Role OverviewThe Senior Manager, Post Production will lead a team of editors and post specialists to deliver high-quality paid social and native ads. The role requires a strong editor with experience managing editors, a great eye for editing, and a solid command of post-production workflow and media systems. The team will work closely with the Head of Creative Production and Creative Directors to set the creative direction and ensure the team's work meets the required legal and brand guidelines.
What You Will Do
The Senior Manager, Post Production will be responsible for hiring, leading, and developing the team, building a bench of freelancers, owning the quality of every ad, giving clear and useful feedback, overseeing the editing and delivery of footage, and improving the media pipeline. The role also requires occasional editing of the highest-priority ads, managing the team's workload and priorities, and partnering with the Head of Creative Production and Creative Directors on hiring and raising the craft bar.
Why It Might Be a Fit
The successful candidate will be a strong editor with experience managing editors, a great eye for editing, and a solid command of post-production workflow and media systems. They will also be comfortable with AI editing tools and have a point of view on where they help and where they do not. The role requires a self-starter who is comfortable in a fast, start-up style environment and a clear communicator who works well with creative, production, and media-buying teams.
Requirements
- A strong portfolio of short-form video editing for paid social, direct-response, or performance content.
- 2 to 3+ years managing editors: hiring, leading, and developing a team.
- A great eye for editing.
- A track record of hiring and developing good editors, and a real point of view on how to spot editing talent.
- Excellent editing craft of your own: strong instincts for story, pacing, and finish in a professional editing tool (Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or similar).
- A solid command of post-production workflow and media systems (ingest, color, and asset/DAM organization).
- A clear sense of what makes a paid social ad work: a strong hook, tight pacing, clean captions, and a native feel for each platform.
- Comfort with AI editing tools and a point of view on where they help and where they do not.
- Comfort working at high volume and pace, shipping many ads and variations a week without dropping the bar.
- A clear communicator who works well with creative, production, and media-buying teams.
- A self-starter who is comfortable in a fast, start-up style environment.
Benefits
- Equal employment opportunities
- Paid holidays
- Remote work option
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