Jon Kermah

Produced multiple audio podcasts and content for the Sports and pop culture website the Ringer

Audio Producer at The Ringer Podcast Network under Spotify (2020-05 – 2025-06)

Producing multiple audio podcasts and content for the Sports and pop culture website the Ringer

• Producer and occasional on mic talent for the show the Midnight Boys on the Ringerverse podcast feed (2024-2025)
• Responsible for mixing the vocals of four talents in studio for the video pod
• Occasionally filled in for one of the hosts when out
• Occasionally edited vertical video breakouts
• Producer and occasional on mic talent for the show Mint Edition on the Ringerverse podcast feed (2022-2025)
• Responsible for mixing and engineering between two and four on mic talents in studio
• Responsible for editing the podcast in post
• Contributed to episode planning
• Frequent guest voice on the show
• Producer and on mic talent for the show NO SKIPS with Jinx and Shea (2021-2022)
• Responsible for sound design and incorporation of music clips in the show
• Responsible for mixing the vocals of four talents recording in different locations
• Occasionally recreated hip-hop skits using my vocals and a sound library
• Responsible for all general audio edits
• Producer on the show 60 Songs that Explain the 90s (2022-2025)
• Responsible for mixing the vocals of two talents recording in different locations
• Collaborated with an editorial producer as well as the legal team to abide by fair use
• Producer on the show Real Ones on the Ringer NBA Show podcast feed (2022-2024)
• Responsible for aiding in show planning and outlining
• Responsible for engineering and mixing as many as three talent vocals each episode
• Responsible for audio editing
• Occasional appearances on mic
• Producer on the Masked Man Show on the Ringer Wrestling Show (2020-2023)
• Responsible for audio edits to clean up host errors and pauses
• Put together the show introduction/theme
• Responsible for episode planning and research
• Responsible for social media promotion of the show
• The NBA Icons club (2022)
• Larry Wilmore: Black on the Air (2020-2021)
• The Ringer NBA Show (2020-2021)
• The Ringer NFL Show (2020-2021)
• The Wire: Way Down in the Hole (2020)
• Winging It With Vince Carter (2020)

Audiobook Producer/Audio Engineer at Freelance (2024-09 – Present)

• Producer/Sound designer/Audio Engineer on NY Times best selling author, Shea Serrano's 'The Abduction' audiobook
• Responsible for mixing, mastering, and editing the author's raw files and building into an audiobook from start to finish
• Responsible for sound design / incorporation of sound effects that brought the science fiction story to life
• Effectively communicated and collaborated with Serrano through rounds of edits until the product was to his liking
• Producer/Sound designer/Audio Engineer on NY Times best selling author, Shea Serrano's 'Werewolf Lawyer' audiobook
• Responsible for sound design / incorporation of sound effects that brought the fantasy court drama to life
• Producer/Sound designer/Audio Engineer on NY Times best selling author, Shea Serrano's 'Hard Release' audiobook
• Aided in casting voice actors
• Responsible for mixing, mastering, and editing the three voice actors audio files and building into an audiobook from start to finish
• Responsible for sound design / incorporation of sound effects that brought the erotic mystery to life
• Effectively communicated and collaborated with Serrano through rounds of edits until the product was to his liking in a tight window of time

Freelance Producer at IHeart Women's Sports Network (2025-07 – Present)

• Producer on Full Circle with Lexie Brown and Mariah Rose
• Responsible for scheduling and coordinating show records
• Responsible for selecting social media clips and coordinating with the video team
• Responsible for mixing and editing the audio version of the podcast
• Responsible for writing copy for title and description, along with uploading to publishing platforms
• Producer on Levels to This with Sheryl Swoops and Terrika Foster Brasbey
• Responsible for putting together background research and suggested questions in preproduction for episodes with guest interviews
• Producer on Quiet Please! With Mel Ried and Kira Dixon
• Responsible for selecting social media clips and coordinating with the video team when needed
• Responsible for writing copy for title and description, along with uploading to publishing platforms when needed

Producer at BoomerLennials (2025-01 – Present)

Tasked with starting up this independent podcast with former Vice Secretary of Defense Doug Wilson and Actor Josh Brener

• Soley handled creating a podcast feed and substack for the show
• Aided in getting hosts equipped with proper equipment for remote recording
• Responsible for scheduling and coordinating show records
• Responsible for coordinating with guests on the show such as Pete Buttigieg
• Responsible for mixing and editing the audio podcast
• Responsible for writing copy for title and description, along with uploading to Substack

Editor in Chief - Amherst Wire at University of Massachusetts Amherst (2019-05 – Present)

Manage direction and content of the digital student magazine published by the UMass Amherst Journalism Department

• Manage an editorial staff of 10
• Organize meetings, trainings, and a publishing schedule
• Oversee a revamped sports section which produced some of the site's most viewed content
• Built out the Amherst Wired Podcast network to include five active podcasts, increased in views by nearly 600% in one year
• Presented podcasting workshop representing Amherst Wire at 2019 National College Media Convention
• Host the 'Editor in Chief Podcast' going in-depth with Amherst Wire reporters, and highlighting stories around the campus

Audio and editorial intern at Newspapers of New England: The Valley Advocate (2019-05 – 2019-08)

Assisted in building the Valley Advocate podcast network

• Recording, mixed, and edited all podcasts (typically 2-4 per week)
• Hosted and produced my own podcast interviews and projects
• Reported and covered local climate change activists in Western Mass
• Created several profile pieces on local hip-hop artists

Undergraduate in Journalism with a double major in Communications – University of Massachusetts Amherst (2016-09 – 2020-05)