Vice President, Global Head of Post Production & Production Services

Future Publishing•New York, NY

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is responsible for designing and implementing the end-to-end post-production pipeline, including ingest, editing, color grading, sound design, motion graphics, approval, and final delivery. It involves establishing platform-specific delivery specifications for various digital platforms and building standardized workflows for quality and scale. The position also leads the implementation and management of enterprise DAM/MAM/PAM systems, defining metadata standards and building an IP lifecycle framework. A key focus is partnering with AI teams to implement automation across the post-production pipeline, particularly for social re-cuts, caption generation, thumbnail creation, and reformatting. The role involves building and managing a global freelance production services network, establishing SLAs, rate cards, and quality benchmarks, while managing the production services budget and vendor relationships. Additionally, it requires implementing quality control checkpoints, managing rights clearance, music licensing, talent release tracking, and FTC compliance. The role oversees a dual-hub production model (NYC and London) to provide 24/5 global operations, establishing handoff protocols, shared project management systems, and unified quality standards.

Requirements

Systems-builder who combines deep technical expertise in post-production with the operational discipline to run a global production services function at scale.
Understand both the craft of post-production and the business logic of content infrastructure.
10–15+ years in post-production leadership or production operations at a media company, studio, or production house
Experience building and scaling post-production departments or centralized production services responsibilities
Deep technical knowledge across editing (Premiere, Avid, DaVinci Resolve), color, sound, and motion graphics workflows
Experience implementing and managing DAM systems at enterprise scale
Track record with AI-assisted production tools and workflow automation
Experience managing global, multi-hub production operations across time zones
Background in rights management, music licensing, and content compliance
Experience building infrastructure that enables creativity at scale
Rigorous about quality control and delivery standards
Experienced in managing large freelance networks and vendor relationships
Data-driven: tracks efficiency, throughput, and quality metrics obsessively

Responsibilities

Design and implement the end-to-end post-production pipeline: ingest, editing, color grading, sound design, motion graphics and approval, and final delivery.
Establish platform-specific delivery specifications for YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, CTV, podcast platforms, and on-site.
Build standardized workflows that maintain quality while ensuring scale.
Lead the implementation and management of the enterprise DAM/MAM/PAM systems.
Define metadata standards, tagging taxonomy, and naming conventions across all Future brands.
Build the IP lifecycle framework: editorial creation through commercial packaging to licensing and data monetisation.
Ensure all assets are tagged, cleared, and ready for multi-lifecycle commercial use.
Partner with the Tiger Team and enterprise AI team to inform and implement automation touchpoints across the post-production pipeline.
Track efficiency gains and report quarterly on time-saved and output multiplication metrics.
Convert one 12-min video into 20-50 versions of assets in minutes compared to hours.
Automate caption and subtitle generation across languages, thumbnail creation and A/B testing, and multi-platform reformatting.
Build and manage a global freelance production services network covering editing, color, sound, motion graphics, and archival.
Establish service-level agreements, rate cards, and quality benchmarks.
Manage production services budget and vendor relationships.
Ensure the network can flex to meet seasonal demand and tentpole production peaks.
Implement quality control checkpoints across all output at defined stages of the post-production pipeline.
Manage rights clearance, music licensing, talent release tracking, and FTC compliance for branded content.
Ensure all assets in the DAM are cleared and documented for commercial use, licensing, and CTV distribution.
Design and operate a dual-hub production model (NYC and London) that provides production services coverage across time zones.
Establish handoff protocols, shared project management systems, and unified quality standards.
Build the operational rhythm that allows you to complete work started in London in New York and vice versa.