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How to Apply for Director of Media - EdTech (French fluent 🇫🇷)

at Paradox

🏢 About Paradox

Paradox appears to be an EdTech company focused on transforming personal brands into top-tier media entities, with a specific emphasis on David Laroche's brand. The company values radical creativity, symbiotic brand strategies, and treating content as a primary growth engine rather than just marketing collateral.

About This Role

As Director of Media, you'll architect a dual-brand strategy between David Laroche's personal brand and Paradox's company brand, lead the entire content production chain from radical concepting to flawless execution, and command the internal content factory while fueling growth through data-driven content that converts. This role is impactful because you'll transform a personal brand into a media powerhouse that makes competitors look outdated.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve morning strategy sessions to architect the dual-brand approach, afternoon creative reviews with the content team providing artistic direction and quality checks, and collaborative sessions with the Head of Growth to analyze content performance data and iterate on converting assets. You'd likely spend time scripting radical new formats, hiring necessary talent for production, and ensuring flawless execution with David as the 'actor' on set.

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🎯 Who Paradox Is Looking For

  • Has successfully scaled a media brand, YouTube channel, or personal brand to 100k+ followers or millions of views with proven understanding of virality and retention mechanics
  • Possesses elite scripting skills with ability to write hooks that stop scrolling, structure compelling narratives, and create scripts that perform
  • Has editorial leadership experience managing creative teams (editors, designers) and elevating content quality through feedback
  • Is fluent in French and understands how to create content that resonates with French-speaking audiences

📝 Tips for Applying to Paradox

1

Create a portfolio that specifically demonstrates how you've grown a media brand or personal brand with metrics (include follower counts, view numbers, retention rates)

2

Include a sample script or content concept that shows your 'elite scripting skills' with hooks that would stop scrolling on platforms like YouTube or Instagram

3

Demonstrate your understanding of the 'dual-brand strategy' by explaining how you would differentiate David Laroche's personal brand from Paradox's company brand

4

Showcase your French fluency by including French-language content samples or mentioning specific French media platforms you understand

5

Explain how you've used content as a primary acquisition channel with specific examples of content that converted in ads

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your experience growing a media brand or personal brand to significant scale with specific metrics', 'How you would architect the dual-brand strategy between David Laroche and Paradox with concrete format ideas', 'Your approach to leading a creative team and setting the tempo, culture, and standards for a content factory', "Examples of how you've used data to iterate content based on performance feedback"]

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → David Laroche's current personal brand presence across platforms (YouTube, social media, website)
  • → Paradox's existing company content and how it currently differs from David's personal content
  • → French-language EdTech content trends and successful formats in the French market
  • → Competitors in the personal brand transformation space and what makes them look 'outdated'

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk us through how you grew a media brand from scratch to 100k+ followers - what were your key strategies for virality and retention?
2 How would you propose radical new formats for the dual-brand strategy between David Laroche and Paradox?
3 Describe your process for giving feedback to elevate content quality with a creative team
4 How do you structure narratives and write hooks that stop scrolling on different platforms?
5 What metrics would you track to ensure content is fueling the growth engine and how would you iterate based on data?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Applying with generic content marketing experience instead of specific media brand scaling experience
  • Failing to demonstrate French fluency or understanding of French media consumption habits
  • Presenting safe, conventional content ideas instead of 'radical new formats' as requested in the job description

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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