Project Manager – YouTube SEO & News Video | Pepper Media, Bangalore Pepper Media runs YouTube and social video for some of India’s leading news and media networks. We’re looking for a project manager to lead a growing YouTube SEO and video team. What you’ll do Lead and train a team of SEO specialists and thumbnail designers in YouTube SEO and video packaging: keyword research, titles, descriptions, metadata, thumbnails, playlists and end screens Be the main point of contact for clients’ editorial and digital teams: agree priorities, share findings and resolve issues Turn YouTube Analytics into clear weekly and monthly reports on views, CTR, search traffic, Suggested and Browse, and keyword movement, with recommendations Spot breaking-news and trending search opportunities,



and make sure the team acts on them quickly Build playbooks and templates that keep quality consistent across channels and languages What we’re looking for About 6 years’ experience in digital news, with at least 3 years working hands-on with YouTube for a news or media brand A strong grasp of how YouTube search and recommendations work, and of YouTube Studio and Analytics A news background: you understand news judgement, deadlines and how editorial teams work Experience training or leading a team Confidence managing senior client stakeholders Strong reporting

skills:
you can turn data into a transparent story and a plan Fluent English, and working knowledge of at least one South Indian language: Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada or Telugu Good to have Experience with SEO tools such as vidIQ, TubeBuddy or Google Trends Familiarity with answer-engine optimisation (being cited in AI search answers) or local search

Location:
Bangalore, with some travel

📌 YouTube SEO (Bengaluru)
🏢 Pepper Media
📍 Bengaluru