Video Audience Development Manager (freelance)

Glendale, CA (Hybrid)

$95K/yr – $105K/yrMid Level6+ years expFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own programming strategy for HMPG’s Lucky Dog YouTube channel, including content direction, scheduling, and presentation
  • Serve as HMPG’s YouTube Studio Oracle, defining new KPIs, automating reports with practical takeaways, and implementing platform standards that optimize for engagement and revenue growth
  • Automate recurring reporting (weekly/monthly/quarterly) and deliver insights that are actionable for production, design, and editorial leadership
  • Partner with sponsorship sales to support YouTube monetization efforts, including Brand Partnership tools, DAI-enabled capabilities, and campaign measurement best practices
  • Analyze historical and current viewership trends to inform content optimization (e.g., topic selection, formats, runtimes, cadence, and seasonal programming)
  • Develop practical recommendations to reach, engage, and retain new audiences across YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Snap
  • Lead lightweight testing and learning efforts across packaging, metadata, release timing, and channel presentation, then translate results into clear recommendations for creative and production teams
  • Improve the performance of Lucky Dog’s library and back catalog through playlist strategy, metadata refreshes, packaging updates, and resurfacing opportunities
  • Socialize YouTube and video best practices across the organization, aligning talent, production, sales, and design around performance-driven workflows
  • Partner closely with Content Operations on captioning, upload readiness, and publishing workflows to ensure consistent execution against platform best practices

Requirements

  • Minimum of 6 years experience in digital video strategy, YouTube programming, audience development, or video analytics (media company, creator network, or agency preferred)
  • Demonstrated success programming or operating a major YouTube channel or network, including packaging strategy (titles/thumbnails), launch scheduling, and performance optimization
  • Avid and natural consumer of YouTube with strong ties to creators, producers, and networks in the space
  • Advanced fluency in YouTube Studio analytics, content measurement, and experimentation frameworks; ability to translate metrics into creative direction without overfitting to noise
  • Experience building repeatable reporting systems and dashboards (e.g., Sheets/Excel + Looker Studio/Tableau; bonus for SQL, APIs, or lightweight scripting/automation)
  • Knowledge of YouTube monetization and sponsorship tooling (new DAI Brand Partnerships tools, creator-brand workflows, measurement, and brand-safety guidelines)
  • Strong cross-functional communication skills; able to influence talent/creators, producers, editors, designers, and sales partners with clarity and credibility
  • Highly organized, proactive operator with strong project management instincts and comfort solving problems with small teams
  • Genuine passion and knowledge for pets and the industry’s creator ecosystem
  • Related experience and/or training considered as well as a combination of education and experience

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Emotional Wellness Support
  • Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs
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Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG), a business unit of Hearst Television, is an independent producer and distributor of original programming for TV stations, broadcast and cable networks and streaming services. HMPG produces hundreds of hours of programming annually across linear, streaming, digital and social media platforms for domestic and international distribution in nearly 100 countries. Its popular shows include “Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien,” America’s #1 syndicated political program; the Emmy Award-winning educational/informational (E/I) programming blocks airing weekends nationwide including “Weekend Adventure,” on ABC stations; “CBS Dream Team,” on the CBS Network; “The More You Know,” on the NBC Network; “One Magnificent Morning,” on The CW Network; “Mi Telemundo” on the Telemundo Network and “Go Time!” on independent stations. HMPG also distributes a diverse slate of other programming and content including “Law&Crime Daily,” “Prime Crime,” “Consumer Reports TV,” and the company’s dedicated FAST channels “Xplore” and “The Jack Hanna Channel,” available on some of the most popular smart TVs and streaming platforms.

New York, New York, USA
115 employees (71 in marketing)

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$95K/yr – $105K/yr

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27.7%
Direct
57.2%
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Video Audience Development Manager (freelance)

Hearst Media Production Group · Glendale, CA · Hybrid