Freelance YouTube Content Director (Adventure & History)
Posted Today by SUMO
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Freelance YouTube Content Director will be responsible for shaping high-performing long-form videos for an adventure and history-focused YouTube channel. This role involves collaborating with a small team to enhance video content through editing feedback, script refinement, and idea generation. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in YouTube video production and a deep understanding of audience engagement strategies. A passion for adventure and documentary storytelling is a plus.
Key Responsibilities:
- Reviewing rough cuts and giving clear, actionable edit feedback
- Improving pacing, story structure and audience retention
- Writing or refining scripts, hooks and intros
- Identifying missing story beats and stronger narrative angles
- Generating high-potential video ideas in the adventure / history niche
- Helping maximise the value of upcoming shoots and productions
- Developing strong title and thumbnail directions built for high CTR
- Working closely with editors / designers to help execute final packaging
Key Skills:
- Strong experience working in YouTube video production
- Clear track record of contributing to high-performing or viral YouTube content
- Deep understanding of retention, hooks, intros, thumbnails, titles and CTR
- Ability to think beyond the edit and understand the full journey from idea to upload
- Ability to identify what gives a video viral potential and help shape it
- Experience in the YouTube creator world, whether professionally or as a creator
- Interest in adventure, exploration or documentary-style storytelling (bonus)
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
YouTube Content Director (adventure & history content) Freelance / Remote
We’re hiring a freelance YouTube Content Director to help shape high-performing long-form videos for one of the most exciting channels in the adventure / history space. Looking for someone who knows how to spot a big idea, shape a stronger story, improve a cut, tighten retention, sharpen a hook and turn a great video into something people have to click. You’ll be joining a 7-person team focused on creating premium adventure and history content, exploring remote locations, documenting places rarely filmed, and producing videos built to perform at a seriously high level on YouTube.
The role
You’ll work across the full YouTube process, helping shape videos from idea through to final packaging. That includes:
- Reviewing rough cuts and giving clear, actionable edit feedback
- Improving pacing, story structure and audience retention
- Writing or refining scripts, hooks and intros
- Identifying missing story beats and stronger narrative angles
- Generating high-potential video ideas in the adventure / history niche
- Helping maximise the value of upcoming shoots and productions
- Developing strong title and thumbnail directions built for high CTR
- Working closely with editors / designers to help execute final packaging
What they’re looking for
• Strong experience working in YouTube video production
• Clear track record of contributing to high-performing or viral YouTube content
• Deep understanding of retention, hooks, intros, thumbnails, titles and CTR
• Ability to think beyond the edit and understand the full journey from idea to upload
• Someone who can identify what gives a video viral potential, then help shape it into something that performs
• Ideally someone with experience in the YouTube creator world, whether professionally or as a creator themselves
Bonus points for anyone with an interest in adventure, exploration or documentary-style storytelling.
Details
• Freelance
• Remote
• Ongoing role, not a one-off project
• Involvement across multiple videos each month
If this sounds like you - please apply!