Reply to hosts about edits, changes and delivery dates
An agent can draft replies and track change requests. The editor checks deadlines.
AI for Podcast Editors
Podcast Editor
Edits podcast recordings into finished episodes, cleaning audio, cutting for pace, adding music and ads, and producing show notes, clips and transcripts.
What should stay human.
Keep and amplify
Edit recordings for pace and clarity, removing mistakes, long pauses and filler
Clean and master audio, including noise, levels, EQ and loudness
Add intros, outros, music and ad reads
Automate
Create transcripts and captions for each episode
Export, name and upload episodes to the hosting platform
Log time and invoice each episode or package
Tasks, by type of work.
Each task has an experience tag (CX, SX or BX), a verdict, and example agents that often help with this kind of work. Agent suggestions come from our editorial scores, not vendor claims.
Inbox
Spreadsheets & data
Log time and invoice each episode or package
Time and invoices can be generated from the delivered episodes automatically.
Documents
Export, name and upload episodes to the hosting platform
Exports, naming and uploads can run automatically from the finished file.
Content
Edit recordings for pace and clarity, removing mistakes, long pauses and filler
An agent can find filler words, silences and retakes and propose cuts. The editor decides what keeps the conversation natural.
Example agents: ElevenLabs
Clean and master audio, including noise, levels, EQ and loudness
Audio tools can remove noise and set loudness automatically. The editor listens and fixes what the tools get wrong.
Example agents: ElevenLabs
Add intros, outros, music and ad reads
An agent can place standard segments from templates. The editor checks timing and transitions.
Example agents: ElevenLabs
Create transcripts and captions for each episode
Transcripts and captions can be generated automatically, with names and terms checked by the editor.
Example agents: ElevenLabs
Write show notes, episode titles and descriptions
An agent can draft from the transcript. The editor checks accuracy and the host's voice.
Cut short audiograms and video clips for social media
An agent can suggest highlights and create clips. The editor picks moments that represent the episode well.
Time freed, and where it goes.
Work an agent can take on
What comes off the desk.
- Create transcripts and captions for each episode
- Export, name and upload episodes to the hosting platform
- Log time and invoice each episode or package
Where those hours should go
Back into people, and the business.
- CX —Edit recordings for pace and clarity, removing mistakes, long pauses and filler
- CX —Clean and master audio, including noise, levels, EQ and loudness
- CX —Add intros, outros, music and ad reads
- CX —Write show notes, episode titles and descriptions
- CX —Cut short audiograms and video clips for social media
- CX —Reply to hosts about edits, changes and delivery dates
- SX —Staff experience: more time for the work that needs a person
- BX —Business experience: more time for the work that needs a person
Seen at
Business types where this role often appears, with a note on how it shows up there.
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