Building a Podcast Team

Quick answer: Solo podcaster does 1-2 hours of work per hour of recording. Team of 2 = 4x output. Team of 5 = 10x output. Hire order: editor → social manager → researcher → guest coordinator → community manager.

Hiring Order

Hire 1: Editor (month 3-6)

• Role: audio editing + show notes + thumbnails
• Time: 4-6 hours per episode
• Cost: $50-200/episode or $15-25/hour
• Impact: saves 50% of your time

Hire 2: Social Media Manager (month 6-9)

• 10-15 hours/week
• $400-1500/month

Hires 3-5: Researcher, Guest Coordinator, Community Manager

Each scales output by 2-3x per hire.