Video Production Manager

Responsibilities

• Own Video Production End to End: Develop concepts and scripts; film with professional camera equipment; and edit, finish, and deliver content in Adobe Creative Suite, including Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, and Audition, with motion graphics and audio post-production.
• Guide the Idea and Own the Cut: Partner with brand and marketing leadership to shape each project’s idea, narrative, and treatment, then own the camera, edit, and cinematic standard as a hands-on self-shooter.
• Direct Senior Executives on Camera: Act as a trusted creative advisor to senior investors and executives, providing media training, real-time coaching, and narrative direction to achieve a polished, professional result.
• Bring a Premium Editorial Eye: Maintain exceptional visual judgment across cinematography, lighting, composition, pacing, color grading, and sound design to deliver consistently high-quality work that reflects Wellington’s global brand.
• Set Strategy and Manage the Program: Partner with brand and marketing leadership on video strategy and the content calendar; own the video budget and vendor selection; and manage junior producers, freelancers, and outside agency crews.
• Manage Compliance and Approvals: Lead signoffs, compliance review, releases, and approvals in coordination with Legal and Compliance, navigating reputational sensitivity independently.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work with marketing, brand, and investment teams to translate technical subject matter into clear visual stories, using AI-assisted production tools to increase output without sacrificing quality.
• Stay Current: Maintain the video asset library, production calendars, and viewership metrics, while staying current on platform best practices, emerging production tools, and new techniques.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Film, Communications, Marketing, or a related field.
• Minimum 10+ years of video production experience, ideally including in-house work at a financial services, professional services, or corporate brand.
• A hands-on self-shooter who can own both camera and edit, with character-driven, documentary-style work that finds the human story inside a business context.
• Strong technical skills in DSLR/cinema camera videography, lighting design, and audio recording, including high-end interview and brand shoots.
• Expertise in non-linear editing and post-production, including color grading using DaVinci Resolve or Premiere color tools, and sound design/mixing beyond basic audio cleanup.
• A portfolio or reel demonstrating a premium editorial eye and polish appropriate for a global investment firm’s brand.
• Executive presence and clear, confident communication; able to direct C-suite executives and senior portfolio managers on set, provide tactful real-time feedback, and earn trust quickly.
• Comfort working with senior executives and client-facing subject matter in a regulated industry.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to travel for on-site shoots and handle physical production tasks.

Preferred

• Experience with podcast production, motion graphics for data visualization, and drone operation, including FAA Part 107 certification, is a plus.

Benefits

• retirement plan
• health and wellbeing
• dental
• vision
• pharmacy coverage
• health savings account
• flexible spending accounts and commuter program
• employee assistance program
• life and disability insurance
• adoption assistance