ABOUT CONSCIOUS MINDS
Conscious Minds, is an independent, creative company that specializes in branded storytelling and cross-platform content innovation. The company has offices in Pasadena, CA and Portland, OR. Clients include Nike, Google, Facebook, Open Door, Uber Eats, and more.
Conscious Minds is a people first work-culture. We’re big on community, trust, transparency, and respect for one another. We operate strategically as an integrated team from Strategy through Post Production (and everything in-between). We expect our team to work hard, wear multiple hats, lean into efficiencies, and break traditional norms in how we re-think storytelling with our clients.
ABOUT THIS ROLE
As Senior Post Producer, your primary responsibility is to be an ambassador for our post team’s People, Process, Product, and Profits on each of your assigned projects.
You will oversee all aspects of post production on assigned projects from project planning through wrap. As Senior Post Producer, you will lead, manage and provide clear expectations and consistent accountability to the Post Team working on your projects. You’ll be asked to roll-up-your-sleeves as a player-coach and provide mentorship for the less-experience producers on the team.
The Senior Post Producer reports to the Director, Post Production and is managed by an EPs on projects.
Project Planning
- Attend Project Planning Meetings lead by Executive Producers
- Support Director, Post Production with bidding, scheduling and provide post solutions on assigned projects
- Ensure appropriate amounts of post resources and time are allocated to produce assigned projects
- Work with Director, Post Production to resource and assign staff for assigned projects
Creative Development
- Attend Internal Creative Reviews and ensure assigned projects remain within the post scope
- Work with Executive Producer to adapt post vision and provide solutions as creative develops
Pre-Production / Production
- Clearly communicate post expectations/needs/hand offs to production (i.e specs, etc)
- Coordinate with Line Producer any post staffing needs during production (VFX supervisor, etc)
Post Production
- Co-lead Post Production Kick Off Meetings and ensure creative and post departments are aligned on the creative, deliverables, timing and resources.
- Lead, manage and provide clear expectations and consistent accountability to Post Production staff including ensuring internal staff understands Harvest hour targets.
- Ensure projects remain on budget, on schedule and are delivered to the level of quality expected by clients, including all final media management.
- Responsible for reviewing vendor/freelancer estimates and ensuring CM is obtaining fair market value for services. Negotiate as needed.
- Ensure post production staff understand CM’s process and operate within Post Guidelines
- Work with Studio Producers to ensure alignment is maintained between creative and post production teams
- Attend live edit reviews between creative, client and editorial team
- Provide EP and Director, Post Production with weekly project status updates (internal burn reports and external costs)
Project Wrap
- Actualize post production budgets (timecards, invoices, etc) for assigned projects
- Ensure all full time post production staff have completed logging hours
- Provide a digital wrap book to the Director, Post Production
- Schedule wrap meeting with Executive Producer and Controller
- Post digital wraps should be turned in no later than 1 week after delivery date
- Attend review meetings between all departments and provide constructive feedback
Requirements
- 6+ years post production experience at a production studio/agency or similar.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills, great attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects at once.
- Proactive mindset with high level of drive, energy, persistence and initiative.
- Experience working remotely without in-person daily supervision.
- Ability to identify and troubleshoot communication, logistical, and scheduling challenges.
- A depth of technical knowledge in production and post-production
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