- Professional
- Oficina en Indianapolis
YouTube Channel Manager
This is a full-time, in-person position located in Indianapolis, Indiana or New York, NY
About Us
Audiochuck is a fast-growing, dynamic company that is driven by our mission to tell the right stories, in the right ways, for the right reasons. Our team is made up of immensely passionate people who love what we do and don’t stop until we’re proud. Excellence is required at Audiochuck – we have a responsibility (and privilege) to honor the voices of those whose stories we tell. We approach our content with empathy, compassion, and a genuine desire to make a difference. Advocacy is an essential part of the Audiochuck culture as we strive to positively impact victims and their families through use of our time, money, and resources.
Committed to developing our people and fostering a long-term team of talented media professionals, we are seeking motivated top talent to join our amazing team. If you’re exceptional at what you do, possess an innate desire to work hard alongside a team in creating something meaningful, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, then audiochuck may be a good fit for you.
About our YouTube Channel Manager:
As YouTube Channel Manager, you will drive the growth of Audiochuck’s YouTube presence across flagship brands, including Crime Junkie, and beyond. In this high-impact role, you will help to define and execute our YouTube strategy, oversee channel operations, and collaborate with leadership to ensure YouTube is a key growth lever for Audiochuck.
You will lead conversations across cross-functional teams, manage external partners, and deliver on ambitious subscriber, viewer, and monetization goals. This role requires a seasoned strategist with deep expertise in YouTube growth, analytics, and monetization, as well as the ability to influence content strategy and build scalable systems that expand our audience reach.
What You’ll Do:
Channel Growth Tactics: Drive growth through consistent application of best practices, data-driven testing, and emerging trends with a focus on increasing subscribers, views, and engagement across channels.
Channel Optimization: Manage A/B tests to help improve CTR, watch time, and average view duration, and use data-informed insights to provide recommendations to scale KPIs across all YouTube channels. Input and maintain accurate SEO metadata, tags, titles, and descriptions to optimize discoverability and platform performance.
Analytics & Reporting Support: Translate audience insights and competitive trends into long-term growth initiatives. Develop robust reporting frameworks and predictive models to guide content and monetization decisions.
YouTube Strategy Execution: Partner with leadership to evolve the YouTube growth strategy across all audiochuck brands. Set ambitious KPIs for subscriber growth, retention, and monetization.
Content Repurposing & Shorts: Collaborate with Production and Social to identify high-performing audio and video moments that can be repackaged into shorts, reels, or visual stories to extend content lifespan and drive viewership. Drive a YouTube First Shorts strategy to increase reach, engagement, and overall growth
What you will bring to the table:
3+ years of hands-on YouTube channel management or equivalent experience (Experience in podcasting or entertainment is preferred)
5+ years in digital media, audience development, content strategy, or content marketing.
Proven track record of supporting the growth of YouTube channels and delivering through creative and analytical strategies
Deep understanding of YouTube’s algorithm, monetization options, and audience behavior
Familiarity with design tools to create and optimize thumbnails
Expertise in YouTube Studio, Google Analytics, A/B testing tools, and other analytics tools
Ability to execute tasks across cross-functional initiatives and communicate performance insights
Comfort working in a fast-paced, high-output creative environment
What audiochuck will bring to the table:
Commitment to intentional leadership development for all employees
Dedication to company culture and promoting mental health
A talented team of collaborative and passionate employees to support your work
An appreciation for diverse work experience and backgrounds
A chance to work on shows from a leading network for true crime podcasts
Competitive base salary and bonus incentives
Comprehensive benefit plan
401(k) retirement plan with match
Paid time off
Team events and activities
This is a full-time, in-person position located in Indianapolis, Indiana or New York, NY.
The base salary for this role is between $80,000 and $100,000. The actual base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as: transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
