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Role: Social Marketing Manager - Strategic Social Media Opportunities for YouTube India
Location: Mumbai, India
About the role:
We’re looking for a Social Marketing Manager to shape the voice of one of the world's most culturally significant brands. You aren't just managing social media; you're driving high-impact, strategic opportunities in the Indian market for YouTube.
We need someone obsessed with what excites our audiences and how our products can empower them. You will use social platforms to deepen our connection with communities while driving meaningful impact for the partners you work with, relying on data to uncover insights that drive real-world business results.
The role is highly cross-functional and international. You will collaborate daily with local, regional (APAC), and global YouTube product marketing managers, alongside cross-functional teams in partnerships, legal, communications, and policy.
What you will be doing:
Initiatives: Partner with marketing and business peers and leadership locally and across regions to develop and execute programs, campaigns, and GTM plans that deliver on core business goals across YouTube's diverse verticals and audiences.
Fuel the Creative: Engage and lead our social media, influencer, and content agencies. You will guide them to build effective, best in class, innovative campaigns & content targeted at viewers
Uncover the 'Why': Partner with Insights & Analytics teams to inform plans and track the real business impact of our social efforts. You will monitor brand health, produce campaign performance reports, and extract actionable insights from social data that influence broader YouTube marketing strategies
Brand Safety & Operational Excellence: Maintain rigorous standards for brand safety and ensure all team activities and agency outputs align with internal compliance and operational excellence standards.
What you need to be great in this role:
The Foundation: A Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent work experience) and 7 to 8 years of experience planning, executing, and optimizing impactful social media and influencer campaigns.
Agency Expertise: Proven experience leading and collaborating with social media, influencer, and content production agency partners.
The YouTube DNA: A deep understanding of YouTube’s ecosystem (users, creators, advertisers) and our multi-format products (long-form, short-form, streaming). A strong grasp of YouTube Shorts and its surrounding culture is essential.
Cultural Fluency: A comprehensive understanding of the Indian influencer ecosystem, local social media best practices, and the top agencies operating in the market.
Analytical Rigor: A strong track record of creativity paired with data-driven optimization. You should be well-versed in social analytics and listening tools (experience with Sprinklr or BrandWatch is a plus).
Communication & Hustle: Outstanding written and oral communication skills in English. Fluency in Hindi (and knowledge of other regional Indian languages) is an added advantage. You must be a scrappy, proactive problem-solver with a strong bias for action and a track record of making things happen in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.
AI Native: You possess a strong willingness and capability to integrate AI solutions into daily operations, continuously seeking ways to…