We are seeking an experienced Head of OTT Audience Growth &
Engagement to increase viewership, audience reach, user engagement and retention across
the OTT platforms managed and operated by the company.
The successful candidate will take ownership of audience-growth strategy across:
• Websites
• Android mobile applications
• iPhone and iPad applications
• Android TV
• Amazon Fire TV
• Samsung Tizen
• LG webOS
• Apple TV
• Roku and other Connected TV platforms
This is not solely a social-media position. The role requires strong knowledge of OTT
audience acquisition, Google Analytics 4, Firebase, app-store optimisation, lifecycle
engagement, push notifications, digital campaigns and Connected TV audience growth.
OTT audience growth
• Develop and execute audience-growth strategies for OTT services operated by SS
Creative Solutions.
• Increase active users, new users, returning viewers, engaged sessions and viewing
time.
• Plan and manage organic and paid audience-acquisition campaigns.
• Develop country-specific, language-specific and platform-specific growth campaigns.
• Use broadcast content, websites and social channels to drive application adoption.
• Create QR-code, deep-link and cross-platform promotional campaigns.
• Improve conversion from websites, social media and broadcast channels to mobile
and TV applications.
Engagement and retention
• Build push-notification and lifecycle-engagement calendars.
• Plan live-event alerts, programme reminders and user-reactivation campaigns.
• Segment audiences by country, language, platform, content interest and activity.
• Develop campaigns for inactive, new and returning viewers.
• A/B test notification titles, content, images, timing and calls to action.
• Improve viewer journeys involving favourites, reminders, continue watching and
content discovery.
• Measure the journey from notification delivery to open, playback start and
meaningful viewing.
Analytics and reporting
• Manage reporting through Google Analytics 4, Firebase Analytics and app-store
platforms.
• Produce weekly, monthly, quarterly, six-month and annual reports.
• Monitor:
o Active users
o New and returning users
o Engaged sessions
o Engagement rate
o Average engagement time
o Unique video viewers
o Playback starts
o Viewing hours
o Notification sends and opens
o Application installations
o App-store conversion
o Campaign performance
o Connected TV users by platform
o Playback failures, buffering and crashes
• Identify audience trends, technical issues and growth opportunities.
• Present findings and practical recommendations to SS Creative Solutions
management.
• Maintain clear performance reporting across different OTT projects.
Mobile and app-store growth
• Manage Google Play and Apple App Store optimisation.
• Improve app descriptions, keywords, screenshots, videos and promotional assets.
• Develop localised store listings for priority countries and languages.
• Monitor store-page views, installations, conversion rates, ratings and reviews.
• Coordinate app-store tests, promotional events and listing improvements.
Connected TV growth
• Develop growth strategies for Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Tizen, LG
webOS, Roku and Apple TV.
• Create Smart TV installation guides and promotional campaigns.
• Ensure each TV platform can be identified separately in analytics.
• Improve television-app discovery, navigation and viewer experience.
• Coordinate QR-based installation, pairing and cross-device journeys where available.
Technical and platform coordination
• Work with SS Creative Solutions’ OTT operations, infrastructure and technical teams.
• Coordinate with specialist application-development and platform technology partners.
• Define requirements for GA4, Firebase, deep linking and playback measurement.
• Verify that production applications are connected to the correct analytics properties.
• Coordinate implementation of playback, watch-time, buffering and error events.
• Investigate tracking issues affecting iOS, Android, web and Connected TV
applications.
• Ensure development and test traffic is excluded from production reporting.
• Translate audience-growth requirements into clear actions for developers and
platform teams.
Required experience
• At least five years of experience in OTT, streaming, digital media, mobile
applications or digital audience growth.
• Demonstrable experience increasing users and engagement for an OTT or digital
media platform.
• Strong practical knowledge of Google Analytics 4.
• Experience with Firebase Analytics and Firebase Cloud Messaging.
• Experience with Google Play Console and Apple App Store Connect.
• Knowledge of app-store optimisation.
• Experience with push notifications, lifecycle marketing and audience segmentation.
• Understanding of Android, iOS, web and Connected TV platforms.
• Experience with organic and paid digital marketing.
• Strong analytical, reporting and project-management skills.
• Ability to coordinate technical, operational, creative and marketing teams.
• Strong written and spoken English.
Preferred experience
Preference will be given to candidates with experience in:
• Live television streaming
• FAST TV and ad-supported streaming
• International broadcasting
• Android TV and Amazon Fire TV
• Samsung Tizen and LG webOS
• Roku and Apple TV
• Deep linking and cross-platform attribution
• Video-player analytics
• Playback-quality monitoring
• Multilingual and international audience campaigns
• Google Ads, Meta Ads and YouTube campaigns
• Data Studio or similar reporting platforms