Senior Creative YouTube Manager

Jungle Creations London, United Kingdom The Wild

About Jungle Creations

We are Jungle Creations, an award-winning social media agency and publisher. Since our creation in 2014, we have built a community of over 147 million followers on and beyond social. In 2019 we launched The Wild, our publisher-powered social agency, that helps brands unlock social through data and insights, so they can build communities and break into culture.

Jungle Media is the home of our portfolio of award-winning social media brands. We have pioneered some of the world's biggest communities; from Twisted on food and drink, to VT on entertainment, Four Nine on female lifestyle, Craft Factory on DIY and family and Lovimals, Level Fitness and Futurology on pets, fitness and tech. With over 147 million (and counting) followers across all major social platforms, our team of creators, content producers and social strategy specialists know how to create content that gets people watching, talking and reacting.

Our brands reach millions of people every single day through our video content, websites, podcasts (and even restaurants).

The Wild is a publisher-powered social and influencer agency born out of Jungle Creations. We saw an opportunity to unlock data & insight from Jungle’s 140M+ global audiences and bring a decade of our social publisher expertise to brands. With a roster of international clients including Red Bull, Pepsi Co and Disney, we drive brands to unlock social, build community, and break into culture - on and beyond social.

Job title:

Senior Creative You Tube Manager

Department/Brand:
The Wild

Reports to:

Head of Social

Duration:
Permanent

Hours:

Full time

Office

Location:

London, UK/ Flexible & Hybrid

The Wild was born from publishing and built for brands. We don’t just create content; we create impact—developing thumb-stopping, culturally relevant, and socially native work that moves brands forward. Social isn’t just a marketing channel to us; it’s where brands are built, communities are engaged, and conversations are shaped.

We’re looking for a Senior Creative You Tube Manager who shares our ambition: someone who doesn’t just keep up with social trends but sets them. This is a leadership role, sitting at the heart of our senior management team, shaping our social-first approach and working collaboratively across the agency—especially with Creative and Strategy—to deliver industry-leading work.

The Senior Creative You Tube Manager role at The Wild represents a pivotal element in our mission to redefine social media narratives and audience engagement.

Through this role the individual will orchestrate the growth and creative direction of diverse You Tube channels, turning analytical insights into compelling, culturally relevant content that captivates and expands global audiences. Working alongside a team of creatives, data insight analysts and strategists, the Senior Creative You Tube Manager will play a central role in defining, executing and leading the growth across a spectrum of You Tube channels.

This role involves overseeing and managing all channel operations, audience development and creative positioning; working closely with the social team for execution.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record managing, leading and growing consumer brand You Tube channels, with a deep understanding of audiences and the role of You Tube in a wider content ecosystem.

What you'll be doing as a Senior Creative You Tube Manager:

• Develop and implement tailored channel strategies for each client, including video concepts, thumbnails, and overall content vision.
• Manage and optimise You Tube scheduling, ensuring adherence to platform best practices.
• Use data-driven insights to refine content strategies and maximise audience growth.
• Act as the primary client contact, leading workshops, reporting, and meetings.
• Provide You Tube training and strategic advice, explaining its role within a wider content mix.
• Offer constructive feedback to creative teams to improve engagement and performance.
• Lead creative and editorial teams in always-on agile content, including…