Video Production Manager, Marketing, Chicago

Responsibilities

• Pre-Production & Planning • Partner with Creative Ops to scope incoming projects, including creative approach, deliverables, timeline, and crew and equipment needs.
• • Lead client-facing intake and planning conversations, translating approved briefs into production plans with clear expectations on scope and deliverables.
• • Build shot lists, interview structures, run-of-show documents, call sheets, and schedules.
• • Coordinate talent (internal SMEs, client executives, on-camera hosts), managing scheduling, prep materials, and releases.
• • Identify social and short-form opportunities to maximize the output from each shoot.
• Production & Capture • Serve as primary camera operator for studio and field productions.
• • Drive lighting and audio design and execution for interviews, b-roll, and events.
• • Travel up to approximately 25% annually within the U.S to lead or support filming at client sites, conferences, and events.
• • Produce Huron's quarterly all-company broadcasts from the Chicago studio.
• • Prepare SMEs and executives for confident, on-brand delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Film, Video Production, Communications, related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 6+ years of professional video production experience in an agency, in-house creative team, production company, or broadcast environment.
• Demonstrated ability to run productions end to end: planning, capture, and delivery.
• Strong hands-on camera skills with professional cinema or mirrorless systems (Sony FX-series preferred), including multi-camera setups.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, with Premiere Pro and Audition at minimum; After Effects and Photoshop a plus.
• Experience with AI-assisted workflows and video creation tools (e.g., Firefly, Higgsfield).
• Comfortable in client-facing settings, lead planning calls, direct executives, and troubleshoot on site.
• Experience producing for a professional services, B2B, or enterprise brand preferred; experience launching or scaling an in-house studio a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a small, distributed team.
• Must be based in Chicagoland area to manage daily headquarters studio operations.

Preferred

• Experience launching or scaling an in-house studio a plus.

Benefits

• The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron’s pay for performance philosophy.
• The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs.