PLATFORM STRATEGIST

Little Dot Studios; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stay healthy: health & wellness stipen

Happy Hours regularly

401K retirement fund

Medical, dental & vision insurance

Learning & Development Program

Flex time off for vacations and mental

Half days on Friday

Job summary

Little Dot Studios is seeking a Platform Strategist to join the Social Video Services team in Los Angeles. The Platform Strategist advances the Platform Manager role with a focus on strategic initiatives, distribution optimization, and day-to-day client contact.

You will guide channel growth, lead analyses, and prepare compelling decks for clients. The role requires 2-4 years in a YouTube Channel Manager role, a Bachelor's degree, and strong proficiency in data analysis, deck creation, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 2-4 years as a Channel Manager on YouTube or equivalent responsibilities.
• Experience using Google, Microsoft, and Apple productivity applications.
• Interest in YouTube and other social media platforms.
• Experience managing direct reports and communicating with managers.
• Ability to quickly learn new processes and communicate learnings to others.
• Independently lead client conversations and keep clients happy with services.
• Understands YouTube Studio intricacies.
• Able to develop growth strategies for clients.

Responsibilities

• Create impactful reports with thorough channel analysis and actionable recommendations.
• Lead client meetings as a YouTube expert and anticipate questions.
• Provide team with strategic guidance on improving copy for SEO.
• Own deck creation and presentation materials.
• Proactively communicate with cross-functional teams.
• Proactively present strong recommendations on overall channel strategy.
• Help the coordinator take on higher-level responsibilities.

Skills

YouTube Analytics

Data Analysis

Deck Creation

Client Communications

Team Management

Presentation Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office

Apple Productivity Apps

Asana

Job description

We Realize Potential in Your StoryWe are a multi-platform production company, social media agency, and digital media network who are currently on a quest to find a

We Realize Potential in Your StoryWe are a multi-platform production company, social media agency, and digital media network who are currently on a quest to find a Platform Strategist to join our Social Video Services team - Is this your next opportunity?
The Platform Strategist is a progression of the Platform Manager role and focuses more on strategic initiatives, making use of every possible lever there is to take advantage of on the platform. The Platform Strategist is a true expert of how to optimize their distribution platform for maximum results. This role continues to run projects on a day-to-day basis alongside their Coordinators, serving as the key day-to-day point of contact for the client.

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
• 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

• Create impactful reports with thorough channel analysis and actionable recommendations
• Confidently lead client meetings as a YouTube expert — anticipate client questions/concerns and be prepared to answer those questions
• Provide team with strategic guidance on improving copy for stronger SEO
• Own deck creation
• Proactively communicate with cross-functional teams
• Proactively present strong recommendations to the client on overall channel strategy
• Help support the coordinator in taking on more, higher-level responsibilities

What You Need To Succeed

Skills matter, experience is useful, attitude is everything.

• 2-4 years working as a Channel Manager on YouTube or exceeds expectations of all the responsibilities of a Channel Manager
• Bachelor's Degree
• Experience with Google, Microsoft, and Apple productivity applications
• Interest and experience with YouTube and other social medias
• Experience managing direct reports and communicating with managers
• The ability to quickly learn new processes, tools, etc., and communicate learnings to others
• The ability to independently lead client conversations & keep clients happy with services
• Understands all the intricacies of YouTube Studio
• Can develop a solid strategy for growth with their client
• EXPERT AT:
• Presentation skills
• Deck creation
• Data analysis / collection
• YouTube analytics
• Strategic recommendations
• Case study craft
• Graphic design
• Team managementComms: team
• Comms: cross-functional
• Comms: client
• Channel/video optimization
• Project & account management (ie Asana, process docs, master docs)
• Organized

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

USE OF AI IN APPLICATIONS

Please keep it human; we want to get to know you - your thinking, and your originality. Whilst generative AI tools can be helpful for text refinement, we require your application to jobs at Little Dot Studios 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.

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.

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

We are Little Dot Studios - a multi-platform production company, social media agency, and digital media network.

We work across every screen, partnering with some of the biggest names in entertainment, sports, social impact and consumer brands. As leading YouTube and social media specialists, we handle everything from strategy, audience development, content production, monetization, and digital copyright management.

We’re disruptive by nature and adaptive by design. We operate a multi-platform, multi-format production company who specialize in creating everything from original broadcast-quality film and TV and award-winning podcast series to short-form social content and live streams that perfectly tap into cultural moments. Whether we’re building communities, engaging superfans or driving performance - our aim is to realize the potential in every story.

We also run Little Dot Channels - our global digital media network made up of more than 250 channels across social platforms and seven FAST brands streaming on over 130 feeds. With more than 30,000 hours of premium content, we reach 125 million unique viewers every month and offer access to one of the largest brand-safe, premium advertising inventories across YouTube and CTV.

We’re proud to include WING, our specialist sports and branded content agency, and History Hit, Dan Snow’s podcast network and SVOD service, in the Little Dot group too.

To top it all off, we’re a certified B Corp, have been verified carbon neutral since inception, and are on track to be net-zero by 2030.

Founded in April 2013 and born for the digital entertainment era, we are made up of 500 digital experts across the UK, USA, Germany & APAC. We are part of media and entertainment group, Banijay Entertainment.