YouTube Channel Manager (freelance)
Team Whistle is looking for a YouTube Channel Manager to lead efforts in launching and managing an all-sports DAZN YouTube channel. In this role, the candidate will manage the programming calendar, channel optimizations and video editing to repackage the DAZN archive for YouTube, in addition to supporting sport-specific YouTube channels (Women’s Soccer, Boxing and Whistle).
This candidate must be a YouTube expert, team player and collaborator who will work closely with our Content, Strategy & Insights and Sales teams, among other stakeholders. You must be a self-starter with strong editorial judgment, communication and organizational skills.
Must be willing to work nights and weekends, as needed, to support live sports coverage.
Responsibilities:
manage day-to-day operations of DAZN Sport YouTube, including: calendar planning, video editing and uploading, thumbnail creation, titling and optimization, community management, reporting and overall channel organization
develop programming calendar aligned to sports-culture and tentpole event calendar
become expert of DAZN video archive, leveraging assets strategically across the channel
lead midform content creation and programming, and collaborate with DAZN Social leads to program vertical-specific Shorts
leverage SEO best practices to optimize video titles, descriptions, tags, etc.
collaborate with Design team to create and optimize thumbnail creation
foster community engagement by interacting with comments, posting in Community, etc.
partner with Strategy & Insights to support consistent reporting and inform data-driven decisions
lead content production efforts to power DAZN Sport YouTube channel, repackaging archival content into YouTube-friendly formats and partnering with Whistle Content team on original series
support vertical-specific DAZN channels (Boxing, Women’s Football and Whistle) with live event streaming, channel programming and optimization, and content creation
Requirements:
2+ years of social media experience, particularly YouTube channel management
Video editing experience
Understanding of content strategy, performance metrics and a constant desire to experiment, optimize and improve across channels
Strong communication skills, copywriting/proofreading experience and editorial judgment
Enthusiasm for sports, culture and social media trends
Must be willing to work nights and weekends, as needed