Post Production Producer - Contract to Hire

Job Summary & Responsibilities:

The Post Production Producer (contractor; day rate) will oversee and execute the video post production process to support MotorTrend Group’s video operations for Custom & Branded Content. This role will be a contractor to start with the potential to eventually convert to staff. Essential duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Manage post production timeline and crew milestones to keep projects on schedule and within budget
• Upkeep project tracker to ensure key project details are up to date and report updates during the daily stand-up meeting
• Create post production calendars and communicate schedule changes to key stakeholders
• Book & manage freelance post production crew including Coordinators, Editors, Assistant Editors, Motion Graphics Artists, Colorists, & Audio Mixers
• Draft submission emails including edit caveats and feedback deadlines for internal and client video review processes
• Consolidate internal & client feedback, and confirm all notes have been addressed by Editor & Creative Director
• Uphold studio best practices including file-naming, project organization, and other shared server conventions
• QC review submissions & final deliverables, as well as execute delivery of final assets to stakeholders & platforms
• Ensure server archive of collected project assets following final delivery

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position may include supervising one or more employees where applicable. Supervisory responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Manage tasks/timelines of Assistant Editors, Editors, Motion Graphics Artists, and finishing artists
• Effective, fair, and consistent performance management
• Fairly and consistently ensure compliance with company policies and procedures

Education/Experience:

• Minimum (3) years producing digital video content in a studio or agency environment
• Experience overseeing an Adobe Premiere post production pipeline

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• General knowledge of digital video post production workflows and best practices
• Understanding of deliverable specifications including video codecs, framerates, bitrates, and file extensions
• Skilled at problem-solving and troubleshooting
• Ability to prioritize competing tasks in a busy production environment

Physical Requirements:

• The ability to sit for prolonged period of time and view computer screen

Equipment/Software Used:

• Google Suite (Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, & Drive)
• Knowledge of Adobe Suite workflow (Premiere, AfterEffects, Photoshop, InDesign)
• Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Work Environment:

• Work is performed is primarily remote with possibility to eventually become hybrid at our El Segundo studio, in an office environment that is well lit and ventilated