Pepper Media
Website:
peppermedia.in
Job details:
YouTube News Lead | Pepper Media, Bangalore
Pepper Media runs YouTube and video for some of India’s leading news and media networks. We’re looking for a YouTube News Lead with a strong digital newsroom background to lead a growing team and manage client relationships.
What you’ll do
Lead a team of YouTube specialists and thumbnail designers working on fast-moving news channels
Train the team on how news performs on YouTube: titles, thumbnails, descriptions, keywords, playlists, end screens, and getting stories found in search and recommendations
Track breaking news and trending stories, and make sure the team packages them quickly and well
Be the main point of contact for clients’ editorial and digital heads: agree priorities, share what’s working and resolve issues
Turn YouTube Analytics into clear weekly and monthly reports, covering views, CTR, search, and Suggested and Browse traffic, with practical recommendations
Build simple playbooks and templates so quality stays consistent across channels and languages
What we’re looking for
About 6 years’ experience in digital news, with time spent in a digital newsroom: TV news digital, a news website or a news video team
Hands-on experience running or growing YouTube channels for a news or media brand
Strong news judgement, and comfort with deadlines and live news cycles
A good working knowledge of YouTube Studio and Analytics, and of how YouTube search and recommendations work
Experience leading or training a team
Confidence handling senior editorial and client stakeholders
Fluent English, and working knowledge of at least one South Indian language: Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada or Telugu
Good to have
Experience with tools such as vidIQ, TubeBuddy or Google Trends
Exposure to Shorts, live streams and regional-language news channels
Location: Bangalore, with some travel
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