On-Call Senior Video Producer

Responsibilities

• Lead video and motion productions from initial brief and scoping through bidding, pre-production, production, post-production, delivery, and final reconciliation.
• Partner with Creative, Strategy, Account, Media, and client teams to determine the right production approach, scale, partners, budget, and schedule for each assignment.
• Develop smart production solutions that balance creative ambition, craft, timing, and budget while protecting the strength of the original idea.
• Lead productions across live action, motion design, animation, broadcast, branded content, digital and social video, audio, and emerging formats.
• Identify, evaluate, and manage directors, production companies, editors, animators, motion designers, post-production partners, talent, freelancers, and other specialist vendors.
• Develop and manage production estimates, competitive bids, scopes, schedules, purchase orders, change orders, actuals, and reconciliations, maintaining strong financial oversight throughout.
• Lead production logistics and requirements, including casting, locations, crews, travel, equipment, insurance, talent agreements, releases, usage, licensing, and rights.
• Lead shoots and recording sessions in close partnership with creative teams, directors, crews, clients, and production partners, ensuring the work remains true to the creative vision.
• Oversee post-production through editorial, animation, motion, sound, music, color, finishing, versioning, accessibility, trafficking, and final delivery.
• Anticipate production challenges early, communicate risks and options clearly, and bring informed solutions that help teams make strong decisions and keep the work moving.

Requirements

• 10+ years of agency, production company, or equivalent video production experience, with significant experience independently leading complex productions.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and professional experience in advertising, communications, film, production, media, or a related field.
• Deep experience producing video and motion work for campaigns across channels and formats, including live action, motion design, animation, broadcast, digital, social, branded content, audio, and post-production.
• A strong body of produced work demonstrating exceptional quality, range, craft, and production complexity.
• Strong knowledge of agency production practices, including AICP/AICE bidding, competitive bids, estimates, scopes, production agreements, and financial reconciliation.
• Deep working knowledge of SAG-AFTRA and non-union talent, usage, renewals, licensing, releases, rights management, music, stock, and other production considerations.
• Strong knowledge of the production marketplace and established relationships with directors, production companies, post-production partners, animators, motion designers, freelancers, and specialist talent.
• Exceptional production judgment, with the ability to evaluate different approaches, anticipate challenges, manage risk, and find solutions without compromising the integrity of the work.
• A strong understanding of creative craft and how storytelling, performance, cinematography, design, editing, animation, sound, and production choices contribute to the strength of the final work.
• Excellent financial, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex productions, budgets, partners, and stakeholders simultaneously.

Preferred

• Experience producing video for national or large-scale campaigns is highly valued.
• Experience producing for energy, utility, or other regulated clients is a strong plus, given the immediate focus of this role.
• Experience in public health, government, healthcare, or other highly scrutinized environments is also valuable. We are equally interested in producers who have made exceptional work for consumer brands, technology, entertainment, and culture and are excited to bring that experience to consequential challenges.
• Experience with emerging production approaches, including virtual production, real-time workflows, generative AI, and evolving production technologies, is also valuable. We are looking for someone who understands when new technology can genuinely improve the work, process, speed, or economics of production rather than using technology for its own sake.

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements, including remote and hybrid options.
• Competitive benefits, including healthcare and retirement plans.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• A diverse and inclusive workplace.
• A collaborative environment with opportunities to connect across teams.
• Opportunities to contribute to social impact and community initiatives.