Associate Director, Post Production

Urban Ridge Supplies•New York, NY

About The Position

Complex is seeking an Associate Director, Post Production to oversee post-production operations for its editorial video content, including original, vertical, promotional, and potentially branded and third-party productions. The role manages post operations and full-time editors, develops workflows and standards across production groups, and balances creative quality, speed, staffing, and budget priorities. It also maintains hands-on expertise in editing, color correction, and sound mixing while researching and implementing AI-assisted editing workflows. The position oversees media intake, archival organization and retrieval, and collaboration with IT on on-site server capacity and cloud storage. It manages project schedules, budgets, freelancer sourcing and onboarding, vendor and licensing-library relationships, and post supervision for Complex originals and new-format projects. The role also partners with production, IT, business development, and creative producers to support projects and make archival assets accessible and potentially monetizable.

Requirements

At least 6 years of post-production experience in a digital-first media, entertainment, or culture-driven content environment.
Proven leadership managing post-production teams, including full-time staff and freelance editors, across high-volume, multi-format outputs.
Advanced hands-on expertise in editing, color correction, and sound mixing, including the ability to troubleshoot complex post-production challenges.
Experience building and scaling efficient post-production workflows, standards, and resourcing strategies in fast-paced production settings.
Hands-on experience with and comfort implementing and adopting AI tools in the editing process.
Experience serving as Post Supervisor on premium, original, or new-format projects from development through final delivery.
Strong knowledge of emerging post-production technologies, including AI-assisted editing tools and digital-first best practices.
Experience managing post-production budgets, vendor relationships, freelance onboarding, and third-party photo, video, and music licensing libraries.
Deep understanding of media management systems and archival strategy, and experience collaborating with IT on hybrid on-premises and cloud storage solutions.
Exceptional organizational, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to balance creative excellence, speed, and budget discipline.
Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

Oversee post-production for Complex editorial video content, including originals, vertical video, promotional content, and potential branded and third-party productions.
Research and implement AI-assisted editing workflows and technologies.
Maintain proficiency in editing, color correction, and sound mixing to advise and supervise post-production teams.
Plan post-production staffing and resourcing in accordance with video priorities and product needs.
Define and implement post-production workflows, standards, practices, and processes across creative and production groups.
Coordinate with production on shoot schedules and advise on post-production needs for developing projects.
Track post-production costs, including editor actuals, physical asset purchases, libraries, and subscriptions.
Stay current on emerging post-production technologies, tools, digital-first formats, and best practices.
Manage the post operations team and full-time editors.
Develop creative producers’ understanding of post-production processes.
Maintain relationships with third-party photo, video, and music libraries.
Oversee media intake after shoots to support post-production timelines.
Track archival material and oversee organization and retrieval practices for archived assets.
Work with IT and business development on strategies for extracting and monetizing archival assets.
Collaborate with IT on balancing on-site server capacity and cloud storage.
Source and hire editors for projects, supervise freelance onboarding, and facilitate payments.
Oversee the creation and management of post-production schedules for each video product.
Serve as post supervisor on Complex originals and new-to-world projects.
Maintain a roster of post-production freelancers and vendors, including editors, assistant editors, motion graphics designers, post mixers, sound designers, online/color editors, and music supervisors.