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Digital Audio Podcast Sponsor Ad Cue Point Log Specialist

Listen to recorded podcast audio files to log exact start and end timestamps for mid-roll sponsor advertisement reads.

Startup Cost: £0 Location: Remote/Home Difficulty: Easy Useful side income A few hours a week

Earning and time figures are our broad estimates, not guarantees — actual results depend on your area, your effort and demand.

Why it's left-field

Podcast networks pay you to listen to show episodes to note down the exact minute and second sponsor ads played for advertiser billing.

How it works

  1. 1Offer audio log verification services on freelance media production boards.
  2. 2Listen to client podcast episode files and record exact timecodes for host ad reads.
  3. 3Compile timecode tracking sheets and deliver finished CSV logs to podcast ad managers.

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