What is a podcast production agreement?
A podcast producer or studio and a client agree editing and production of a show — episodes per month, what the client supplies, turnaround, revisions, publishing access, music licensing, ownership and fees. Start from this template in FileIt eSignature: fill in the blanks, add the people who sign, and send it. Everyone signs online and the signed PDF is filed in your vault.
What you fill in
19 blanks, then the name and email of each person who signs: producer, client.
1 The parties
- Producer (your business)*
- Your email*
- Client*
- Client email*
2 The show
- Podcast name*
- Start date*
- Episodes per month*
- Typical finished episode length
3 The service
- Services per episode*
- Recording* The Client records and sends raw files · The Producer records remotely with the Client and guests · The Producer records in its studio
- Turnaround (business days from raw files)*
- Revision rounds per episode*
4 Fees
- Currency*
- Fee*
- The fee is* per month · per episode
- One-off setup or launch fee
- Payment is due* monthly in advance · within 14 days of each invoice · within 30 days of each invoice
5 Term
- Notice to end (days)*
- Governing law*
6 Who signs
- Producer signature and date, job title, initials on every page · The podcast producer, editor or production company.
- Client signature and date, job title, initials on every page · The show's owner — the host or the company behind the podcast.
What the podcast production agreement covers
- The service
- Turnaround and revisions
- Content, guests and music
- Accounts and access
- Ownership
- Fees and payment
- Term and ending the agreement
- General
Sign it online in minutes
- Fill in the blanks. Names, dates and amounts go straight into the agreement — the preview shows exactly where.
- Name who signs. Tick “This is me” for your own part. FileIt builds the PDF with every signature, date and initials box on the right line, and you can check or move anything before sending.
- Send it. Each signer gets a secure link and signs from any device — no account needed. The signed PDF, with an audit trail and a Certificate of Completion, is filed in your vault and emailed to everyone.