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Karthika S.

YouTube Channel Manager & Growth Strategist | SEO, CTR & Analytics Exp

I help YouTube channels grow through 100% organic, white-hat strategy — no bots, no purchased views, no shortcuts that put monetization at risk. Over 7+ years I've managed and grown 100+ YouTube channels across entertainment, education, business, and lifestyle niches, working full-time as a hands-on channel manager: research, scripting support, thumbnails, publishing, SEO, and analytics. Recent results: - Took a channel from a typical baseline to 43.6M views in 90 days (+165%) and 139.6K new subscribers (+122%) after fixing keyword and metadata gaps - Grew a single video to 350K+ views post-publish, with 59.4% of traffic coming from YouTube's Suggested Videos — a strong signal the algorithm was actively recommending it - Improved a video's click-through rate from 3.2% to 9.9% through thumbnail and title testing alone, same content, same topic - Delivered 790K+ views and 1,300+ new subscribers in a single 28-day period on an active client channel What I actually do for a channel: - Full content pipeline management — idea generation, scheduling, coordinating writers/editors/thumbnail designers, and publishing - Keyword and competitor research to find what audiences are already searching for - Title, thumbnail, description, tag, and metadata optimization for CTR and search - Weekly analytics review (impressions, CTR, retention, traffic sources) with clear, data-backed recommendations — not guesswork - Building repeatable systems so growth doesn't depend on luck or one viral hit I'm looking for long-term channel management relationships, not one-off gigs. If you want a manager who treats your channel like their own and reports on real numbers every week, let's talk.

🇮🇳Bengaluru, India$15/hr100% JSS4.31 (38)Since Aug 2023

Earnings and projects

MRR
$2.2k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#20,530 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#2,584 / 45.9k
Revenue, last 30 days
$2.2k

Last 6 months: $13k

World#18,689 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#2,342 / 45.9k
Total earnings
$60k

Billed in all: $65k

World#65,101 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#9,948 / 45.9k
Per project
$761

$922 in the last 6 months

World#145,766 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#18,306 / 45.9k
Projects, last 6 months
14

Across 19 contracts

47% fixed53% hourly
World#11,058 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#1,567 / 45.9k
Projects in all
79

Across 99 contracts

40% fixed60% hourly
World#37,267 / 412k
🇮🇳Country#6,529 / 45.9k

Earnings, last 30 days

$64.7k+$2.2k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$62k$64k$66kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 2% in YouTube Automation

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #24YouTube Automation1,359 freelancers · 🇮🇳 #4Top 2%
  2. #27YouTube Development907 freelancers · 🇮🇳 #3Top 3%
  3. #36YouTube SEO1,544 freelancers · 🇮🇳 #10Top 2%
  4. #91TikTok Video2,536 freelancers · 🇮🇳 #5Top 4%
  5. #101YouTube Shorts3,159 freelancers · 🇮🇳 #6Top 3%
  6. #102YouTube Marketing2,620 freelancers · 🇮🇳 #18Top 4%
  7. #127YouTube Video4,445 freelancers · 🇮🇳 #6Top 3%
  8. #135Video Commercial3,053 freelancers · 🇮🇳 #4Top 4%