Video Producer - Donut Studios

New Engen • Seattle, WA

18h

About The Position

Donut Studios, New Engen’s in-house creative studio, creates high-performing, platform-native digital content for ambitious brands. The Video Producer owns video production from concept through delivery, translating creative briefs into actionable plans and producing a range of formats, including interviews, product and technical explainers, event coverage, customer stories, and social-first content.

The role manages production planning, creative execution, shoot logistics, post-production, budgets, vendors, and stakeholder reviews. It works closely with AWS stakeholders and freelance production talent to ensure content is accurate, polished, technically credible, on-brand, and compliant with brand, legal, and accessibility standards. The producer also identifies project risks and helps improve production workflows as the studio grows.

The position is temporary, with the potential to convert to full-time employment after 3–6 months. Compensation is $40 per hour. New Engen has offices in Seattle, New York, and Northwest Arkansas and also supports remote employees across the country; the posting does not specify the workplace arrangement for this role.

Requirements

• 5+ years of video production experience at an agency, in-house brand studio, or production company.
• Proven experience producing high-volume, multi-format video content for large brands and a strong understanding of the full production lifecycle.
• Strong production management skills, including budgeting, scheduling, crew management, and coordinating multiple projects under tight deadlines.
• Working knowledge of editing and post-production workflows, including Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Frame.io, or similar review tools.
• Hands-on experience managing shoot logistics, including call sheets, crew booking, location management, and travel coordination.
• Strong client-facing communication skills and the ability to manage feedback and align multiple senior stakeholders.
• An established network of freelance production talent, including DPs, gaffers, sound professionals, PAs, and editors, and the resourcefulness to build new relationships in unfamiliar markets.
• A strong creative eye and the ability to weigh in on shot selection, locations, and talent with the final product in mind.

Nice To Haves

• Experience producing B2B, enterprise technology, or developer-focused content.
• Prior experience with AWS or comparable cloud and technology brands.
• Experience producing event and conference video content.
• Familiarity with motion graphics and animation production pipelines.
• Experience creating content optimized for social and paid distribution.
• Ability to make complex technical subject matter clear, engaging, and accessible.

Responsibilities

• Manage video projects end to end, from pre-production and planning through production, post-production, and final delivery.
• Translate creative briefs into production plans, including shot lists, schedules, budgets, and resourcing.
• Hire, brief, and manage directors, DPs, editors, motion designers, voiceover talent, and freelance crew.
• Produce interviews, product and technical explainers, event coverage, customer stories, and social-first content.
• Manage shoot logistics, including scheduling, crew and vendor booking, call sheets, location scouting and securing, permits, and equipment rentals.
• Coordinate travel and accommodations for out-of-town shoots, run shoot days, maintain schedules, and solve challenges in real time.
• Guide post-production, including edit reviews, motion graphics, sound design, color, captioning, and versioning for multiple channels and aspect ratios.
• Ensure final content is polished, technically credible, and aligned with creative direction.
• Serve as the day-to-day production contact for AWS stakeholders, lead review rounds, and consolidate feedback.
• Build and maintain a trusted network of freelance crew and vendors across markets.
• Ensure content is accurate, on-brand, and compliant with AWS brand, legal, and accessibility standards.
• Track budgets, vendor contracts, and talent releases, and maintain organized asset management, file naming, and archiving.
• Flag scope, timeline, and budget risks early and bring forward practical solutions.
• Contribute to production workflows and best practices as the studio grows and scales.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed