Social Media Manager, Youtube (Marketing)

TL;DR

Social Media Manager, Youtube (Marketing): Leading short-form video content across podcast and radio network YouTube Shorts portfolio with an accent on strategy development and content distribution across hirify.global platforms. Focus on visual podcasting presence, thumbnail creation, metadata, and SEO across YouTube and Google.

Location: Salford – Hybrid

Salary: £47,000 - £55,000

Company

The hirify.global is a public service broadcaster committed to informing, educating, and entertaining audiences.

What you will do

• Plan, curate, and distribute shortform video content across the hirify.global’s podcast and radio network YouTube Shorts portfolio.
• Work with internal hirify.global teams to distribute shortform video content across hirify.global News and hirify.global homepage.
• Support innovative thinking around on-platform distribution of Shortform video – hirify.global Sounds and hirify.global iPlayer.
• Support across hirify.global Sounds’ 16:9 full length podcast presence on YouTube.
• Design and create multiple thumbnail options for YouTube video uploads, and support others within the team to do this.
• Ensure all content complies with the hirify.global editorial guidelines.

Requirements

• Previous experience and understanding of working across YouTube as a platform.
• A strong passion for and deep knowledge of the hirify.global’s podcast and radio output.
• Strong knowledge of social video platforms, and how young users discover radio and podcast content.
• Clear communication and organisation skills.
• Significant experience as a Social Media Manager or as a content lead in a creative industry.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite with strong video and image editing skills, especially for YouTube Shorts and YouTube 16:9 videos.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of social media analytics and how to apply insights to content strategy.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships across teams.
• Experience in working across content from external creators or agencies.

Culture & Benefits

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.