Junior YouTube Channel Manager

Sing King; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Learning & development budget

Job summary

Sing King is seeking a Junior YouTube Channel Manager to help keep our channels growing, fresh and performing at their best. You'll be hands-on with uploading and optimising videos and building playlists, and supporting the YouTube Channel Manager with digging into the data, spotting trends and figuring out what makes our audience tick.

This role would suit someone well versed in YouTube Studio and with experience growing and managing a channel, in a fast-moving music and entertainment business

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of proven YouTube channel management or support experience.
• Well versed in YouTube Studio with experience growing channels.
• Strong organisation with ability to manage multiple uploads and metadata.
• Analytical mindset to understand performance data and derive recommendations.
• Hands-on, practical approach and willingness to test new workflows.

Responsibilities

• Handle day-to-day scheduling and uploading for multiple YouTube channels.
• Manage end-to-end upload process: titles, descriptions, tags, thumbnails.
• Monitor metadata, copyright claims, and engage with audience comments.
• Track performance via YouTube Analytics and assist data team with insights.
• Support testing and optimisation of titles, thumbnails, metadata, and schedules.
• Contribute to weekly performance reporting.

Skills

YouTube channel management

Organisational skills

Data analysis mindset

Problem solving

Creative thinking

Tools

Premiere Pro

Photoshop

Job description

Sing King is on a mission to delight millions of singers around the world through our portfolio of games and singing experiences across multiple platforms.

Our successful flagship YouTube channel welcomes over 14 million subscribers and 30 million unique viewers each month, and along with our upcoming Mobile Game release we are continuing to build innovative and exciting products that spread joy to singers wherever and whenever they sing.

We are a team of music lovers, game enthusiasts and entrepreneurial spirits. We are passionate about our vibrant and growing community of global singing fans. This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in the growth of an ambitious, nimble and fast-growing entertainment business. Join us!

ABOUT THE ROLE

We're looking for a Junior YouTube Channel Manager to help keep our YouTube channels growing, fresh and performing at their best. You'll be hands‑on with uploading and optimising videos and building playlists, and supporting the YouTube Channel Manager with digging into the data, spotting trends and figuring out what makes our audience tick.

This role would suit someone who is well versed in YouTube Studio and has spent time growing and managing a channel. This is a great opportunity to join a fast‑moving music and entertainment business. You’ll be encouraged to think creatively, challenge the obvious and come up with new ways to test and improve our workflows and processes.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Handle day‑to‑day scheduling and uploading for a portfolio of emerging YouTube channels and supporting our flagship channel.
• Manage the end‑to‑end upload process, including titles, descriptions, tags, and thumbnails
• Ensure video metadata requirements are met as well as monitoring, managing and escalating copyright claims
• Work with the Community Manager to monitor and engage with comments and audience activity across the channel
• Monitor channel and video performance using YouTube Analytics and other relevant tools, working with the Data team to investigate and analyse drivers of content performance
• Support ongoing testing and optimisation of titles, thumbnails, metadata, publishing schedules and catalogue content
• Contribute to weekly performance reporting

Research & Experimentation support

• Help research new content, artists, genres, trends and audience opportunities
• Research playlists, keeping the catalogue and channel fresh
• Identify emerging trends and suggesting how they can be used
• Support channel growth experiments such as livestreams and new content formats

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• YouTube channel management experience - 1 to 2 years of proven experience managing or supporting a YouTube channel, ideally within a high‑volume content environment with experience uploading and optimising video content.
• A high level of organisation and thoroughness - confident managing multiple channels, uploads and metadata with consistent attention to detail, utilising content calendars and publishing schedules.
• A dependable, hands‑on work ethic - comfortable with steady, day‑to‑day operational work and ready to roll up your sleeves wherever necessary.
• An analytical and curious mindset - curious about performance data (YouTube Studio Analytics and beyond), keen to understand and use data analysis to support practical recommendations.
• Design Tool Proficiency: Photoshop or similar software for thumbnail creation.

DESIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Experience with copyright, content rights or content management
• Experience in music, entertainment or another fast‑moving digital content environment
• Proficiency in Premiere Pro or similar software for video editing
• Experience in a small or scale‑up company environment

HOW WE WORK

• We're a small team, so you'll play a key role in keeping our powerhouse channel running smoothly, while also helping our growing channels build momentum.
• We value initiative and hands‑on problem solving, and trust people to take ownership of their area
• We operate a hybrid working policy at Sing King. We have set days in our Farringdon office: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, with Monday and Friday being our home working days.
• We offer a competitive salary and benefits package

We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We strive to create an environment where everyone feels they belong, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply, even if your experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement.

We are dedicated to making our recruitment process accessible to all. Please let us know if you require any adjustments (for example, interview location, structure, or materials in an alternative format)