Video Production Manager, Marketing, Chicago

Huron Consulting Services • Chicago, IL

13d • Onsite

About The Position

The Video Production Manager leads production for Huron’s Chicago Studio and Video Center of Excellence (VCoE), an internal video team within the in-house Creative team. The role owns productions end to end, from client intake and planning through capture, post-production, and delivery, while managing the Chicago studio’s daily operations. This is a hands-on producer-shooter position, operating camera, lighting, and audio for studio and on-location shoots; directing executive and subject-matter-expert talent; and editing or finishing work when volume or turnaround requires it.

The position leads the planning and execution of video content that communicates Huron’s expertise, insights, and client impact across multiple channels, serving as a strategic production partner to Marketing & Communications. It advances enterprise goals related to revenue, margin, and people through project planning, video budget ownership, and team leadership. The role is based in the Chicagoland area and requires approximately 25% annual travel within the U.S.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Film, Video Production, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• At least 6 years of professional video production experience in an agency, in-house creative team, production company, or broadcast environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage productions end to end, including planning, capture, and delivery.
• Strong hands-on camera skills with professional cinema or mirrorless systems, including multi-camera setups.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, including at least Premiere Pro and Audition.
• Experience with AI-assisted workflows and video creation tools.
• Comfort in client-facing settings, leading planning calls, directing executives, and troubleshooting on site.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a small, distributed team.
• Must be based in the Chicagoland area to manage daily headquarters studio operations.
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel an estimated 25% of the year.
• Include a reel or portfolio link on the resume showing work shot, work produced, and at least one project taken from brief to delivery.

Nice To Haves

• Sony FX-series camera experience preferred.
• Experience with After Effects and Photoshop.
• Experience producing content for a professional services, B2B, or enterprise brand.
• Experience launching or scaling an in-house studio.
• Proficiency with tools such as Wrike and Frame.io.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Creative Operations to scope incoming projects, including creative approach, deliverables, timelines, crew, and equipment needs.
• Lead client-facing intake and planning conversations, translating approved briefs into production plans with clear expectations for scope and deliverables.
• Create shot lists, interview structures, run-of-show documents, call sheets, and schedules.
• Coordinate internal subject-matter experts, client executives, and on-camera hosts, including scheduling, preparation materials, and releases.
• Identify social and short-form video opportunities from each shoot.
• Operate cameras for studio and field productions; design and execute lighting and audio for interviews, b-roll, and events.
• Travel within the U.S. to lead or support filming at client sites, conferences, and events, approximately 25% annually.
• Produce Huron’s quarterly all-company broadcasts from the Chicago studio.
• Prepare executives and subject-matter experts for confident, on-brand delivery.
• Support the Social team with recurring headquarters shoots, short-form video, and executive content for Huron channels.
• Organize and hand off raw footage to the VCoE editing team with notes, selects, and project context, and serve as the production point of contact during editing.
• Complete post-production tasks as needed.
• Manage the Chicago studio calendar and daily operations, ensuring the studio is ready for scheduled and rapid-response executive shoots.
• Manage studio and field equipment, including setup, breakdown, inventory, maintenance, and purchase recommendations.
• Maintain an organized, searchable media library and file talent, location, and usage releases for each production.
• Ensure shoots meet VCoE production and brand standards; track and report studio and production metrics.
• Manage production and logistics costs and the VCoE budget, ensuring funds are properly allocated.
• Lead the VCoE team by setting goals, priorities, and quality standards while enabling team members to own execution.
• Monitor team capacity and coordinate freelance crews and vendors when production needs exceed internal capacity.
• Evaluate the VCoE’s creative tools and technology, including Adobe programs, AI models, and equipment.
• Evaluate and optimize VCoE processes and communicate them throughout Marketing & Communications.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Wellness programs
• Eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager