Role at a glance
- Salary
- $150.9K – $218.6K/yr
- Location
- San Francisco, United States
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment
- Full-time
- Experience
- 5+ years in YouTube, video, or content strategy
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Role Summary
This role owns Adobe’s YouTube presence across channel strategy, content programming, creative direction, rollout, discovery, and audience growth. The strategist guides YouTube-first content, episodic shows, originals, Shorts, long-form videos, and live broadcasts while translating platform insights into briefs and decisions for the social and creative teams.
What You'll Do
- Develop and maintain the YouTube content and programming calendar.
- Write YouTube strategy documents and feed requirements into creative strategist briefs.
- Brief and review creative for platform fit before publication.
- Develop rollout plans for launches and recurring programming.
- Analyze channel and video performance and turn findings into recommendations.
- Advise the team on YouTube format, algorithm, and monetization shifts.
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View full postingQualifications
5+ years in YouTube, video, or content strategy; track record of growing channels or launching series and outstanding creative work; deep YouTube proficiency in algorithm and discovery mechanics, packaging, retention, video formats, playlists, and channel architecture; strong analytics skills; experience briefing creative teams and partnering with creative strategists; understanding of episodic and original content programming; working knowledge of search and discovery optimization, including AI and answer-engine visibility.
Required
- YouTube, video, or content strategy experience
- Track record of growing channels or launching series
- YouTube algorithm and discovery mechanics
- Titles and thumbnails
- Retention and average view duration
- Shorts, long-form, and live content
- Playlists and channel architecture
- YouTube Studio and retention curves
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Role overview
As our footprint on YouTube grows from supporting cutdowns into YouTube-first content, episodic shows, originals, and discovery-optimized content, we need a strategist fully dedicated to the platform. This person owns how we show up on YouTube end to end: channel strategy, content programming, creative direction, rollout, and audience growth. They are the in-house authority on what works on YouTube and they translate that into briefs, plans, and decisions the rest of the social team can complete.
What you’ll own
YouTube channel strategy. Define the channel’s positioning, content pillars, and programming model across long-form, Shorts, and live. Build the strategy for YouTube-first content, recurring installments, presentations, and original works. Creative strategy input. Partner alongside creative strategists to compose briefs so that concepts are built for YouTube from the beginning, not adapted after the fact. Translate platform mechanics (packaging, hooks, retention, pacing) into creative direction. Creative briefing. Brief creatives on YouTube-specific creative: thumbnails, titles, intros, episode structure, series formatting, and the differences between extended videos, short clips, and live broadcasts. Rollout and launch planning. Develop rollout strategies for new series, shows, and originals: programming cadence, sequencing, cross-platform support, and launch moments. Audience growth and engagement. Develop engagement and community strategies that grow subscribers, returning viewers, and watch time. Define how we use comments, community posts, premieres, and live. Discovery and optimization. Own YouTube search and suggested strategy. Manage packaging optimization, playlist organization, and channel layout. Structure content to be discoverable and citable through AI and answer engines (LLM-optimized content).
What you’ll do day to day
Develop and maintain the YouTube content and programming calendar.
Write YouTube strategy docs and feed requirements into creative strategist briefs.
Brief and review creative for platform fit before it ships.
Develop rollout plans for launches and recurring programming.
Analyze channel and video performance and turn findings into recommendations.
Partner with the social planner on scheduling and the creative team on execution.
Stay ahead of YouTube format, algorithm, and monetization shifts and advise the team accordingly.
What you bring
5+ years in YouTube, video, or content strategy, with a track record of growing channels or launching series and outstanding creative work. Deep YouTube proficiency: algorithm and discovery mechanics, packaging (titles and thumbnails), retention and average view duration, Shorts vs long-form vs live, playlists, and channel architecture. Strong analytics skills. Comfortable in YouTube Studio and reading retention curves and traffic source data to drive decisions. Experience briefing creative teams and partnering with creative strategists. You can translate platform insight into clear creative direction. Understanding of episodic and original content programming, including cadence, season structure, and host or talent collaboration. Working knowledge of search and discovery optimization, including structuring content for AI and answer-engine visibility.
About Adobe
Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.
Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.
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Expected Pay Range:
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $108,300 -- $218,600 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.In California, the pay range for this position is $150,900 - $218,600
At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).
In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.
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California:
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Massachusetts:
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About the company
Adobe Inc.
Large Enterprise
Adobe Inc. is a multinational software company based in San Jose, California, renowned for its innovative digital media and creative solutions. Established in 1982, Adobe is best known for its flagship products, including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Adobe Acrobat, which are widely used in design, marketing, and document management across various industries. The company's commitment to fostering creativity and empowering individuals and businesses is reflected in its cloud-based services, such as Adobe Creative Cloud, which provides subscribers access to a suite of powerful applications and collaborative tools. With a strong focus on customer-centric technology and digital transformation, Adobe continues to lead the industry in enhancing how content is created, managed, and delivered.
Adobe Inc. is a multinational software company based in San Jose, California, renowned for its innovative digital media and creative solutions. Established in 1982, Adobe is best known for its flagship products, including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Adobe Acrobat, which are widely used in design, marketing, and document management across various industries. The company's commitment to fostering creativity and empowering individuals and businesses is reflected in its cloud-based services, such as Adobe Creative Cloud, which provides subscribers access to a suite of powerful applications and collaborative tools. With a strong focus on customer-centric technology and digital transformation, Adobe continues to lead the industry in enhancing how content is created, managed, and delivered.