Content Operations & Curation

NewsBreak

Mountain View, CA

On-site

Who this role is best for

Geared toward bilingual content professionals comfortable with AI-assisted curation and data-driven decision-making, this role favors candidates with short-drama platform experience and high throughput capabilities.

Best fit for

Candidates with hands-on experience in short-drama curation and AI tools for content evaluation
— “Proficient with AI tools (LLM summarization/tagging, AI subtitles, AI voice detection) to raise efficiency”
Individuals who can balance creative judgment with analytical rigor and maintain high volume output
— “High throughput: keep judgment quality and pace at dozens of titles per week”
Candidates who are deeply familiar with short-drama platforms and can identify content trends quickly
— “Track industry charts and TikTok short-drama trends; publish a weekly genre and hit-title brief”

Things to consider

Bilingual fluency in English and Mandarin is mandatory, not optional
— “Fluent written and spoken English and Mandarin; able to review English-language series and subtitles and communicate with US partners”
This role requires working in parallel across Mountain View and Beijing locations
— “we are hiring 2 people for this role, in parallel in the SF Bay Area (Mountain View) and Beijing”

How to stand out

Demonstrate experience with AI content evaluation and highlight your capacity for high-volume, quality decision-making
— “Review and tag 40–60 new titles every week; verify AI-extracted tags”
Showcase your ability to analyze performance metrics and translate them into actionable strategies
— “read completion curves, drop-off episodes and payment conversion and turn them into operating actions”
Emphasize your familiarity with leading short-drama platforms and their content dynamics
— “familiar with top titles on ReelShort, DramaBox and similar apps”

Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

Review and tag 40–60 new titles every week
Manage weekly test queue
Run post-launch operations for winning titles
Publish weekly genre and hit-title brief

Typical background

Content operationsEditorialTitle selection

Skills & requirements

Required

Content OperationsCurationTitle SelectionAi-extracted Tags VerificationPerformance Data AnalysisShort-drama Platform Experience

Preferred

BI DashboardsSQL

Stack & domain

Content OperationsEditorialReviewTitle-selectionAIExcelSheetsBI DashboardsSQLCommunicationTeamworkProblem-solvingAdaptabilityContent IntelligenceShort-dramaWeb-fictionShort-videoContent Platform

About the role

Original posting from NewsBreak via Greenhouse

About NewsBreak
Founded in 2015, NewsBreak is the Content Intelligence platform shaping the future content economy. With over 40 million monthly active users, our flagship platform delivers highly personalized local news and information powered by advanced AI, recommendation systems, and adtech.
Recognized by Fast Company as #32 on the Top Workplaces for Innovators, we're proud to be Great Place to Work® certified and home to a dynamic team of technologists, product innovators, and business leaders who are passionate about solving meaningful challenges at scale.
Together, we reached unicorn status in 2021, and we remain committed to continuing this high-growth trajectory with the right team to fulfill our mission: building the infrastructure layer for content intelligence.
If you’re inspired to dream big, innovate fast, and make a difference, we’d love to hear from you! For more information, visit www.newsbreak.com/about
About the role
NewsBreak is building ReelBee, an open short-drama distribution platform where any qualified creator or studio can self-publish, earn a transparent revenue share, and get real US audience insights. This is a CEO-sponsored, company-level initiative. As a Content Operations & Curation specialist (Senior Specialist / Lead level), you will be the hands-on engine of our title-selection system: reviewing, tagging and queuing titles, running tests, and turning performance data into decisions. We are hiring 2 people for this role, in parallel in the SF Bay Area (Mountain View) and Beijing. Bilingual (English and Mandarin) required.
What you'll do
Review and tag 40–60 new titles every week; verify AI-extracted tags (genre, character archetype, hook, paywall point, source tier) and judge quality and compliance, including common AI-drama issues such as lip-sync, hands and scene consistency
Manage the weekly test queue: combine selection-system scores with your own judgment, track 72-hour scorecards (CTR, CPI, first-3-episode completion, unlock rate, first-purchase rate) and recommend which titles move to scale
Run post-launch operations for winning titles (recommendation slots, push, in-app distribution, creative direction); review performance and build a playbook of what works with our users
Send title-level and creative-level performance reports to content partners every week, collect their feedback and help steer supply direction
Support supply BD with sample evaluation and trial-batch review for new suppliers; maintain catalog metadata quality
Track industry charts and TikTok short-drama trends; publish a weekly genre and hit-title brief, and calibrate your own picks against US charts and our performance data
What we're looking for
2+ years of content operations, editorial, review or title-selection experience at a short-drama, web-fiction, short-video or content platform; short-drama platform experience (domestic or overseas) preferred
Heavy short-drama viewer: familiar with top titles on ReelShort, DramaBox and similar apps, and able to quickly judge whether a title's hook, pacing and paywall design work
Data-savvy: read completion curves, drop-off episodes and payment conversion and turn them into operating actions; strong Excel/Sheets skills; BI dashboards or SQL a plus
High throughput: keep judgment quality and pace at dozens of titles per week
Fluent written and spoken English and Mandarin; able to review English-language series and subtitles and communicate with US partners
Proficient with AI tools (LLM summarization/tagging, AI subtitles, AI voice detection) to raise efficiency
Nice to have
Short-drama acquisition, rights or distribution experience
TikTok/YouTube short-drama channel operations experience
AI short-drama production or QC experience
The US base salary range for this full-time position is listed below. Pay may vary based on a number of factors including job-related skills, level, experience, geographic location and relevant education or training. At NewsBreak, we design our overall rewards package to attract top talents. Depending on the position, the role may also be eligible for discretionary bonus and options. Your recruiter can share more details during the hiring process.Annual Base Pay Range$90,000—$130,000 USDCPRA Privacy Notice for California Candidates

Source: NewsBreak careers (Greenhouse)