vibe, Jenna and a friend will take a game all the way from pitch, to slightly more developed pitch. By the end of the episode, they’ll have honed an IP so irresistible, you’ll be ready to risk $25 for it on Steam. Get ready to laugh about games you love, learn about game trends, and yearn for titles that will surely never make their release date. New episodes every Monday.

Subscribe to the show right now (PocketCasts, Apple, Spotify), because there’s a ton of good stuff in store for you when the show launches on October 23.

Not only is this podcast going to be incredible, but we get to welcome a whole new host to the Multitude collective! Jenna has been on our bucket list of collaborators for years. First we admired her work at outlets like Polygon, then we saw up close how many excellent insights she can share as she guested on Multitude podcasts like Games and Feelings and Spirits. Now we get to call her a colleague, and YOU get to enjoy her presence at Multitude!

Your Mondays just got a little brighter, a little wilder, and a lot more hungry. Go on and subscribe to Big Game Hunger in your podcast app now!

Now Hiring Social Media & Marketing Manager

Multitude is looking for a part-time Social Media & Marketing Manager! This person will be responsible for public-facing communications from Multitude as well as growing our listener community.

We're looking for someone who is excited about podcasting, familiar with using social media for business, and comfortable working with a small team of dedicated podcasters. They will report to our Head of Creative, Eric Silver.

Read more about the role and how to apply below!

Responsibilities:

• Set marketing strategy for Multitude as a company

• Write copy, create visual assets for, and reply as the voice of Multitude on company social media channels (Instagram, Twitter, and potentially TikTok)

• Coordinate announcements from Multitude via company communication channels (blog, social media, and newsletter)

• Perform outreach to press and platforms around important announcements and events like the Multitude Podcasting Conference

• Gather, analyze, and present on the attitudes and thoughts of the burgeoning podcast community

Qualifications:

• Strong written communication skills

• Experience managing communications for an organization or business

• Comfort communicating with and coordinating deadlines among multiple colleagues

• Ability to manage several projects at once, and to communicate when more help or time is needed

• Familiarity using Slack, Discord, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Mailchimp, Squarespace, and Canva (or similar programs)

• Listen to and enjoy podcasts (though not necessarily ours!)

• Enthusiasm for podcasting, independent businesses, and thinking of new ways to help creators thrive in the digital media landscape

Details:

• Pay: $30/hr

• Hours: 15 hrs/week with possibility for more hours if needed

• Location: Remote

To submit an application: Please email us with “Social Media & Marketing Manager” in the subject line by 11:59pm ET on Monday May 1, 2023. Traditional resumes and cover letters are not required; feel free to summarize your experience in an email, attach a resume, link to a website/LinkedIn/portfolio, or any combination of the above. As long as you let us know about your qualifications and why you’d be a good fit, any format will do!

We will respond to all candidates to let them know if they will be advancing to an interview by 5pm ET on Monday May 8, 2023.

Tell Me About It!

Get ready for your new favorite Multitude show: Tell Me About It, a madcap game show about proving that the things you like are actually interesting and cool.

Adal Rifai (Hello From the Magic Tavern, Hey Riddle Riddle) is an eccentric billionaire who forces someone new every episode to share, argue, and defend the thing they love the most. He’s wrangled his audio butler Eric Silver to lead the contestant through a series of absurd challenges and games, all to gain points and get on the Most Interesting Thing High Score Board. Tell Me About It: the most fun podcast run by a multibillionaire.

The trailer is out now, and episodes one AND two drop next Thursday! Then, new episodes will come out every other Thursday. Guests include Janet Varney, Matt Young, and a number of familiar Multitude voices, so subscribe NOW and get excited: via Apple, Spotify, PocketCasts, RSS, and all other podcast apps. Or, check out the show’s website here!

Multitude MERCH!

You asked, we listened: Multitude Merch is HERE! You can grab our logo sweatshirt and tee now (yes, right now!) using the link below. Sizes run from XS-5XL on both items. They are currently on preorder and will be shipped soon!

PS: MultiCrew members (Insiders + up) get 10% off, always!