Manager, Post Production Jobs

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At Edmunds we’re driven to make car buying easier. Ever since we began publishing printed car guides in the 60’s, the company has been in the business of trust, innovating ways to empower and support car shoppers. When Edmunds launched the car industry’s first Internet site in 1994, we established a leadership position online and have never looked back. Now, as one of the most trusted review sites on the Internet, millions of visitors use our research, shopping and buying tools every month to make an easy and informed decision on their next car. For consumers, we bring peace of mind. For dealers, we make tools to help them solve their problems and sell more cars. How do we do it, you ask? The key ingredients are our enthusiastic employees, progressive company culture and cutting-edge technology. Want to join the team? Read on to find out how!

What You’re Applying For:

The Manager, Post-Production is responsible for all oversight in post-production and reports directly to the Senior Director, Video Content.

The Manager, Post-Production will be the custodian of the post-team, ensuring creative quality, timely delivery, technical proficiency and team cohesion. They will be skilled at both managing and editing, and able to jump on the ‘tools’ and edit projects when required.

The Manager, Post-Production will be the process expert that will keep the team efficient and organized. This will entail working with the post-production coordinator to create and adhere to complex schedules to deliver content to prescribed publishing dates. This position will have key input into the creative process to ensure that all content is polished, professional, and meets the Edmunds’ standard. They will be able to lead by example.

Additionally, the Manager, Post-Production will be responsible for identifying when to use freelance vendors, onboarding of vendors, and tracking all related costs. They will also work closely with internal stakeholders ensuring that briefs are defined and understood, and that there’s an efficient flow of assets being received and distributed.

The role requires the ability to oversee multiple productions and crew to meet tight deadlines. The role is responsible for maintaining a high standard for all of Edmunds’ visual content. The right candidate will be confident managing multiple projects and people at any one time; is able to jump in and edit videos to an expert level of delivery; can work collaboratively across Edmunds and within our team, can communicate clearly and directly with all involved stakeholders, can manage a team of video editors and assistant editors; and have the patience and flexibility to operate in a fluid and busy environment with multiple challenging projects.

What You’ll Do:

• Work constructively with stakeholders across the business as and when required
• Maintain quality control of all aspects of editing, motion graphic and post-production process, ensuring that all steps have been followed according to the Producing 101 document.
• Ensure that all post-projects meet a high standard of production value and are editorially sound.
• Discuss, develop, and evaluate story ideas and pitches with team members and outside parties. Where appropriate, participate in and/or assign video editors to attend pre-production meetings to ensure that the post process is incorporated.
• Perform editing as needed by the department.
• Continuously improving on processes and looking for ways to increase the quality and timeliness of videos
• Oversee the post-production schedule with the Post-Production Coordinator and Production Managers to ensure edits are on time and on budget and content is delivered on deadline.
• Support producers and editors in writing scripts and give guidance and advice on all visual content.
• Oversee the day-to-day staffing organization of video editor staff, contractors and video editing vendors (as needed) by assigning and managing video post projects.
• With help of the post-production coordinator, manage the edit calendar and ensure that deadlines are met, and that content is scheduled to deliver a regular cadence, on embargo, and on deadline.
• Recruit, lead and coach a team of skilled editors by defining team and individual goals, managing performance and encouraging continuous skill growth.
• Engage with producers and help with production-related decisions.
• Collaborate with Senior Director, Video Content and Supervising Producers in the deployment of teams to cover a variety of automotive events.
• Oversee the Post-Production Coordinator to ensure the timely delivery of video content to all stakeholders.

What You Need:

• Creative storytelling ability
• Attention to detail
• Ability to hit deadlines
• Ability to manage multiple high-profile projects simultaneously
• A collaborative, communicative and pro-active approach
• Very strong written and verbal communication
• A solid book of freelance and full-time video editors, sound mixers, post-production houses, colorists, and others who can be hired to manage projects
• A high level of emotional intelligence to successfully manage a team of creatives
• Problem-solving team-oriented mindset
• A love of all things automotive
• An ability to look at the production roster and anticipate what is needed and where issues may arise
• A deep understanding of post-production technology and workflows including computers, servers, cameras and software such as Premiere, After Effects, and DaVinci
• Reliably complete tasks with minimal supervision
• Expert editing and storytelling skills
• Accept constructive feedback from all involved parties

The compensation range for this position is $103,000-$154,000 per year. The base pay will take into account internal equity as well as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. In addition, Edmunds offers full-time employees a comprehensive total rewards package including the benefits listed below.

Edmunds Perks:

• Education Reimbursement
• Plus a coffee bar, frozen yogurt and more!
• Well being sessions and events such as yoga, meditation and walking challenges
• HeartCash matches employee donations to the causes that are important to them
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Employees) and Health Savings Accounts (Employee and Employer Contributions)
• Sabbatical leave
• Stock purchase program
• 2 Days of Paid Time Off for time to dedicate to social impact causes
• On-going career development sessions and an annual learning event
• Comprehensive Health Benefits (medical, dental, vision, life and disability)
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Flexible time off
• CarMax vehicle discount
• 401K Plan with company matching at 100%, up to 6% of eligible salary with immediate vesting
• Pet insurance
• Up to 4 months Paid Parental Leave
• FitCash covers a portion of gym or fitness activity fees
• Pre-tax spending accounts for qualified transportation expenses

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