Volunteer Oppertunities

The Archaeology Podcast Network is run by volunteers, who dedicate their time to help us achieve the goal of making the past accessible to the public through the medium of podcasts. We are looking for people who can lend their skills and time in various aspects of running the network. We aim to accomodate people as best we can and set out clear tasks and expectations. If you have ever been interested in volunteering with us please see below for the current oppertunities.

Producer

A producer is someone that researches guests, books them, and lets them know what to expect on the show. It involves keeping up on current events, emailing and calling scientists and authors, doing pre-show interviews to determine a fit, and scheduling for the interview. The Producer would also fill out our Trello cards for the shows and let the hosts know what’s up.

The work for this depends on the show you are producing, some shows will be weekly and require a larger time commitment and others will release monthly.

The expected time commitment for a monthly show would be up to 5 hours in a month.

Social media

We are looking for enthusiatic volunteers to help us promote our network and shows across social media like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter/X. This could be scheduling content to coincide with a show’s release, making funny memes or getting our audience engaged and keeping them up to date.

We are looking for people who can help us create a consistent output on social media, so if you are interested or want to learn more, please get in touch.

 
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marketing

The APN takes money to run and just like any other venture in media, we need advertisers, sponsors, and underwriters. The person for this job would put together short agreements, handle payment, and get the ad copy to the show hosts for recording. They would also plan and book the spots using our dynamic ad insertion platform on Zencastr.

We are looking at a commission based role for this, so if you have background in marketing and feel like this would be a good fit for you, please get in touch.

Design

We are looking for creative people to help the network stay ahead when it comes to eye-catching podcast show art or helping the social media team. We also have a TeePublic store, where we can setup an affiliation with you as an artist and you will recieve a commission for every item with your design is sold.

All volunteers become lifetime members of the APN. If you want more information, please do not hestiate to email and ask us. Thank you for taking the time to read this and for your interest and passion for archaeological education and outreach.