The India Notes

📅 6-month contract, potential full-time conversion

📍 Bangalore

💰 ₹40,000/month

About The India Notes

The India Notes by Dharmesh Ba is a newsletter and media platform exploring how Indians think, shop, and decide. We have 17,000+ subscribers, 35% open rates, and have been cited by writers like Benedict Evans. Our deep-dives on Indian consumer behavior are read by founders, product leaders like Shreyas Doshi and investors like Sajith Pai

We're now expanding beyond the newsletter - launching a podcast, building a social presence, and hosting community events. We need someone to help run this content engine.

The Role

You'll be the operational backbone of The India Notes. The founder writes the core deep-dives and does the podcast interviews. Your job is everything else: editing newsletters, publishing, coordinating, distributing, and tracking what works.

This is a hands-on role where you'll brainstorm content angles and coordinate with podcast editors. You'll own the rhythm - making sure we never miss a publishing week and every piece of content reaches its full audience.

What You'll Own

Editorial

Editing and refining newsletter drafts to match the voice
Writing podcast show notes and episode descriptions from transcripts
Crafting social posts that pull from long-form content
Developing the content calendar alongside the Dharmesh

Operations

Managing the podcast pipeline from guest outreach through publishing
Coordinating with external editors for podcast production and reels
Publishing across Substack, YouTube, Spotify, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Organizing community events - logistics, promotional materials, attendee coordination
Maintaining our content library and file systems

Analytics

Tracking newsletter performance - opens, clicks, growth trends
Monitoring podcast and social engagement
Identifying which themes and formats resonate most
Providing monthly insights on what's working

You Might Be Right For This If

You've spent 1-2 years writing professionally → at a startup, publication, agency, or your own projects
You're obsessive about details and deadlines
You're comfortable with ambiguity since we're building systems together
You're genuinely curious about Indian consumers, startups, and business
You can switch between creative work and operational work without losing momentum
You've tried your hand at newsletters, podcasts, or building an audience—even as a side project

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Content Operations Manager