[Remote] Junior Content Strategist for YouTube

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Direct Message is seeking a Junior Content Strategist for YouTube who is passionate about the platform. The role involves selecting marketing clips, understanding content effectiveness, and supporting the creation of high-volume YouTube content across various domains including kids media, tech, and gaming. Responsibilities • Pull high-quality clips from mainstream kids shows, tech, and gaming content • Support creative ideation for social campaigns • Help outline ideas, write metadata, and organize playlists and channel structure • Write social media copy, video titles, and descriptions. SEO experience is preferred • Help manage day-to-day channel operations and coordinate with producers, editors, and designers • Maintain publishing schedules and track deadlines, deliverables, and feedback cycles • Pay attention to emerging trends in social video and the kids and youth entertainment landscape • Share quick insight summaries or inspiration when needed Skills • You love YouTube. You study formats, trends, hooks, and clips • A strong communicator with clear messaging and organized thinking • A confident writer who loves words! • Calm under pressure • Plugged into kids media, tech, and gaming culture • Organized and reliable. You keep projects moving • Comfortable sharing a POV and explaining why a clip works • Pull high-quality clips from mainstream kids shows, tech, and gaming content • Support creative ideation for social campaigns • Help outline ideas, write metadata, and organize playlists and channel structure • Write social media copy, video titles, and descriptions • Help manage day-to-day channel operations and coordinate with producers, editors, and designers • Maintain publishing schedules and track deadlines, deliverables, and feedback cycles • Pay attention to emerging trends in social video and the kids and youth entertainment landscape • Share quick insight summaries or inspiration when needed • SEO experience is preferred • Experience with AirTable, Google Sheets, or other CMS tools • 0–5 years in content strategy, digital production, social, or editorial • Familiarity with YouTube, YouTube Shorts, TikTok, storytelling, and editorial packaging • Basic video editing or thumbnail design experience is a plus • Experience with kids media, gaming, or tech content is a plus Benefits • Health • Vision • Dental • Life • Matching 401K Company Overview • Direct Message is a multimedia creative studio. It was founded in 2018, and is headquartered in Sacramento, California, US, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is Apply tot his job