YouTube Content Editor

About the job

About the Role

We are looking for a dynamic and detail-oriented YouTube Content Editor to drive the creation, optimisation, and publishing of high-quality editorial video content. The ideal candidate should have a strong understanding of digital storytelling, audience engagement, YouTube analytics, and content optimisation strategies to enhance channel growth and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Publish high-quality editorial video content consistently and within defined timelines.
• Identify, develop, and package newsworthy and trending stories for digital audiences.
• Ensure editorial accuracy, relevance, quality, and strong storytelling standards across all published content.
• Optimise video titles, descriptions, tags, thumbnails, and metadata to improve YouTube search visibility and discoverability.
• Monitor and analyse channel performance metrics, including views, watch time, subscriber growth, and audience engagement.
• Generate actionable insights from YouTube Analytics and recommend content improvements.
• Coordinate effectively with content creators, video editors, designers, and other stakeholders to ensure smooth workflow execution.
• Stay updated on current affairs, digital media trends, audience behaviour, and platform updates.
• Ensure compliance with copyright regulations, community guidelines, and platform policies.

Required Skills & Qualifications Skills

• Newsroom experience is always preferred.
• Strong editorial writing and editing skills in English.
• Ability to identify and develop compelling digital stories.
• Proficiency in analysing and interpreting YouTube Analytics.
• Knowledge of YouTube content optimisation and basic SEO principles.
• Working knowledge of video editing tools will be an added advantage.

Knowledge

• In-depth understanding of YouTube as a content and distribution platform.
• Familiarity with digital news consumption patterns and audience behaviour.
• Awareness of copyright laws, platform policies, and community guidelines.
• Strong understanding of current affairs, emerging news trends, and the digital media ecosystem.

Behavioural Competencies