Senior Digital Operations Manager

Banijay Rights; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Banijay Rights is seeking a social media operations professional in London to support day-to-day management and monetisation of Owned & Operated YouTube and social channels. You will help grow existing channels, coordinate with internal and external teams, and ensure best practices across CMS workflows.

The role requires 3+ years in digital video and social platforms, with strong YouTube/Facebook knowledge, and the ability to meet tight deadlines while driving sales targets.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience in social media or digital video operations.
• Strong knowledge of YouTube and Facebook platforms.
• Experience with owned and operated channel monetisation.
• Ability to work with internal and external teams.
• Proven ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Track record of achieving sales targets.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day management of O&O YouTube and social channels monetisation.
• Assist growth plans and coordinate with internal and external teams.
• Maintain best practices across CMS publishing and monetisation workflows.
• Coordinate with teams to ensure smooth operations.
• Provide guidance and best practice documents.
• Troubleshoot CMS queries and enhancements.
• Support channel onboarding and new business opportunities.
• Utilise data to inform strategy focuses and content pillars.
• Attend meetings with platforms and stakeholders to evolve ops.

Skills

Social media management

YouTube & Facebook

CMS platforms

Stakeholder coordination

Television production understanding

Negotiation skills

Deadline driven

Sales targets

Platform relationships

Job description

Company

Leading global distributor, Banijay Rights, represents a world-class, multi-genre portfolio of over 230,000 hours of standout programming. Handling the distribution for content powerhouse, Banijay Entertainment, the division specialises in the exploitation of premium scripted and non-scripted brands to broadcasters worldwide.

Representing quality, excellence and experience in the business of linear and non-linear television and ancillary activity across all platforms, Banijay Rights’ catalogue encompasses a host of top titles from Banijay’s 130+ in-house labels, and a number of third-party producers, spanning drama, comedy, entertainment, factual, reality, family, formats and theatrical.

Delivering high-quality IP, which was born locally and travels globally, the distributor offers the best stories told the best way. Its landmark brands include Survivor, Big Brother, MasterChef, Peaky Blinders, Rogue Heroes, Marie Antoinette, Grantchester, Deal or No Deal, Home and Away, Love Triangle, Mr Bean and Black Mirror.

Reporting

Reporting to VP O&O Channels or their nominated replacement.

Job Purpose

To support VP O&O Channels with all day to day operational functions across the Owned and Operated YouTube and Social Media Channels

Responsibilities

• Alongside VP O&O Channels, support day to day management of existing and future Owned and Operated YouTube and Social Media Channel monetisation
• Support growth plans for existing channels and manage day to day operations with both internal and external teams
• Maintain best practice within all publishing and monetisation workflows across the YouTube and Social Media Content Management Systems (CMSes)
• Coordinate efforts with both internal and external teams to ensure operations run as expected
• Provide guidance and best practice documents to all relevant internal and external stakeholders
• Troubleshoot queries and enhancements across the Content Management Systems to maintain best practice
• Support all channel onboarding requirements and new business opportunities
• Leverage all data sets and learnings to devise recommended strategy focuses and content pillars
• Attend regular meetings with all key platforms and stakeholders to continue evolving operational excellence

Knowledge and Skills Required

• 3+ years experience
• Excellent operational knowledge of social media platforms including YouTube and Facebook
• Deep experience in digital video and YouTube / Facebook Content Management Systems
• Good experience with sustaining and growing owned and operated YouTube Channels Good negotiation skills
• Understanding of the television production process
• Existing relationships with platforms
• Proven management skillsExcellent attention to detail and nuance
• Ability to work to tight deadlines in a fast paced environment
• Ability to work towards sales targets and business objectives