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Jubilee Media

Produces YouTube series promoting empathy

Head of Content

Full-Time
$150k - $180k+ Stock options
Expert
Los Angeles, CA, USA
HybridThree days per week in the El Segundo office; local applicants or relocation required.
Creative Production

About the job

Requirements
  • Strong experience in YouTube or adjacent digital content, with the ability to ideate and execute.
  • Ability to prioritize effectively, balance risk with financial impact, and make decisions about what to scale, pause, or pivot.
  • Experience with talent-first content creation, team growth, mentorship, and empowerment.
  • Fluency in data-driven content strategy, audience insights, and performance analytics.
  • Understanding of trends across YouTube, TikTok, Spotify, and other digital channels.
  • Ability to translate creative vision into actionable plans for teams, executives, and stakeholders.
  • Experience managing budgets, resources, and cross-department operations, with a practical understanding of return on investment and production economics.
  • Ability to experiment, pivot, and iterate while maintaining mission-aligned creative output.
  • Commitment to creating inclusive and diverse work that reflects Jubilee’s audiences.
Responsibilities
  • Define a clear creative vision and strategic roadmap for Jubilee’s content.
  • Drive creative innovation by elevating existing shows and developing new mission-aligned content that resonates with audiences and positions Jubilee as a cultural leader.
  • Provide high-level guidance and support to department heads while giving Senior Creatives ownership, ensuring ideas are developed and executed efficiently.
  • Bring perspectives that expand creative horizons and reflect audience diversity and emerging cultural trends.
  • Implement and advocate for a talent-first approach across productions, balancing cost implications with prioritization decisions.
  • Support casting and post-production teams, using a network of talent or agencies to elevate shows.
  • Mentor and grow creative leaders, developing their strategic, managerial, and creative capabilities.
  • Define success metrics for shows and pilots, use analytics to assess performance, identify opportunities, and propose iterative improvements.
  • Use audience insights and YouTube analytics to guide programming, content topics, and distribution strategy across platforms.
  • Maintain transparency with the team about performance and benchmarks, fostering continuous improvement and accountability.
  • Own and manage creative budgets, balancing risk-taking with financial awareness to maximize return on investment on shows and pilots.
  • Collaborate with Finance, Brand Partnerships, and Creative teams to optimize production costs, revenue streams, and scheduling strategies.
  • Make strategic decisions about prioritization and resource allocation so the team focuses on impactful initiatives.
  • Contribute to company-wide strategic conversations and influence Jubilee’s content, brand, and audience growth.
  • Partner with HR on recruitment and development of creative talent.
  • Work with Production, Finance, Analytics, and Brand Partnerships to execute creative strategies effectively.

About the company

Jubilee Media creates video content on YouTube that focuses on human connection and empathy, producing series such as Middle Ground, Spectrum, and Odd Man Out that pair people with opposing viewpoints or different backgrounds to have meaningful conversations. The product works by filming and publishing these conversations as digital video content, monetizing through YouTube ads, brand partnerships, and sponsored content. The brand differentiates itself by prioritizing empathy-driven dialogue and civil discourse, carving out a niche in the crowded digital media space with a large, young audience (millennials and Gen Z) attracted to social issues and diverse perspectives. The company’s goal is to help people understand each other better and to grow its audience and revenue by delivering thoughtful, engaging content that bridges divides.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$1.1M

Headquarters

Los Angeles, California

Founded

2017

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What believers are saying

  • August 2026 partnerships pages show Netflix, YouTube Originals, and Gillette relationships.
  • Jubilee expanded into Nectar, an app and dating brand, broadening monetization.
  • Current scale supports premium branded content, with 17M-plus cross-platform reach cited.

What critics are saying

  • Nectar still shadows Jubilee's core format, making brand extension look derivative.
  • YouTube dependence exposes revenue to algorithm shifts and advertiser pullbacks immediately.
  • If empathy-format fatigue spreads, Jubilee's audience and sponsorships erode fast.

What makes Jubilee Media unique

  • Jubilee invented structured social-experiment videos like Middle Ground and Odd Man Out.
  • By August 2026, Jubilee still reaches 10.9 million YouTube subscribers.
  • UTA signed Jubilee and Jason Y. Lee in February 2025, validating talent-market relevance.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Stock Options

Remote Work Options

Hybrid Work Options

Paid Holidays

Annual Learning Stipend

Professional Development Budget

Meal Benefits

Company Social Events

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

3%

1 year growth

6%

2 year growth

2%
Tubefilter
Sep 28th, 2022
Jubilee has raised $1.1 million, signed with WME, and launched a new brand about love (Exclusive)

Jubilee Media has raised a $1.1 million round, signed with WME, and launched Nectar, a new brand centered around love and relationships.