YouTube Channel Manager & Creator

Denver, CO (Remote)

$75K/yr – $90K/yrSenior Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

Top 1% of applicants do these two things.

The other 99% submit and hope. You're about to do something different.

Job Summary

Drive end-to-end YouTube channel management for multiple client channels with a strong focus on growth and content pipeline quality.

  • Own end-to-end management of 3–5 YouTube channels and content pipeline.
  • Must-have: 2+ years in YouTube channel management or related field.
  • Standout: Experience leading a distributed creative team and maintaining client relationships.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own ~3–5 client YouTube channels end-to-end, keeping all channels on time and growing month over month
  • Publish 12–16 long-form videos per month plus associated Shorts, optimizations, and metadata
  • Lead quarterly video ideation, keyword research, and SEO strategy to maintain a strong content pipeline
  • Stay current on YouTube algorithm changes, trending formats, and platform best practices
  • Oversee channel page setup and customization (banners, descriptions, playlists) aligned to each client’s brand and goals
  • Monitor channel performance proactively. If a video is underperforming, take action, optimize, and inform the client before they ask
  • Own the full video review cycle: internal Quality Assurance (V1), client review (V2), and final approvals (V3) before every publish
  • Review and provide feedback on video edits, thumbnails, and titles within 12 hours of receipt
  • Ensure all videos are uploaded and scheduled at least 24 hours before publish time, with verified files, metadata, and thumbnails
  • Conduct pre-recording screen tests to ensure picture, framing, sound, and talent quality meet standards

Requirements

  • Genuine long-form YouTube viewer and/or creator, a long-time active viewer who deeply understands the platform, its culture, and what makes content work
  • Consume short-form content on YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and/or TikTok
  • 2+ years of experience in any combination of YouTube channel management, digital content production, social media, project coordination, or agency work
  • Strong understanding of SEO, analytics, and social media growth strategies
  • Exceptional organizational skills, comfortable managing multiple channels, deadlines, and stakeholders simultaneously
  • Proactive, clear communicator who over-communicates rather than under-communicates
  • Self-starter who brings solutions, not just problems, and work independently without heavy oversight
  • Experience with Asana (or comparable project management tools) and Google Calendar
  • Comfortable in a remote, async-first environment with a globally distributed team

Preferred

  • Experience managing or running your own YouTube channel
  • Familiarity with Shorts strategy and short-form content optimization
  • Background in thumbnail strategy or on-camera coaching / talent direction
  • Agency or multi-client experience

Benefits

  • 401(k) with company match
  • Premium medical, dental, and vision insurance with low deductible and low out-of-pocket maximum
  • 15 days PTO total in year 1 (10 days PTO + minimum 5 days paid year-end company shutdown the last week of December between Christmas Eve and New Year + 7 paid federal holidays)
  • Work from anywhere, fully remote (core hours Monday–Friday, ~9am–6pm EST)

grouphugs.co

grouphugs is a turnkey YouTube Video & Growth Agency for B2B and B2C brands and creators. We specialize in YouTube strategy, YouTube scripting, video SEO, pre-production, production, publishing, and optimizations. Our mission is to help B2B and B2C businesses and brands tap into YouTube’s massive growth opportunity and claim your digital real estate. We make it easy for our clients to consistently create and publish YouTube videos increasing organic awareness, sales, and loyalty on YouTube and Google Search. Areas of Expertise: • Organic growth on YouTube (no ads necessary)• YouTube SEO• YouTube community building• Evergreen Video Strategy for awareness and conversions• YouTube scripting, filming, editing• YouTube publishing with fully SEO optimized videos to show up on YouTube and Google Search• YouTube Video Ads for channel growth, awareness, and conversionsIf you're ready to claim your digital real estate on the world's 2nd largest search engine and America's most used social platform, let's create together. Schedule a 20min Discovery Call on our website. grouphugs.co

Founded in 2019
Denver, Colorado, USA
7 employees (3 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
3.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
20.5%
Direct
58.8%
Referral
6.9%
Social
12.4%
Paid
1.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~7

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
2 (29% of company)