Content Operations & Curation
Mountain View, CA (On-site)
Posted 2 weeks ago
Job Description
About NewsBreak
Founded in 2015, NewsBreak is the Content Intelligence platform shaping the future content economy. With over 40 million monthly active users, our flagship platform delivers highly personalized local news and information powered by advanced AI, recommendation systems, and adtech.
Recognized by Fast Company as #32 on the Top Workplaces for Innovators, we're proud to be Great Place to Work® certified and home to a dynamic team of technologists, product innovators, and business leaders who are passionate about solving meaningful challenges at scale.
Together, we reached unicorn status in 2021, and we remain committed to continuing this high-growth trajectory with the right team to fulfill our mission: building the infrastructure layer for content intelligence.
If you’re inspired to dream big, innovate fast, and make a difference, we’d love to hear from you! For more information, visit www.newsbreak.com/about
About the role
NewsBreak is building ReelBee, an open short-drama distribution platform where any qualified creator or studio can self-publish, earn a transparent revenue share, and get real US audience insights. This is a CEO-sponsored, company-level initiative. As a Content Operations & Curation specialist (Senior Specialist / Lead level), you will be the hands-on engine of our title-selection system: reviewing, tagging and queuing titles, running tests, and turning performance data into decisions. We are hiring 2 people for this role, in parallel in the SF Bay Area (Mountain View) and Beijing. Bilingual (English and Mandarin) required.
What you'll do
- Review and tag 40–60 new titles every week; verify AI-extracted tags (genre, character archetype, hook, paywall point, source tier) and judge quality and compliance, including common AI-drama issues such as lip-sync, hands and scene consistency
- Manage the weekly test queue: combine selection-system scores with your own judgment, track 72-hour scorecards (CTR, CPI, first-3-episode completion, unlock rate, first-purchase rate) and recommend which titles move to scale
- Run post-launch operations for winning titles (recommendation slots, push, in-app distribution, creative direction); review performance and build a playbook of what works with our users
- Send title-level and creative-level performance reports to content partners every week, collect their feedback and help steer supply direction
- Support supply BD with sample evaluation and trial-batch review for new suppliers; maintain catalog metadata quality
- Track industry charts and TikTok short-drama trends; publish a weekly genre and hit-title brief, and calibrate your own picks against US charts and our performance data
What we're looking for
- 2+ years of content operations, editorial, review or title-selection experience at a short-drama, web-fiction, short-video or content platform; short-drama platform experience (domestic or overseas) preferred
- Heavy short-drama viewer: familiar with top titles on ReelShort, DramaBox and similar apps, and able to quickly judge whether a title's hook, pacing and paywall design work
- Data-savvy: read completion curves, drop-off episodes and payment conversion and turn them into operating actions; strong Excel/Sheets skills; BI dashboards or SQL a plus
- High throughput: keep judgment quality and pace at dozens of titles per week
- Fluent written and spoken English and Mandarin; able to review English-language series and subtitles and communicate with US partners
- Proficient with AI tools (LLM summarization/tagging, AI subtitles, AI voice detection) to raise efficiency
Nice to have
- Short-drama acquisition, rights or distribution experience
- TikTok/YouTube short-drama channel operations experience
- AI short-drama production or QC experience
NewsBreak
NewsBreak is the leading platform for local news and information, with more than 40 million users across America. By using new technology, NewsBreak provides community-focused news and information from over 10,000 sources in a timely and accessible way. NewsBreak is bridging the gap between new technology and traditional local media, offering an innovative digital solution that allows users to get the information they need to live safer, more vibrant, and connected lives. Based in Mountain View, California, NewsBreak connects users with local information, national publishers, and targeted advertising from local businesses, with increased traffic and revenue that helps strengthen local communities.We are always looking for great talents. Contact us via careers@newsbreak.comOur website:https://www.newsbreak.com/aboutCreator Program: https://www.newsbreak.com/creators Publishing Platform:https://mp.newsbreakapp.comAndroid App Download:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.particlenews.newsbreak&hl=eniOS App Download:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/news-break-personal-local/id1132762804?mt=8
Salaries
Posted range
$90K/yr – $130K/yr
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