Angelica Gehr

Operations leader who builds the systems that let creative teams scale.

I've spent 10+ years building media and content operations from the ground up — across a 5-person media team with a16z crypto, a 4-person team with a16z main that scaled to 9, and a 2-person team at Meta. Every role was net-new when I arrived. The position didn't exist before I came in. I designed them, built them, and ran them — across podcast production, video, events, and multi-format content programs. If your team needs someone who can build the infrastructure, run the program, and make sure nothing falls through the cracks — that's where I come in.

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Open to: Full-time · Contract · Remote · Hybrid · In-person (California / PT)
Shows I've Worked On
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By The Numbers
171%
Increase in annual show output (2023–2025)
118+
web3 with a16z crypto episodes produced
165+
Produced video clips
15+
Contractors and vendors managed
$500K–700K
Annual editorial budget managed
63%
Reduction in internal content review cycles
How I Work
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I build systems before they're needed.
Every workflow I've worked in, I've built or rebuilt from scratch. That includes a full show production pipeline, a video clip tracking system in Airtable managing video assets, a multimedia production tracker covering every step of post-production, and Standard Operating Procedures for various recording formats. In 2025, I led the process of taking The web3 with a16z crypto Show from audio-only to video-native — vetting recording platforms, building equipment kits for both physical studios and remote locations, establishing remote recording processes, and proposing improvements to show leadership based on the latest available platforms and technology.
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I run complex programs across formats and teams.
I've simultaneously managed long-form video podcasts, short-form social clips, founder interview series, research lecture series, and remote/hybrid event recordings, all in parallel, all with different timelines, stakeholders, and contractors. I'm the person teams call when there are too many moving pieces and not enough structure. When a host went on leave, the show kept shipping. When a major summit happened over 2 days, I ran 22 recordings while simultaneously managing post-production on the concurrent launch of a major multimedia rollout.
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I make contractors and cross-functional teams work better.
I've managed 15+ contractors across audio editing, video editing, design, animation, and thumbnail production, including international teams across multiple time zones. I was the single point of contact for all of them: workload allocation, project assignments, feedback loops, delivery timelines, and cross-functional handoffs. I also shifted the team from availability-based assignments to a skill-and-capacity model — matching contractors to projects based on strengths and bandwidth, which enabled better load balancing as output scaled.
What I've Built
Production Operations: The web3 with a16z crypto Show
a16z crypto · 2022–2026
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Built and owned end-to-end production operations for a high-growth venture media team producing The web3 with a16z crypto Show and associated video content.

What I Built
  • Full show production pipeline from pitch to distribution, documented and maintained across 3+ years
  • Airtable-based content tracking system managing video assets, with automations, content calendar views, and live sync to compliance
  • Standard Operating Procedures for 4 recording formats: in-person (2 guests), in-person (3 guests), all-remote via Riverside.fm, and hybrid
  • Publishing workflow spanning YouTube, Simplecast, Spotify, and web, coordinated across internal team and contractors
  • Contractor onboarding documentation and assignment management system for 15+ contractors
  • Full audio-to-video-native transition starting in 2025: studio equipment kits, remote recording infrastructure, and new platform processes
Guest & Stakeholder Coordination

The show brought in guests across academia, policy, and industry — including Nobel Prize-winning economists, Turing Award recipients, Fortune 500 executives, Emmy Award-winning producers, and top startup founders. I was the primary point of contact for scheduling, logistics, pre-recording prep, and on-day coordination for every guest.

By The Numbers
  • Nearly tripled episode output between 2023 & 2025, with 20 episodes published to date in 2026
  • Developed a video clipping operation that produced 165+ video clips for social
  • Tracked an annual editorial budget of $500K–$700K, including projected vs. actual spend, contractor hour tracking, and per-project cost analysis
  • Managed content curation for external syndication partners including United Airlines and SiriusXM
Systems & Process Documentation
a16z crypto · 2022–2026
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Operations work lives and dies by documentation. Across 4 years, I built and maintained a library of process documentation that let the team function without relying on any one person to hold the institutional knowledge.

Documents Built
  • Recordings — Standard Operating Procedures: 4-format SOP with equipment specs, crew requirements, complete production setup logistics, and troubleshooting notes
  • Show Production Process: Full-cycle process documentation from pitch phase through publishing and distribution
  • Compliance & Legal Review Workflow: End-to-end process for editorial compliance submissions, built alongside the Airtable system redesign
  • Post-Production Workflow: Step-by-step documentation from raw file receipt through final export and multi-platform publishing
  • Contractor Onboarding & Assignment System: Documentation and process for onboarding new contractors, assigning work, tracking hours, and managing delivery timelines
  • Release Form & Disclosure Process: End-to-end tracking of release forms and disclosures across podcasts, videos, and event recordings
Compliance Review Redesign
a16z crypto · 2025
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The compliance editorial review process was broken: requests scattered across Slack and email, unclear ownership, lost threads, and content being reviewed overnight or on weekends. I rebuilt it from scratch.

What I Built
  • Centralized compliance review workflow in Airtable with automated intake, status tracking, structured email notifications, and live sync to the Compliance team's separate master tracker
  • Email automations that kept all feedback and decisions within a single thread, eliminating scattered comms and reducing friction for the legal team
  • A system complex enough to be robust, but simple enough that every stakeholder could use it day-to-day without training.
The Result
  • 63% reduction in review turnaround time — from an average of 23 hours to 8.5 hours per review cycle
  • Fewer last-minute review requests and status-chasing loops
  • Editorial and compliance/legal teams operating from the same source of truth for the first time
Founders Summit On-Site Content Capture
a16z crypto · 2025–2026
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Designed and executed on-site content capture for a major industry summit, managing studio setup, run of show, gear logistics, crew coordination, and stakeholder management to produce 22 recordings over 2 days.

The Scope
  • Owned the end-to-end on-site recording operation — aligning logistics, approvals, scheduling, and run of show to execute 22 interviews over two days
  • High-stakes, tightly scheduled environment with limited margin for error across host availability, crew coordination, equipment preparation, and stakeholder management
  • Simultaneously drove post-production across multiple time zones with multiple contractors to publish the 2025 State of Crypto Report podcast episode on time
The Result
  • 22 recordings that became a deep content library, actively drawn from for long-form interview releases, an ongoing clip series, and strategic content tied to portfolio company announcements
  • A repeatable on-site production workflow ready to deploy for future events
Website Launch & Redesign Operations
a16z crypto · 2022–2026
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Supported three major website launch and redesign initiatives as the ops lead for content, managing project tracking, vendor coordination, asset handoffs, QA, trouble tickets, post-launch issue resolution, and new domain request workflows — coordinating across external web design teams, marketing, IT, and legal partners.

Summer Research Series — Full Production Lifecycle
a16z crypto · 2023–2026
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Owned the complete production lifecycle for the annual Summer Research Series cohorts across 2023, 2024, and 2025 — from on-site recording planning through post-production, compliance coordination, release forms, thumbnail iterations, metadata, and publishing schedule.

What I Built
  • A clear operating structure across stakeholders, videographers, and reviewers so each video had consistent checkpoints and minimal rework
  • A "no surprises" pipeline that let the editorial team focus on their priorities rather than getting pulled into unnecessary review cycles

In The Field

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About

I'm an operations architect who found her home in media and content.

Every role I've held over the past decade came with a blank org chart and no playbook. The positions hadn't fully existed when I walked in. I've never inherited workflows. I build them.

My instinct is always to ask: what system would make this work better? Whether that's a tracking database, a new contractor workflow, an SOP to work out repeated kinks in the system, or a compliance process that cuts turnaround time and helps teams meet northstar goals — I build things that last and that the whole team can actually use.

I'm looking for roles where I can do what I've always done: turn ambiguous needs into clear operating systems, build the infrastructure teams need to scale, and never stop improving them.

Skills & Tools
What I Know
Program Management · Workflow Design & Automation · AI-Assisted Operations · Budget Tracking & Reporting · Vendor & Contractor Management · Cross-Functional Leadership · Stakeholder Alignment · Editorial Planning & Roadmapping · Process Standardization · Systems Implementation · Compliance Workflow Design · Content Strategy · Change Management · SOPs & Documentation · Multi-Format Media Production · On-Site Event Production
What I Use
Project & Operations
Airtable & Airtable Automations · Asana · Notion · Buildstack · Workday
Content & Media
Descript · Riverside.fm · Simplecast · Spotify for Creators · YouTube Studio · Frame.io · Loom
Automation & AI
ChatGPT · Claude · Cowork · WhisperFlow · Slack Workflows · Zapier
Design & Review
DocuSign · Ironclad · Figma
Productivity & Comms
Google Workspace · Microsoft Suite · Slack · Box · Dropbox · WordPress · Calendly · Zoom
Testimonials
Let's Talk
LinkedIn → (510) 927-8008
Available for Full-time · Contract · Remote · Hybrid · In-Person (California / PT)