Creative Producer: Part-Time Role
About NDM
Narrative Digital Media (NDM) is a video production company in Akron, Ohio, started in 2017. We help good companies be seen, understood, and believed. We make video for founder-led companies and destination groups across Ohio. Some clients hire us for one project. Others work with us all year on a content program. Every project follows our Narrative Method. We find the real problem first. Then we plan the work, film it, and edit it. After it launches, we measure what it did. We are a small team: a founder, a client delivery manager, an editor, and an admin. We also make our own monthly video content.
The role
You will lead creative on our client video work. You take a client's goal and turn it into a plan. You run pre-production and direct the shoot, often without the founder there. You give notes in post so the final video matches the plan. You also help make NDM's own content.
Success means every project stays on brief, on schedule, and within budget.
The work changes week to week. Some weeks are planning and client calls. Others are full shoot days. You should be comfortable with both.
What you will do
Creative direction
- Turn strategy notes into a creative plan: concept, look, tone, and structure
- Build concepts for new client pitches, including longer YouTube pieces
- Join client calls once a project is sold
Pre-production
- Write briefs, shot lists, and call sheets
- Plan crew, gear, locations, and schedule with our team
- Help prepare clients for shoot day
- Coordinate crew and talent for each shoot
Production
- Direct shoots and represent NDM on set
- Run camera when a shoot needs it
- Capture behind-the-scenes footage for our own channels
Post-production
- Give creative notes to our editors
- Check that the final video matches the plan
NDM's own content
- Help plan and film content for NDM's channels
- Help produce Understood, our monthly interview series
- Help decide what we post
Must have
- You follow how online video and marketing keep changing
- You have directed video shoots and worked with clients on set
- A portfolio of work you led creatively
- Clear, calm communication with clients and crew
- You can work at our Akron studio and on set across Northeast Ohio
- You can manage several projects at once
Nice to have
- You run camera at a professional level
- You have made social or YouTube content for a brand
- You have run paid or organic distribution for video
Terms
- Part-time employee (W-2), about 20-25 hours a week. Review in March 2027 for a longer term
- Start: early December 2026
- Monthly scope: about 80-100 hours a month
- Pay: $2,500 a month
- Reports to: Mario Micale, founder
- Location: hybrid. Akron studio, on set, and remote
- Some shoot days run long or need flexible hours
How to apply
Send your portfolio and a short note to info@narrativedigitalmedia.com by November 18, 2026.