Channel Manager - YouTube

Little Dot Studios; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 42 000 - 64 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid & flexi-time working

Mental health & wellbeing programmes

Enhanced family leave

Pension contributions

Annual leave

Office perks: free lunches & socials

Digital nomad policy

Résumé du poste

Little Dot Studios in Shoreditch is seeking a YouTube Channel Manager to oversee multiple channels within our Network Team. You’ll analyse analytics, shape content strategy, and optimize titles, metadata, and thumbnails to engage diverse audiences.

You’ll work with designers and senior staff, exploring new channels and providing reports. A hybrid role with flexible hours and opportunities to use AI tools to scale metadata.

Qualifications

• Experience managing YouTube channels across multiple genres.
• Ability to analyse analytics and extract actionable insights.
• Proven skills in metadata, thumbnails, and title optimization.

Responsabilités

• Day-to-day channel management for several YouTube channels with analytics focus.
• Contribute to content strategy and coordinate with Programming Manager on schedules.
• Create titles, copy, and optimise metadata for engagement.
• Own bespoke thumbnail creation and SEO-optimised metadata using AI tools.
• Collaborate with designers for thumbnails; prepare reports for senior staff.
• Suggest new channels and subgenres for development.
• Do basic video editing and design assets for YouTube posts.

Connaissances

Editing software

Platform expertise

Insight & performance management

Content editing

SEO knowledge

Outils

TubeBuddy

Generative AI

Description du poste

Based in the heart of Shoreditch, we are a multi-platform production company, social media agency, and digital media network who are currently on a quest to find a YouTube Channel Manager to join our Network Team - Is this your next opportunity?

As an experienced and highly skilled YouTube Channel Manager, you will run multiple channels for our Network Channels Team. The department includes channels dedicated to true crime, premium documentaries, classic movies, wildlife, history, science, reality and lifestyle so an interest and passion across these topics will be beneficial.

PERKS OF THE JOB

We are proud to be an award winning, B Corp™ Certified workplace with employee wellbeing at the heart of everything we do. We offer hybrid and flexi-time working, mental health and wellbeing programmes, enhanced family leave, interest free financial support and a digital nomad policy that allows you to work from abroad in two one week blocks a year. Plus all the usuals such as pension contributions, annual leave and office perks like free lunches, socials, and health treatments!

HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME

• Day to day channel management of several key YouTube channels, including taking responsibility for examining analytics and suggesting actionable insights.
• Actively contribute to the content strategy for managed channels and collaborate on consistent schedules with Programming Manager to give audiences the content they want.
• Title, copywriting and optimisation of content to maximise performance and engagement while resonating with the target audience.
• Ownership of bespoke thumbnail creation and SEO-optimised metadata to engage with existing and new audiences, including using cutting edge tools such as generative AI to improve quality and scale of our metadata.
• Work with graphic designers to select key images to create eye catching thumbnails.
• Assist Programming and Performance Managers to prepare reports and business reviews to department senior staff, explaining channel performance and ensuring that these are contributing to company goals.
• Suggest new channels and subgenres to develop and launch.
• Basic video editing on an as-needed basis and creation of images/designs to be posted to YouTube.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Skills matter, experience is useful, attitude is everything.

• Knowledge of Editing Software: Competent in most features and tools, with the ability to troubleshoot common issues.
• Platform Expertise: Has a good knowledge of platform algorithms and features, optimising content with moderate effectiveness.
• Insight and Performance Management: Analyses platform metrics and identifies key trends to suggest basic optimisations.
• Content Editing: Edits videos and thumbnails for multiple platforms, adapting content to various aspect ratios while maintaining visual quality across formats. Utilises advanced techniques to enhance video appeal and optimises both videos and thumbnails to boost engagement.
• SEO knowledge: Develops SEO-optimised metadata aligned with content strategy and audience interests to boost engagement, while familiarizing with content strategy tools such as A/B testing and TubeBuddy.

We’re probably the biggest studio you didn’t know was fuelling your favourite content. We’ve been one of the top dogs in the digital content space since 2013 (some would say, before its potential was even fully realised). We're proud to work with some of the hottest TV and movie studios, distributors, rights holders, sports federations and brands in the business.

WE ARE COMMITTED

We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace at Little Dot that reflects our diverse digital audiences and communities we work and live in. We are committed to ensuring every employee feels valued and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives. We welcome candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and we strive to create an environment where differences are celebrated, and everyone has equal opportunity to thrive.

USE OF AI IN APPLICATIONS

We value authenticity, and want to get to know you - your thinking, and your originality. While generative AI tools can help refine text, we require your applications to be in your own voice and words. AI cannot be used to generate your responses, and any applications appearing to be entirely AI-generated will not be progressed.

Learn more about us, our values and our commitments please visit our website www.littledotstudios.com for more information.