YouTube Network Manager

Audience Engagement; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company in London is seeking a strategic leader to oversee brands and channels, focusing on YouTube operations. The role requires deep knowledge of the YouTube platform, strong management skills, and excellent communication abilities. The ideal candidate will drive initiatives that foster creativity, enhance department operations, and work within a diverse and inclusive culture. Competitive benefits including family-focused perks are offered.

Benefits

Competitive family-focused benefits

Generous RRSP matching

Bonus time-off

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge and experience of the YouTube platform.
• Desire and ability to be a leader in your area of responsibility.
• Professional and proactive with a motivated attitude.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight and leadership over brands and channels.
• Manage Lead Channel Managers with coaching and mentoring.
• Use data to maximize and optimize department operations.

Skills

Deep knowledge of YouTube platform

Demonstrable management experience

Excellent communication skills

Proven collaboration skills

Self-motivated and innovative

Organizational and prioritization skills

Kids media experience

Job description

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• Strategic oversight and leadership over the brands, channels and content that fall under your responsibility
• Ownership and delivery of targets through established KPIs for the channel management pods that report to you
• Manage assigned Lead Channel Managers, providing coaching, mentoring and performance management if required.
• Ongoing definition, communication and guardianship of YouTube Network best practices.
• Management of key internal and external stakeholder relationships.
• Use data to maximise and optimise current and future department operations
• Delivery of key strategic projects and initiatives, alongside the VP, YouTube Network and other Audience Engagement team members across the company
• Exploration, assessment and delivery of the expansion of our distribution operation, either within our current sphere of activity, new platforms or content genres.

Job Description

• Strategic oversight and leadership over the brands, channels and content that fall under your responsibility
• Ownership and delivery of targets through established KPIs for the channel management pods that report to you
• Manage assigned Lead Channel Managers, providing coaching, mentoring and performance management if required.
• Ongoing definition, communication and guardianship of YouTube Network best practices.
• Management of key internal and external stakeholder relationships.
• Use data to maximise and optimise current and future department operations
• Delivery of key strategic projects and initiatives, alongside the VP, YouTube Network and other Audience Engagement team members across the company
• Exploration, assessment and delivery of the expansion of our distribution operation, either within our current sphere of activity, new platforms or content genres.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge and experience of the YouTube platform (knowledge of other platforms desirable)
• Demonstrable management experience
• Desire and ability to be a leader and point of expertise in your area of responsibility within the department and wider company
• Excellent communicator, internally and externally.
• Proven and successful collaborator with other relevant departments.
• Self-motivated and brings a sense of curiosity and open to finding innovative ways of working.
• Excellent organisation, prioritisation and able to work flexibly in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• A motivated attitude with a strong desire to learn, grow and succeed.
• Professional and proactive.
• Kids media or wider media experience preferred

Additional Information

What We Offer

Working at WildBrain is more than a job — it’s the opportunity to join forces with extraordinary, insightful and imaginative people who will recognize your talents and encourage your professional growth and development in a work environment that promotes creativity and individuality. We offer competitive family-focused benefits, we invest in our people and their future with generous RRSP matching, plus bonus time-off, because you deserve it!

Our Commitment

Diversity and Inclusion are in our DNA. As a global leader in kids and family entertainment, we strive to reflect and honour the diversity of our audiences around the world. We believe that creating diverse and inclusive content & brands begins with fostering a culture of belonging at WildBrain. To us, a culture of belonging is one where we celebrate and welcome the diversity of all employees, stakeholders, and external partners and strive to create an environment where every individual feels valued, respected, and brings their authentic self to work.

We demonstrate our commitment to this by striving to provide a supportive work environment and a corporate culture that welcomes and encourages equal opportunities for all employees. We recognize that people bring experience and talent that goes beyond the technical skills and requirements of a job. If you possess similar experience that is close to what we’ve listed here, we encourage you to please still consider applying. We strongly believe that diverse experience, transferable skills, and passion are key! WildBrain accommodates people with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. Applicants are encouraged to make their needs known in advance if accommodation is required.