Senior YouTube Strategist

The Senior YouTube Strategist leads the strategy, audience and commercial growth of the National Theatre’s presence on YouTube. It is a key role in the Digital Department’s evolving Distribution and Social strategy, and understanding of global, mass, and younger audiences.

The successful candidate will have the following:
– Significant experience as a YouTube strategist, channel manager, or closely equivalent role, with a demonstrable track record of growing a YouTube channel’s subscribers, watch time and engagement.
– Deep, current understanding of the YouTube algorithm, platform mechanics and how packaging (titles, thumbnails, metadata) affects discoverability and performance.
– Strong data literacy – fluent in YouTube Studio and other analytics tools, with a track record of using data to shape content and packaging decisions.
– Clear understanding of YouTube as a distinct medium – neither a pure distribution platform nor a pure social platform – and what that means for content strategy, pacing and community-building.
– Experience developing strategy across a range of content lengths and formats, from short-form through to long-form/full-length content. Demonstrate an understanding of YouTube’s broader digital content landscape (Creators, Podcasts etc).
– Experience building and nurturing on-platform community and audience loyalty, not just optimising for view counts.

If that sounds like you, this may be the role for you!

To apply, please follow: https://jobs.nationaltheatre.org.uk/job/senior-youtube-strategist-6013877

The closing date for the receipt of a completed application is Friday 11th September 2026 at 12 noon.