About the role
Sound Bight Media () is looking for a highly motivated and independent Business and Development Coordinator.
The primary goal of this position is to help us grow our business across YouTube, Substack, affiliations, licensing, and merchandise to ensure we have a diverse set of income streams. This means identifying potential new revenue streams and growing current ones.
The secondary goal of this position is to carry out basic administrative duties such as invoicing, contract compliance, and anything else the business requires in order to meet its required obligations from the state. This can include filing forms or just keeping track of what’s needed throughout the year.
The right person for the position will have experience helping to grow a small business, particularly around the entertainment, media or marketing industries. Please ensure you highlight experience with social media (particularly YouTube, podcasts, or news/journalistic/blog platforms) but also things like invoicing, paying invoices, and other administrative tasks.
Finally, this position will support the company as a whole as needed. We’re a small company that’s very much a start up and everyone wears all hats. This means you could find yourself uploading videos, supporting the production of videos, scheduling social media, or materials for an article, and so on. Additional skills in the Adobe software suite, particularly Illustrator, Photoshop, and Premiere, is a big bonus.
This position is based in Portland, Oregon and the ideal person hired for this position will be located within the Portland metropolitan area. At present, this is a work from home position, however, the company retains the right to establish an office in Portland, Oregon and make in-office work schedules as needed.
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%) - Collaborate with Geoff to develop, and then help lead the implementation of, 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 working on and implementing a plan around affiliate marketing and licensing of our content to other streaming platforms.
- Business Coordination (40%) - Coordinate the business needs at large including assisting Geoff in building out an overall budget for the company and each channel and then ensuring the 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. Additional administrative tasks as needed.
- Other Responsibilities (10%) - 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: 2+ years of experience working to help grow a business, particularly within the media landscape
- Strategic mindset: Familiarity with or a strong desire to master the algorithms, trends, and best practices for YouTube, Substack and other social media platforms
- Analytical ability: Experience using 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: Abachelor's 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: $58,000 to $65,000 per year (depending on experience), 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. No cover letter will be counted as a mark against your application.
Timeline
- August 31st, 2026: Applications close.
- September 8th – 11th: Interviews held.
- September 25th: Final candidate selection.
- October 1st – October 31st: Flexible start date window.
About Sound Bight Media
Sound Bight Media is the company behind the hit YouTube channels: Geography By Geoff and GeoLex (and soon two more channels!). 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.
Equal Opportunity Employer
At Sound Bight Media, our goal is to expand people’s understanding of the world through geography. And we know we can’t do that without a team that reflects the world's diversity. As such, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate different backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, and we do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. In fact, we welcome all of those traits as they reflect the world in which we all live.
Pay: $58,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Remote
