YouTube strategy & channel management

I help plan the channel and make the videos.

I’ve been responsible for ideas, titles, thumbnails, filming, editing, and publishing. I know what goes into each step because I’ve done it, often for the same channel.

I like working with people who have a clear vision and need someone to help make it happen. I can work with your team or handle the production myself.

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Channel experience

Channels I’ve helped build and run.

Katelyn James

Katelyn James

From launch to 100,000 subscribers.

I proposed YouTube as a way to reach new people and support her photography education business. Then I helped launch the channel and managed ideas, filming, editing, thumbnails, and publishing as it grew over the following years.

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Matt Scharff

Matt Scharff

2 million views in the first month.

I helped relaunch Matt’s channel with a plan for videos, titles, and thumbnails, then handled filming, editing, and weekly publishing. The channel reached two million views across long-form videos and Shorts in our first month of regular uploads.

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Goulet Pen Company

Goulet Pen Company

A weekly show people kept coming back to.

I worked with Brian and the team on recurring YouTube production, helping publish two videos a week for about five years. I also helped develop and launch the Pencast, a show whose episodes drew hundreds of comments from an engaged niche audience.

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How I approach YouTube.

01

Understand the audience

Before we start making videos, I want to know who they’re for and what those people care about. I also want to know what the creator or business needs from the channel.

02

Develop the idea and packaging together

When I can, I work out the title, thumbnail, and opening before we film. If we can’t explain why someone would click, we probably need to spend more time on the idea.

03

Plan the production and the edit

I think through what we need to film, explain, or show on screen. Having a plan helps, especially when the day takes a turn we didn’t expect.

04

Publish, pay attention, and improve

I manage releases, test packaging, and follow clicks, retention, and viewer feedback. What we learn should help us make better decisions on the next video.

Titles & thumbnails

Plan the packaging before the shoot.

A thumbnail starts with the idea.
For this alternate-shot video, I photographed Matt and Marissa specifically for the thumbnail. Knowing the format ahead of time meant we could capture a useful image instead of hoping to find one in the footage.
The title and image work together.
I used the photograph to communicate the pairing and format, giving the audience a clear idea of what they were clicking on.
More packaging and channel results ↗
Matt Scharff · Alternate-shot video packaging
Matt Scharff · Alternate-shot video packaging
See the photograph behind the thumbnail
My dedicated thumbnail photograph of Matt and Marissa.
My dedicated thumbnail photograph of Matt and Marissa.

I can make the videos, too.

I can carry the plan through filming, editing, graphics, and publishing. Or I can take on the part your team needs help with.

See my filming and production work ↗

Let’s talk

Let’s talk about your YouTube channel.

tyler.herrinton@gmail.com