Director Of Production

Were looking for a dynamic Director of Production at Electrify to lead our digital content production teams. If youre passionate about video and have a track record of building highperforming production units for digital and social platforms we want to hear from you.

In this role youll oversee A/V production from team building and budget management to contract negotiations and postproduction workflows. Ensuring deadlines are met managing production assets and implementing key policies are all part of your mandate.

Your mission is to elevate our production processes while maintaining efficiency across the Electrify content portfolio. We are a high growth start up and the ability to think strategically whilst also solving in the weeds problems is required.

Youll report directly to the Senior Vice President Content and Creators.

About Electrify

An opportunity to join an exciting wellfunded and fastgrowing creator economy business.

Electrify Video Partners is a dynamic new digital media company that invests in and scales creators with an established YouTube presence. Our mission is to turn creators into global media businesses by building teams scaling the production and distribution of their content and introducing new revenue streams across platforms.

We acquire between 50% and 100% of creator businesses with an established YouTube presence. We have raised multiple funding rounds and have significant existing revenue streams.

We are building a decentralized global team to power our business and are looking for Aplayers that share our vision and values and want to play a part in driving the business forward on its exciting journey. Come and build the future of media with Electrify!

Tasks

Production and Project Management:

• Develop and implement the overall video production strategy aligned with the companys goals and growth plans.
• Refining implementing and overseeing all aspects of the production process across all Electrify channels and projects from preproduction planning to postproduction editing and distribution.
• Manage production schedules budgets and resources efficiently to ensure timely delivery of highquality videos.
• Managing and evolving the post production workflows including Media Asset Management involving remote teams.
• Oversee selection of and management of third party production partners third party licenses and production needs including software and kit including the use of AI within our workflows

Team Management:

• Lead and mentor a team of producers production managers videographers editors production assistants and other production staff. You will have approx five direct reports initially and help build the plan to grow and shape the department significantly over the coming months.
• Lead and champion the sourcing of inhouse freelance and remote working production talent ranging from editors and script writers to graphic designers and other key production requirements.
• Foster a collaborative and creative work environment encouraging innovation and growth within the team.

Technical Expertise:

• Be responsible for the compliance and management of all production business affairs and legal compliance.
• Stay uptodate with the latest trends technologies and techniques in video production editing and postproduction.

Collaboration:

• Beyond daytoday editorial content you will work with the broader Electrify team to deliver other video and production initiatives as and when required.
• You will facilitate successful delivery of commercial and sponsorship projects and contribute to the achievement of revenue targets; tracking and managing the cost of sale so that all productions delivered adhere to business objectives
• Collaborate with external partners such as agencies or freelancers when necessary.

Budget Management:

• Develop and manage budgets for individual channels and the overall production department in collaboration with specific brand leads.
• Overseeing and managing production budgets for each Electrify brand supporting crossfunctional partners on budgets for new initiatives laddering up to a group level reporting
• Monitor expenditures and seek costeffective solutions without compromising quality.
• Working alongside the Finance team regular financial and budget status reporting

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years Video Production experience predominantly in the digital YouTube and Social space
• Success in this role relies on an expert understanding of the digital video media industry and an indepth knowledge of all aspects of the production process including post production. Production experience across YouTube content is beneficial.
• Experience of production team leadership across digital content teams with a management style that inspires nurtures and develops talent. Experience managing vendors and brand/sponsorship clients would be beneficial but not essential.
• Experience delivering a large number of assets at regular cadence for digital content brands across social platforms with deep understanding of how to scale efficiently
• Developing and managing budgets and overseeing spends
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to take the initiative and manage multiple concurrent tasks and projects with a number of deliverables are essential.
• Experience of working with/implementing postproduction workflows and cloud based media asset management between teams across multiple locations
• Internally we use a number of tools to manage our production workflows including Monday.com Iconik Media Slack and Adobe. Experience using some or all of these systems is beneficial.
• A clear and concise communication style balanced with the tact and diplomacy required to nurture talent build relationships and drive results.
• Excellent English written and spoken skills are essential
• This is a job for a resourceful individual who can develop trusted colleague and supplier relationships and drive successful collaboration between groups.

Benefits

Dynamic environment We are dedicated to providing a worldclass creative culture where our employees can thrive. Were looking for selfstarters with an entrepreneurial mindset who want to be part of our success story. Youll discover new opportunities take ownership of important initiatives and learn at a fast pace.

Work anywhere We are a remote team with employees around the world. This means you are free to work from anywhere with a good internet connection.

Force for good We believe in leveraging the power of Electrify to change lives and have set up our Creator Foundation. For each established creator that we invest in we will provide both the cash and production support for an emerging creator to produce and distribute a video that tells an important story linked to one of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We actively encourage your involvement in these projects.

What we offer

Competitive salary

Work from anywhere with an allowance for tech

Flexible hours

Employee referral program

Electrify is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive innovative environment with the best employees. We provide employment opportunities without regard to age race color ancestry national origin religion disability sex gender identity orexpression sexual orientation or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.