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Senior Community Manager - Job Summary
The role involves leading YouTube strategies to drive channel growth and audience engagement, collaborating with multiple teams to deliver social-first work for clients.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver YouTube strategies across multiple clients focused on channel growth, audience development, and creative optimisation.
- Develop and implement YouTube-first approaches aligned with brand and social strategies.
- Craft and optimise SEO-rich titles, descriptions, metadata, and tags for discovery and search ranking.
- Establish and refine YouTube best practices for publishing, content optimisation, and community engagement.
- Provide senior editorial leadership guiding ideation, creative briefing, and content planning.
- Deliver platform-specific copywriting aligned with brand voice and keyword optimisation.
- Oversee community engagement with moderation and conversation management.
- Manage editorial calendars and creative campaign delivery ensuring deadlines and quality.
- Partner with creative and production teams for content success including thumbnails and scripting.
- Analyse performance data and provide senior-level insights, growth recommendations, and strategic reporting.
- Research platform trends and apply innovations proactively.
- Build client relationships with strategic thinking, creative leadership, and commercial awareness.
- Mentor and develop junior team members enhancing expertise in YouTube and community management.
Requirements
- Proven ability to lead YouTube strategy with results in channel growth, engagement, and optimisation.
- Strong expertise in YouTube SEO, metadata, and analytics applying best practices for performance improvements.
- Senior-level copywriting experience for YouTube and social platforms balancing creativity and keyword optimisation.
- Solid understanding of social platforms and video-first formats like YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, TikTok.
- Exceptional client-facing skills with experience in presenting strategies at senior levels.
- Excellent organisational, time management, and leadership skills managing projects and teams under pressure.
- Proficiency with YouTube Studio, Creator Studio tools, and analytics/SEO platforms.
- Strategic, creative, and analytical mindset to identify opportunities and inspire innovation.
- Passion for social culture, staying ahead of trends with confidence to innovate.
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About 1000heads
site1000heads is a social transformation company that helps global brands adapt to rapid changes in media, technology, and culture by delivering social-first data, insights, strategic consultancy, and creative services worldwide.
What Our Employees Say
- Collaborative and creative work environment that encourages innovation. (www.1000heads.com)
- Opportunities to work with global brands and gain valuable industry experience. (www.1000heads.com)
- Commitment to diversity and inclusion through various initiatives. (www.1000heads.com)
Challenges You Might Face
- Fast-paced agency environment can lead to high stress and long hours. (www.glassdoor.com)
- Promotion and career progression may not be as structured as in larger organizations. (www.glassdoor.com)
- Some reviews mention a lack of formal training and onboarding processes. (www.glassdoor.com)