Post Production Supervisor

Boring Stuff • Los Angeles, CA

11h • Hybrid

About The Position

Our client is a fast-growing digital media company producing high-volume video content across multiple platforms. They are seeking an experienced Post Production Supervisor to lead their post production team, manage edit workflows end-to-end, and ensure every piece of content is delivered on time, on brand, and at the highest quality.
This is a key operational and creative leadership role. The successful candidate will work closely with the Operations, Creative, and Leadership teams: building systems, managing people, and keeping a complex content pipeline moving.

Requirements

• Prior experience in a post production supervisor, coordinator, or senior editorial role at a TV, film, digital media, or production company. Digital media experience or in-depth knowledge of the field will be highly prioritized.
• Track record of managing a post production team
• Editorial experience across digital, film, commercial, or TV content
• Excellent communicator. Comfortable training others, running meetings, and working cross-functionally
• Highly organized with a strong handle on scheduling, prioritization, and deadline management
• Proficient in Premiere Pro, Adobe Suite, and standard post production editorial workflows
• Familiarity with Airtable or similar project tracking tools
• Ability to incorporate on-screen GFX and stock imagery in a fast-paced content environment
• If remote: access to a full edit bay with Premiere Pro

Responsibilities

• Manage the full post production team: staff editors, freelance editors, assistant editors, a post production coordinator, and GFX designers as well as color, finishing, and sound mix vendors
• Assign edits to editors based on capacity and fit: coordinate freelance and vendor bookings when needed by submitting booking requests to the COO
• Create and maintain edit timelines and milestones for each project. Ensure deadlines are met across the board
• Ensure each editor has a video treatment before starting and facilitate kick-off calls with creative leads when needed
• Monitor each edit through the entire lifecycle flagging when notes are delayed, timelines slip, or creative direction shifts require a schedule revision
• Hold regular team meetings to track workload, address challenges, and surface department concerns to leadership
• Attend weekly cross-departmental meetings to provide post production perspective on upcoming shoots and releases
• Ensure all videos are properly sound-mixed, color finished, QC'd, and uploaded to the correct platform ahead of release
• Oversee and co-manage the company's Airtable system to track edits, brand sponsorships, merchandise/promotional throws, and series trailers
• Ensure all sponsorship integrations, promo throws, and series trailers are edited in and uploaded by their required deadlines
• Publish video content to all company platforms alongside the coordinator and assistant editors. Ensure coverage is scheduled during any team absences
• Manage all in-house post production equipment including editing bays and the server. Alert Operations when equipment needs replacement and research/recommend upgrades
• Manage all data and video storage on the company server. Proactively advise on storage and archive solutions.
• Onboard post production team members to all relevant platforms: music library, stock footage library, email/Slack groups, and Airtable
• Give initial approval on post team PTO and appointment requests before final COO sign-off
• Troubleshoot technical issues for the post team; escalate to IT vendor via COO when needed

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed