Video Post-Production Manager

Post-Production Manager WebstaurantStore, a Clark Associates company, is the largest online distributor of restaurant supplies and equipment, offering more than 430,000 products with fast, dependable shipping. We are seeking a Post-Production Manager to lead the operational, creative, and people-management aspects of our video post-production team.
This role oversees the end-to-end post-production workflow—from project intake through editing and final delivery; while ensuring editors have the resources, timelines, and guidance they need to succeed. The Post-Production Manager is both a hands-on creative leader and a strategic operator, balancing workflow oversight, resource planning, and mentorship with high creative and technical standards.
This role is ideal for someone who is constantly evolving their craft, actively researching new tools, workflows, and AI-driven technologies to improve speed, quality, and scalability across post-production.
This role is centered on:
Workflow oversight and optimization
Resource allocation, scheduling, and capacity planning
Project intake, prioritization, and delivery management
Cross-team communication and expectation management
Professional development, mentorship, and performance growth
Continuous innovation through research, experimentation, and adoption of new post-production and AI tools
Ensuring projects move smoothly from intake to edit to delivery
Job Location Remote: Legal residents of one of the following states: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, or WY
We only accept W-2 candidates, H-1B sponsorship is not available.
Responsibilities Post-Production Operations & Workflow
Oversee the full post-production pipeline, ensuring projects remain on schedule, on budget, and aligned with creative objectives.
Own project intake, prioritization, resourcing, and capacity planning across the post-production team.
Assign and manage editing tasks using project management tools, balancing workloads across multiple concurrent projects.
Track timelines, dependencies, and delivery milestones while proactively identifying risks or bottlenecks.
Continuously evaluate and improve workflows, tools, and systems to increase efficiency, quality, and scalability.
Team Leadership & Mentorship
Lead, manage, and mentor the post-production team, including editors and a Senior Editor / Technical Lead.
Provide professional and situational mentorship to all editors, with a focus on:
Communication and stakeholder management
Ownership and accountability
Prioritization and problem-solving
Navigating feedback and expectations
Support career growth, performance development, and soft-skills training for team members.
Partner closely with the Senior Editor, who serves as the technical and craft lead, while maintaining clear managerial oversight of workload, priorities, and professional development.
Creative, Technical & Innovation Leadership
Perform hands-on editing as needed to support team capacity, meet deadlines, or ensure creative excellence.
Maintain high standards for storytelling, pacing, visual quality, color correction, color grading, and audio mixing.
Leverage DaVinci Resolve for advanced color workflows and finishing, ensuring visual consistency across all deliverables.
Provide guidance and oversight on motion graphics execution and visual consistency.
Actively research, test, and implement emerging post-production technologies and AI-driven tools (e.g., AI-assisted editing, color, audio, captioning, localization, and workflow automation).
Champion a culture of experimentation, knowledge-sharing, and continuous improvement within the post-production team.
Collaboration & Communication
Act as the primary point of contact for post-production coordination with creative directors, producers, marketing partners, and other stakeholders.
Align on project goals, timelines, scope, and deliverables while managing expectations and resolving conflicts.
Manage feedback, versioning, and approvals using tools such as Frame.io.
Maintain clear documentation and communication throughout the post-production lifecycle.
Physical Requirements Work is performed while sitting/standing and interfacing with a personal computer.
Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision, and hearing.
Requires the regular use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
Requires occasional bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, and reaching.
Requires the ability to occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull medium weights, up to 50lbs.
Qualifications Experience 5+ years of professional video editing and post-production experience.
2+ years of people management experience (required).
Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop).
Required proficiency in DaVinci Resolve, particularly for color correction, grading, and finishing.
Education This role does not require a degree. We value relevant skills and experience and alignment with our core values above all else.
Desired Traits & Skills Required Skills
Proven experience working within an in-house or brand-side creative team, with a strong understanding of business goals, performance-driven content, and cross-functional collaboration; candidates whose experience is limited to broadcast, agency, or production house environments alone may not be the right fit for this role.
Strong understanding of color science, color pipelines, and audio mixing.
Experience managing projects and feedback through Frame.io or similar review platforms.
Familiarity with Figma for visual collaboration and creative alignment.
Demonstrated experience researching, testing, and adopting new post-production and AI-powered tools.
Strong organizational, scheduling, and project management skills.
Excellent leadership, communication, and conflict-resolution abilities.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.
Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills
Experience creating or managing motion graphics workflows (After Effects, Cinema 4D, or similar).
Familiarity with 3D tools or animation software.
Experience working in both agency and in-house creative environments.
Strong interest in visual storytelling trends, automation, and emerging post-production technologies.
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