YouTube Channel Manager (Sport)

Location: Kew, London, United Kingdom; hybrid 4:1 pattern with one day working from home

Company

hirify.global is a global production company specialising in sports, unscripted, digital and branded entertainment, producing sports coverage, documentaries, social content and entertainment programming.

What you will do

• Own the YouTube channel strategy across a full season and maintain a consistent publication schedule.
• Plan and coordinate archive compilations, highlights, original programming, live blocks and YouTube Shorts.
• Monitor and analyse performance in YouTube Analytics to guide content production and optimisation.
• Optimise thumbnails, titles, SEO, hooks and edit pacing, including briefing graphic designers and updating thumbnail templates in Photoshop.
• Manage the channel community through the Posts tab and video comments.
• Work with social media producers, content production teams and the client to deliver the channel strategy.

Requirements

• Experience managing high-profile YouTube channels and driving revenue through platform monetisation features.
• Deep knowledge of YouTube content best practices, platform trends, YouTube Studio and Google AdSense.
• Strong project management skills, including planning and delivering a content calendar.
• Experience working with sports organisations and building relationships with clubs, players and broadcasters.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present a creative vision internally and to clients.
• Availability for a five-day week with weekends and nights around live fixture lists, based on production requirements.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of rugby union and strong interest in the sport.
• Basic Photoshop knowledge and experience updating thumbnail templates.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working with one work-from-home day in a 4:1 pattern.
• Flexitime hours subject to production requirements.
• Lieu days for work completed beyond a five-day work week.
• Inclusive equal-opportunity workplace with a diverse international team.
• Initial engagement runs until 26 June 2027, with an ASAP start.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV, links to previous work and a written explanation of suitability for the role.