Samiah Adams

Hi, I'm Samiah — I’m a producer, project manager and small business operations wiz. My job is to bring ideas to life, help things run smoothly and support founders and creatives.

I’ve produced podcasts hosted by celebrities (Adam Grant, Amy Schumer, Pharrell) and podcasts hosted by kids, run operations for a branded content studio, co-founded a business, worked with clients like Pfizer at agencies like Publicis Groupe and overhauled operations for a wide-variety of startups.

While I do love making pretty spreadsheets, people are my priority. I take time to understand how teams tick and build systems that work for them. My goal is to ease stress by owning and simplifying logistics so creatives can focus on making great content.

In my free time you can find me doing homework (I’m getting my Masters in Social Work), volunteering at my local food pantry, watching reality TV or driving my dog around Brooklyn.

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  • INDEPENDENT CREATORS

  • PODCAST Companies

  • Startups

  • ADVERTISING AGENCIES

  • MEDIA PRODUCTIONS

  • NONPROFITS

I work with:

  • Production and Project management

  • Billing, budgets and forecasting

  • Staffing and resource management

  • Systems and workflows

  • Handbooks and documentation

  • Custom tools and processes

I help with:

my work

  • Re:Thinking with Adam Grant - Project Manager

    Created and ran the production schedule for weekly award-winning podcast with over 85 million listeners. Supported booking and remote recordings with high-profile guests, ensuring high quality expectations were always met.

  • Gilded Audio - Director of Operations & Co-Founder

    Built foundational infrastructure for new branded content studio. Acted as operations leader and right-hand to founder. Produced content with celebrities like Amy Schumer and Pharrell and companies like T Brand or the Wall Street Journal. Eventually co-founded own content studio.

  • In the Cut with ghetto gastro - producer

    Developed and produced podcast for culinary collective showcasing the cultures and dishes that shape the New York foodscape. Recorded on the street, in shops and in studio to create an immersive, rich and playful soundscape.

  • Publicis x Pfizer - Project Manager

    Team lead creating custom AI-powered marketing workbench for Pfizer. Built out new systems, produced content and designed comms plans. Interfaced with agency stakeholders and client team.

  • The Lineup - Operations Consultant

    Restructured, designed and documented operations for pop-up dinner series showcasing emerging chefs. Managed budgets and billing. Acted as experiential producer.

  • Understood.org - Production Manager

    Ran production team for video-first podcast department at nonprofit producing content for people with learning and thinking differences. Streamlined operations into one tool and created handbook.

  • Pinna - KID'S PODCAST PRODUCER

    Produced award-winning kid’s podcasts and owned library and tagging for app. Directed, scripted, edited and mixed shows and managed production studios. Specialized in non-fiction shows with unique formats that required extra research and testing.

Client List

Publicis Groupe

Pfizer

TED

DROPBOX

OTHERTONE

T BRAND

aUDIBLE

tHE lINEUP

good growth

fwd people

understood.orG

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