Now Hiring: Business and Development Manager
Sound Bight Media is looking for a highly motivated and independent Business and Development Manager to help grow our portfolio of media properties across YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Substack. The primary goal of this position is to ensure we have a diverse set of income streams to ensure that the company isn’t reliant on a single source. This means sourcing new revenue streams and growing current ones.
The right person for the position will have extensive experience in growing a business, particularly around the entertainment, media or marketing industries. This includes invoicing, paying invoices, and other administrative tasks. Additional experience in social media platforms, particularly YouTube and Substack, will be key to success in this role.
Additionally, this position will support the company as a whole as needed. We’re a small company and everyone wears all hats. This means helping to upload videos, provide support for the production of videos, social media, or materials for an article.
This position is based in Portland, Oregon and the person hired for this position MUST be located within the Portland metropolitan area.
At present, this is a remote position, however, the company has plans to establish an office in Portland, Oregon. At that point, this will be a hybrid-position with requirements around coming into the office. We’re in the business of making creative projects and that requires in-person collaboration. If you don’t want to work in an office or can’t come into and work in an office, please do not apply.
Key responsibilities
Overall, this position will be tasked with the management and development of the Sound Bight Media business at large. This is largely broken down into the following categories.
Note: the percentages are approximations and should not be taken literally.
Business Development (40%) - Develop and implement a comprehensive business growth strategy and plan, particularly around the diversification of revenue streams from YouTube to other sources of revenue including our Substack community (The Bight) and our merchandise site (The Bight Store). This would also include developing growth plans for both Substack and the merchandise stores.
Additionally, this position will be tasked with developing growth strategies and plans for launching new channels, identifying grant opportunities, and ensuring we can always pay our bills.
Business Management (30%) - Manage the business needs at large including building out an overall budget (with Geoff) and ensuring accurate tracking of budgets for each channel and video as they come out. This position will also oversee the efficiency of the business as it relates to processes and tools and what can be done to ensure the business is operating as seamlessly as possible.
Administrative Assistance (10%) - Handle all invoicing as it relates to the business including incoming invoices and outgoing payments. Participate in and coordinate meetings within the company.
Other Responsibilities As Needed (20%) - Work with the producers and Geoff on anything else that might be needed as it relates to the business. This can include: fact checking scripts, coordinating with contractors, uploading videos, downloading drafts, proof-reading articles, arranging travel for the GeoLex channel, identifying potential new ideas for videos and articles, and anything else that may be needed on any given week.
Requirements and qualifications
Proven experience: 4+ years of experience effectively managing and growing a business, particularly within the media landscape
Strategic mindset: Deep understanding of the algorithms, trends, and best practices for YouTube, Substack and, to a lesser extent Instagram and Facebook
Analytical ability: Experience using social media analytics tools to track performance, measure ROI, and translate data into actionable content strategies
Self-directed: Ability to work independently, manage your own time, and consistently deliver high-quality work independent of Geoff or other producers
Love of educational content: You need to be fascinated by the world, able to digest our content, and have a strong desire to share it with the world
Preferred qualifications (but not mandatory)
Education: Abachelors degree in business, marketing, or media
Media management: Experience working with YouTube creators, educational brands, or digital media publishers
Creative skills: Able to use the Adobe creative suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere) in order to make edits, assist with thumbnails, or generally just help with creative needs as they come up
Love of geography: A passion for learning about and understanding our world in a deeper, geographic way
Pay and benefits
Salary: $70,000 per year, full-time, exempt
Healthcare: Included, fully paid including dental/vision
Paid time/sick time: Unlimited (PTO must be scheduled in advance)
Retirement: 401k retirement plan with 4% company match
Bonuses: Annual bonus paid out as a percentage of profits generated and time worked
How to apply
To apply please submit your resume and cover letter to:
Within that email, please include an answer to the following question (one sentence): Where you’d like to visit next and why
This job position is open until June 30th, 2026.
About Sound Bight Media
Sound Bight Media is the company behind the hit YouTube channels: Geography By Geoff and GeoLex. It also owns and operates the Substack community page: The Bight (thebight.co) as well as the now retired podcast: Geography Is Everything.
Our goal is to create fun and educational content around geography and expand people’s understanding of the world and how it works through geography. We’re aiming to become the premiere place for geography content on the internet which means we’re continually looking for ways to expand, grow and create new and fun content around the framework of geography, be that through history, economics, sports, or really anything else.
Sound Bight Media was founded in Portland, Oregon by Geoff Gibson, the creator of Geography By Geoff and GeoLex.
AI policy
Sound Bight Media is an “AI-light” business. Which means we use AI strategically, not creatively. There are no mandates around using AI, but tools are available should the need arise. That said, under no circumstance is AI to be used for the actual production of videos, social media, or articles. This includes the creation of AI videos, images, and text.
In general, we follow the 90/10 rule around AI. No more than 10% of your work should be done by AI.
This job description was written by a human (Geoff!) and we expect your cover letter and resume to be written and created by a human. To put it bluntly: do not use AI to write your cover letter and resume.
AI will not be used to read, digest, or determine eligibility for the position.
