Jasmine (Jazzi) Johnson

• Lead editorial direction for longform podcasts and national public radio specials (330+ stations)
• Manage production pipeline from ideation to final delivery across multiple projects to ensure timely delivery of high-quality audio content
• Develop and implement strategies to enhance storytelling through engaging scrips and sound design
• Supervise and mentor cross-functional team (producers, writers, editors, VO talent)
• QC and ensure scientific accuracy, storytelling quality, and brand voice consistency
• Oversee production schedules, deadlines, and digital asset delivery
• Produce, write and edit scripts for daily show and longform show
• Maintain healthy work environment and uphold company ethics and policies
• Evaluate audience feedback to refine content strategies and drive listener engagement each new season.
• Collaborate on social media and promotional content strategy
• NPR Affiliate

Awards:

Anthem Awards (2023) - Bronze (Sustainability, Environment & Climate)

The Ambies (2025) - Nominee, Best Indie Podcast Hosts

• Collaboration with Dayton 24/7 Now News
• Led investigative research for a longform true-crime podcast series, spanning 23 years from America's Most Wanted to jailhouse phone calls
• Developed and implemented methods and protocols for data analysis to inform archival editorial decisions
• Managed archival sourcing, transcription, and database organization; created a massive digital archival database
• Co-wrote scripts and supported editing + production workflows
• Acted as liaison between legal and production teams

Awards: Edward R. Murrow Awards (2023) - Best Podcast & Best Digital Story

• Worked alongside Happily CEO Sarah Shewey as lead writer for awards show
• Led editorial strategy to enhance brand voice and engage target audience, virtual and IRL
• Conducted thorough research to support high-quality, accurate scripting for each speaker's individuality and personality
• Co-wrote executive speeches with CEO Ying McGuire
• Scripted live event transitions, CTAs, and all comedic segments
• Wrote scripts for high-profile talent including Magic Johnson

• In collaboration with Discovery Channel
• Supported full-cycle production for docu-series companion podcast
• Coordinated production schedules and managed workflows to ensure timely completion of deliverables.
• Conducted research, scheduled guests, and prepared interview questions and recording
• Assisted with script drafting and writing, soundscapes, audio recording prep, and post-production workflows, including organizing audio files, pulling archival audio, scheduling guests and voiceover sessions, and more.
• Adhered to network policies and legal standards.
• Reviewed and provided feedback on scripts, ensuring accuracy of information and overall narrative coherence.

• Collaboration with PodPeople
• Created, pitched and arranged episode concepts, curated guest lineups with lead producer, and wrote and scheduled each episode's title and descriptions for disbursement.
• Collaborated closely with senior editorial leadership of Netflix magazine to develop engaging podcast content and series concepts, coordinated aligned purpose, deliverables and voice.
• Managed production schedules with host and talent based on Netflix ethics, campaigns, as well as and original and new media licensing, ensuring timely delivery of episodes for launch.
• Record, organized and catalogued audio interviews. As well as co-wrote and edited scripts, managing and finalizing transcriptions, and social planning for story and promotional materials.

• Managing and supervising video production and published content for Verizon Media apps, Yahoo! Play (entertainment videos) and editorial digital interface, Yahoo! News (digital articles)
• Managing and monetizing all incoming written content for the desktop website from over 50 publisher partners, including CNN, NBC, CBS, Business Insider, E!, People, Vogue, and more.
• Retaining partnerships and updating contractual agreements while accruing daily revenue based upon local and global parameters to comply with legal, client and brand guidelines.
• Recognizing, reporting and filing JIRA tickets. Analyzing data and user behavior for insights.
• Exceeded daily stream and revenue targets for our in-house and partner video producers. Accounted for over 41% ($330.4M) of my team’s total streamed monetization views for 2020.
• Coordinated with partner publishers to define editorial and video requirements, ensuring alignment with individual and collective business objectives.
• Worked independently under Senior Manager's direction.

• Entertainment, News, Lifestyle, Op-Ed
• Notable Clients: NBC NEWS, OXYGEN TV, AOL, TEEN VOGUE, THE GRIO, BET NEWS, EBONY MAG, BLAVITY, GENIUS, XXL MAG, XO NECOLE, OKAYPLAYER, & MORE