CREATIVE PRODUCER & EDITOR

Role Description

The Creative Producer & Editor position is an integral part of our small, high impact team. This role drives the organization and prioritization of the team, balancing project management and deadlines effectively.  The position will contribute to every aspect of the video production & post-production process. The split role will mainly revolve around producing, project management as well as post production. This is a full time, on-site position at our studio in Chicago.

• Integral member of the creative team, helping with concept development, content planning, workshops, scriptwriting, and general creative problem solving.

• Production Management, Line Producing, occasional assistant directing on set, as well as the ability to be flexible with roles on set and off.

• Project management of all phases of the video production process. 

• Coordinating timelines, schedules, resources including assignment of editors to projects, and keeping team to set deadlines.

• Scheduling & negotiating of contract labor for production & post-production roles as needed.

• Basic to Intermediate post-production & editing. 

• Editing on commercial, promotional, documentary and interactive projects.

• Project Setup & Logging

• Creating efficient workflows and working within established workflows as determined by project.

• Finishing including basic color correction/grading and simple sound mixing

• Simple Motion graphics 

• Document & create Workflow Best Practices & Systems for all areas of video production.

• Manage the day to day of the Internship Program.

Skills for Success in this Role 

• The ideal candidate has 3+ years of experience in production, project management, and/or post-production environments. 

• Enjoy creating organizational processes and managing details of a project. 

• Outstanding attention to detail, ability to prioritize, time management, and multitasking.

• Interest in working on a small creative team, ability to be independent and collaborative depending on the project needs.

• Possess an entrepreneurial spirit, ability to adapt to shifting timelines/priorities/needs, and finding constructive solutions to problems as a team player.

• A good voice for storytelling, how a story is crafted, and how it can impact an audience.

• Thrive in keeping current with tools & workflow best practices.

• Degree in Television, Film or Media Production or commensurate industry experience is required.

• Builds and sustains relationships with our clients (and our team!) with joy and enthusiasm. A responsibility everyone on our team fills!

• Candidates will be required to use the Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, Photoshop, Illustrator, Audition, Media Encoder, and After Effects) 

• Candidates will be required to communicate with preferred project management tools (Slack, Asana, Dropbox, Google Suite). 

• Knowledge and passion for Food & Beverage is a big plus. 

• Intermediate marketing & online advertising experience is also a plus.

Benefits

• Employee benefits including health/dental, 401k with company match, Unlimited PTO, and our studio is closed between 12/24 and 1/1 every year.

• Our studio resides in a collaborative shared environment with other creative companies. Free coffee & snacks are also provided. 

• Having a significant impact on all creative projects that the company works on.

• Working on a small team that likes to have fun at their jobs, and enjoy their time working, and not working.

For your cover letter, we’d love to know why you want to work at Skalawag Productions, and how your skills are a good fit for the role. In addition, as food is an important part of our work, please share the most memorable dish that you ate this past year. 

Please submit cover letter, resume, and work samples/reel to jobs@skalawag.com // Applications are due on 2/7/2020.

Skalawag Productions is an Equal Opportunity Employer.