YouTube Showrunner: Lead Creative & Growth

Dhar Mann Studios; Burbank (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Dhar Mann Studios, a leading creator of scripted digital entertainment, seeks an exceptional Showrunner in the Los Angeles area. This full‑time, in‑person role leads the creative vision, writes and rewrites, and guides a lean team to produce five production‑ready scripts every week for the flagship YouTube Main Channel.

You will leverage analytics to sharpen storytelling, optimize audience engagement, and manage budgets and timelines with production and finance partners.

Qualifications

• 10+ years proven showrunning or equivalent creative leadership experience.
• Exceptional original scripted writing skills with produced work.
• Strong ideation instincts and engaging concepts for YouTube.
• Hands-on success creating and leading content for YouTube with platform understanding.

Responsibilities

• Own Main Channel creative vision from concept through production and final edit.
• Be a hands-on writer: originate ideas, write and rewrite scripts, fix story problems.
• Lead the team to deliver five production-ready scripts weekly through a lean pipeline.
• Use analytics (retention, CTR, watch time) to inform storytelling and output.
• Collaborate with Production, Post-Production, Analytics, and Distribution on growth and profitability.

Skills

Showrunning

Writers leadership

YouTube native

Analytics

Budgeting

Team leadership

Story development

Fast-paced prod.

Job description

Dhar Mann Studios, a leading creator of scripted digital entertainment, seeks an exceptional Showrunner in the Los Angeles area. This full‑time, in‑person role leads the creative vision, writes and rewrites, and guides a lean team to produce five production‑ready scripts every week for the flagship YouTube Main Channel.

You will leverage analytics to sharpen storytelling, optimize audience engagement, and manage budgets and timelines with production and finance partners.