Youtube Manager

About Owner.comOwner is the AI growth system for local restaurants.Our AI continuously improves SEO, marketing, and online ordering to grow first-party orders. Unlike other companies that force small business owners to master their software to drive sales, Owner gives them a proven system run by experts.Owner is like having an army of engineers and marketers on your side, just like the big chains.Our visionWe're starting by helping independent restaurants succeed online.But it's not just restaurants that need our help. Most local businesses are struggling with these same problems. Huge technology corporations are taking their customers, bleeding their profits, and making it hard for them to survive.Once we nail the solution for restaurants – we'll scale it into every other local business type.In the future we envision, tens of millions of local business owners will use our technology to succeed in the digital age.Our tractionSince 2020, we've generated tens of millions in revenue and processed over half a billion dollars of online orders. 1 in 5 Americans have used an Owner.com website.More importantly, we've helped over 20,000 restaurant owners, and saved them nearly $200 million in fees.Our teamOur team is now in the low hundreds. We've got top talent from the most successful companies in SMB software, including: Shopify, HubSpot, DoorDash, ServiceTitan, Rappi, Faire and Stripe.We'll be scaling even faster in 2026 to keep pace with our customer growth.Where we workOwner is a remote-first, global company headquartered in San Francisco, with a sales hub in Toronto. For a few of our roles we prioritize in-person collaboration at one of our office locations. Most of our teammates are distributed throughout the globe. Please review the role description and discuss with your recruiter for more details on location.Why we're looking for youMedia has been an unfair advantage for Owner as we've scaled to over a billion dollar valuation. Our YouTube and Instagram channels are category leaders. We've become the #1 voice in restaurant growth, and our channels regularly get over 3 million organic impressions per month. YouTube is one of our most powerful platforms for reaching both customers and future talent. Restaurant owners that enter our funnel who have spent hours of watch time with our deepest and most information rich content (our long form videos) convert at multiples higher than any other channel.On the talent side, Adam is restarting his startups focused content this year to educate entrepreneurs and aspiring builders with unfiltered advice about company building and scaling.As we build a dedicated Media team, we need someone to own our long-form YouTube channels end to end from ideation and packaging to production, post-production, and performance analysis.This is a fit for you if you're a multifaceted creative fluent in ideation, production planning, on-set directing, copywriting, post-production oversight, and YouTube analytics.Your curiosity for business fundamentals matches your passion for dominating YouTube's educational landscape. You are excited about creating videos so compelling that others rush to imitate (You want to create and be the outlier, not just copy them)You'll be in charge of building a YouTube team of editors, strategists, directing channel strategy, brand identity, and content production as we shape Owner into a generational brand.This role is based in San Francisco, California.The impact you'll haveDefine channel strategy and formats as we chart towards 100k subscribers for Owner and Adam Guild's startup brand channelsManage editors, thumbnail designers, videographers, and pre-production workflows for Owner's YouTube channelLead A/B testing for packaging across our back catalogueMaintain and present YouTube scorecard metrics (retention, view velocity, subscriber growth) to leadershipContinuously research and test new YouTube features, algorithm shifts, and competitive strategiesDraft run-of-show documents, prompting follow-up questions, pacing segments, and capturing live notes for editors to shorten post-production timeConduct regular retention reviews to improve audience engagementManage post production and frame reviews with our editors and editing vendors and approve all final uploadsManage the YouTube upload calendar and coordinate with marketing, shorts teams, and external stakeholders for distribution and promotionWho you'll work withReport directly to the VP of Media and Chief of Staff to the CEOPartner closely with the Sr Manager of Media Operations on production planning, resource management, and cross-channel coordinationCollaborate with internal editors, thumbnail designers, and videographersWork with cross-functional teams across Marketing, Sales, and Product on relevant YouTube content for enablement and customer conversionWhat we're looking forDeep understanding of the YouTube landscape: ideation, formats, thumbnails, titles, and retention editing3+ years of experience in YouTube channel management or developmentStrong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to distill complex ideas into engaging contentStrong analytical instincts and ability to work with data to drive content decisionsExperience managing creative teams and production workflowsProficiency with project management and collaboration toolsKnowledge of editing software and Photoshop considered an asset but not requiredEnthusiasm to build AI-driven tools, automation, and new media workflowsPay and benefitsThe estimated base salary range for this role is $160K-$170K, plus a generous pre-IPO equity packageOther benefits include comprehensive health coverage, remote-first workplace, unlimited PTO - plus extra fun perks!Notice - Employment ScamsCommunication from our team regarding job opportunities will only be made by an Owner team member with an @owner.com email address.We do not conduct interviews over email or chat platforms, and we will never ask you to provide personal or financial information such as your mailing address, social security number, credit card numbers or banking information. 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