Freelance Post-Production Manager (Overheard)
Doing Things
Supervising Producer, Creative Studios
The Athletic
full-time
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Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $85,000 - $95,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Manage The Athletic’s Creative Studios business and lead production on commercially supported video projects.
- Pre-production collaboration with the digital newsroom.
- Work with Strategy & Operations team to respond to RFPs, including pitching original video concepts.
- Book and manage freelance production specialists, including field crews, video editors and post-production.
- Manage production budgets, ensuring projects remain on-time and on-budget.
- Review edits of commercially supported video content and ensure adherence to The Athletic’s style guides and editorial standards.
- Field production and some light video editing may be required.
- Oversee and guide video editors and work with leaders from the newsroom to amplify The Athletic’s content.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in video production, preferably in sports, sponsored video, or branded content.
- Strong freelancer network.
- The ability to identify and book freelance talent.
- Must have experience editing in Adobe Premiere.
- Basic proficiency in color correction, audio mixing preferred.
- Experience fostering a culture of creativity and experimentation.
- A track record of setting and exceeding both individual and team goals.
- Exceptional organizational and skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong communication skills.
- This position is fully remote.
