Hotbed is a video content studio focusing on knowledge, skills and culture. In business for over 21 years, Hotbed works with clients throughout the country and the world to produce effective, creative and impressive video-centric projects for the finance, construction, business services, education, retail, training and healthcare industries. Operating in a hub-and-spoke model, our core team works with trusted partners in several key markets/disciplines to build groups of artists, producers, and specialists to fulfill our 50% live action, 50% motion graphics video engagements.
Hotbed is seeking a skilled Executive Producer/Account Services Leader to join our growing team. This person will be the main client contact and project architect for the company, working with clients to build video engagements that solve their business challenges creatively and effectively. The Executive Producer will lead the Hotbed team of producers and artists in project and business performance, guiding them as they create and execute projects, ensuring their work meets client agreed-upon goals, and Hotbed standards of quality throughout.
Responsibilities:
- Client Services: You’ll work with clients to create lasting relationships over the course of the video engagement and beyond. Hearing and responding to the business challenge through capabilities presentations, pitches, scoping and budgeting with an eye for the ultimate client need and creative goal.
- Project architecture: You’ll lead Hotbed core staff to build the right teams for the right projects. Using Hotbed’s trusted partners (and introducing your own!), you’ll assist producers in identifying, confirming and launching teams, then ensuring their success throughout the life of the projects.
- Team Leadership: Serving as leader of the Hotbed team, you’ll run weekly team meetings, guide core staff through project challenges, enforce project/client boundaries and help foster leadership amongst teammates. Responsible for annual reviews, goal setting, identifying growth/educational opportunities, etc.
- Creative Guidance: You’ll become the high-level expert on clients, chiming in on creative and logistical choices and ensuring quality is upheld throughout the process.
- Marketing/Business Development: You’ll build trusted long-lasting relationships with clients and preserve those already established. You’ll look for opportunities for clients to maximize their investment with Hotbed through education on video, styles and applications for different platforms. You’ll curate content for social media, work with our marketing stakeholders and others to build awareness for Hotbed’s offerings within current and prospective clientele.
- Business Admin: You’ll collaborate with Hotbed’s operations team, accounting team and Founder to ensure the business of the work is running smoothly. While you won’t be in the weeds on these items, you will be the leader responsible for overseeing their success.
Qualifications:
- 6-10 years of experience working in commercial/corporate video production and postproduction with progressive career and leadership build
- Mastery experience of client management, strategy with a focus on relational partnership
- Scoping/Budgeting/Actualizing experience a must
- Experience managing/leading artists including on set crew, postproduction teams and specialists such as VO, audio, colorists etc
- Experience managing/producing BOTH production and postproduction
- Working familiarity with video production applications/software including Adobe Suite
What you’ll get:
- Opportunity to run and shape a stable brand in growth
- Unlimited PTO and flex schedule
- Work from home
- Excellent health/vision/dental insurance benefits
- Annual bonuses and business development incentives
- Team lunches/happy hours
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Think of this as hosting your own unscripted digital show from home, where your facial expression, energy, and ability to hold attention matter more than memorized lines.
This role is ideal for actresses who enjoy being live, expressive, and in control of their performance while connecting with an audience in real time.
We are seeking women who:
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