ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, PARTNERSHIPS & PLATFORM STRATEGY Social Video Services · Los Angeles ·

Little Dot Studios Americas; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An award-winning digital content studio is seeking an Associate Director for Partnerships & Platform Strategy. This pivotal role involves overseeing a team of Senior Platform Strategists, ensuring client satisfaction, and maintaining high service standards. You will drive improvements, implement processes, and focus on training internal teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in team management, client relationships, and YouTube analytics. Join a dynamic and innovative environment where your contributions will shape the future of digital content and media strategy, making a significant impact in the industry.

Benefits

Health & wellness stipend

Free counseling sessions

401K retirement fund

Medical, dental & vision insurance

Learning & Development Program

Flexible working environment

Monthly reimbursement for home tech expenses

Flex time off

Half days on Friday during summer

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience managing teams of 10+ people.
• Expert knowledge of YouTube analytics and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Leading and managing a team of Senior Platform Strategists.
• Building and maintaining relationships with clients.
• Ensuring the team’s work meets client needs.

Skills

YouTube analytics

Client relationship management

Team management

Audience development

Online SEO

Video production

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, PARTNERSHIPS & PLATFORM STRATEGY

We Realize Potential in Your Story

We are an award winning digital content studio and media network who are currently on a quest to find an Associate Director, Partnerships & Platform Strategy to join our Social Video Services team - Is this your next opportunity?

This role oversees the Senior Platform Strategists and ensures accounts are running smoothly and clients are happy with their channels, LDS team, and deliverables. They draft SOWs, overseeing until execution of signature.

This position plays a critical role in upholding and evolving best practices and standards across the department. It involves identifying areas for improvement, implementing streamlined processes, and ensuring consistency in service quality. This role also focuses on training and upskilling internal teams.

PERKS OF THE JOB

• Stay healthy with a monthly health & wellness stipend and free access to counseling sessions
• Enjoy regular Happy Hours, treats and events with your team
• Plan ahead with a 401K retirement fund
• Support your family with medical, dental & vision insurance
• Invest in your growth both personally & professionally with our Learning & Development Program
• Work flexibly with our hybrid working environment, with access to co-working locations and monthly reimbursement for home tech expenses
• Take flex time off for vacations, family time, or mental health days
• Enjoy long summer weekends by working half days on Friday

HOW YOU WILL SPEND YOUR TIME

• Leading and managing a team of Senior Platform Strategists
• Building and maintaining relationships with clients
• Ensuring each team is adhering to contractual obligations for each client
• Drafting client contracts and working with our legal department to see through to finish
• Ensuring the team’s work meets client needs and addresses their business problems
• Supervising teams and projects, motivating and mentoring teams to hit goals and produce successful materials for clients, as well as providing feedback

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

• 5+ years experience managing teams of 10+ people
• Expert knowledge of YouTube analytics + reporting
• 5+ years experience with client relationship management
• Experience with retaining clients, executing renewals
• Expert knowledge of the YouTube content management system and other video platforms
• Expert knowledge of client relationship management
• Expert knowledge of team management
• Expert and demonstrable knowledge and understanding of audience development and online SEO
• Demonstrable understanding of video production and editing schedules
• Some knowledge/understanding of Adobe Creative Cloud edit suite
• A clear passion for online media and an understanding of best practices for video on YouTube and social media
• High level of professionalism when dealing directly with clients
• Team leader with a hard-working flexible attitude and interest in working in a dynamic start-up environment

Candidates must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.

LITTLE DOT, BIG IMPACT

We’re probably the biggest studio you didn’t know was fueling your favorite 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 realized). 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

Little Dot Studios is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and does not unlawfully discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, pregnancy, age over 40, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, registered domestic partner status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation. Please inform LDS if you need assistance to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process. LDS will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Not accepting submissions from search firms or recruiters.

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