Post Production Senior Manager

ABOUT CHANGING LIVES PRODUCTIONS:

Changing Lives Productions is the video production company of Dhar Mann Studios, aimed at creating positive content for the social media generation. Our short, motivational videos focused on life, business, and relationships receive over 1 Billion views monthly and have garnered over 40 Billion views on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. The team is led by Dhar Mann, a mission-driven entrepreneur with a global audience of over 100 Million social media followers and one of the highest viewed content creators in the world today. Our stories depict real life situations shown by actors that teach important life lessons. The company is driven by one founding principle: We’re not just telling stories, we’re changing lives.

BIG PICTURE:

We are searching for a dedicated and team oriented Post Production Senior Manager to lead and oversee all aspects of post. We have an awesome team of Editors, Colorists, Sound Editors, and Composers so this role would not only require performing technical aspects of editing a film, but also providing day-to-day management and support for the post production department. The ideal candidate has strong experience with editing narrative films, a deep knowledge of overall post-production processes, and has strong time management skills while working within a fast paced production environment, and a ruthless eye to optimization to reduce costs and increase speed to market.. 

HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME:

• Creating processes and workflows to guide team members to success while improving time to market and driving down post production costs.
• Directly overseeing post production processes, budgets and workflows while collaborating with the team on branded storytelling and quality standards
• Managing a high volume pipeline - multiple high-priority projects moving simultaneously during various stages of post-production
• Ensuring daily, weekly, and monthly department workloads and bugets are handled timely, accurately and cost efficiently based on priority 
• Assigning, scheduling, and monitoring all editing projects, anticipating various post-production needs, and maintaining the organization of all files 
• Supporting our Production and Post Production teams to ensure on-time deliveries
• Creating efficient solutions to workflow challenges to improve our processes 
• Hiring and recruiting digitally minded post talent to re-invent post production for a digital and entrepreneurial environment

WHAT YOU HAVE:

• A great understanding of all technical areas of post production. This includes editing/color grading/VFX/Composing/Sound Editing
• Deep experience managing budgets in various low budget environments
• Ability to problem solve under high pressure situations
• Proven ability to oversee multiple projects simultaneously 
• 5+ years of experience in a Post-Production management role
• Thorough understanding of production and post-production workflows and how to drive efficiencies and costs savings
• Extensive experience with Premiere Pro, Adobe Suite, After Effects, and DaVinci Resolve 
• Experience managing cloud storage and Frame IO accounts; Nas Server is a plus 
• Ability to automate using off the shelf software or no-code solution is also a plus
• Interest in the developing AI industry and a
• Ability to use AI to increase efficiency in applicable areas
• Proven ability to oversee multiple projects simultaneously 
• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written – to deliver accurate information in a expedited, courteous, concise and professional manner
• Willing to work flexible hours (including nights and weekends) and/or overtime to meet deadlines
• Willingness to take on any task if necessary
• Interest in the developing AI industry and a
• Ability to use AI to increase efficiency in applicable areas

WHO OVERSEES YOU:

The Post Production Senior Manager will report directly to the Production Director 

WHO YOU OVERSEE:

The Post Production Senior Manager oversees the Post Production Team alongside the Post Production Junior Manager 

WHERE IT ALL GOES DOWN:

Our Post Production Senior Manager will work from our facilities in Burbank, Ca

WHEN THE MAGIC HAPPENS:

This is a full-time role, specific times will be discussed during the interview

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN US: 

We've kept our hiring bar really high - you will work with the best

• Our content is growing quickly, so you'll get the opportunity to take on a lot of responsibility and grow a ton personally!
• Health Benefits, Paid Time Off, and Paid Holidays 
• Loads of perks including tons of snacks and a friendly working environment
• Get to know us: https://www.dharmann.com/career

AN IMPORTANT NOTE BEFORE APPLYING TO US:

Our organization looks to hire the BEST of the best and we focus on finding candidates who are a strong cultural fit. We have a 3 month 'Discovery Period' in place that allows us to get to know each new hire better and assess their skill set. Management-level roles will be part of a different Discovery Period for each step of the ladder (but again this does not affect your pay or compensation package).