OVERVIEW

The Director of Post Production, VICE Digital, will manage the assignments and activities of all editors, assistant editors, post production manager, ingest operators and post production coordinators on the VICE digital team to ensure projects stay on schedule and with in budget. The director will work closely with producers and executive producers to create schedules and budgets along with assisting those teams in the delivery process for all VICE digital productions to air. The ideal candidate will be extremely organized, cool-headed, and detail-oriented.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead strategic planning and assume responsibility for the overall management and operation of post production for VICE Digital
• Allocate and schedule post production personal to various vertical producers and their projects
• Supervise the final delivery of all associated assets (cue sheets, QT deliverables, project files, etc)
• Manage the daily assignments of 20+ post personal both staff and freelance
• Supervisor and act as technical liaison between editors, production and post supports teams
• Conduct talent outreach, scheduling and maintaining a roster of freelance staff
• Maintain open communication with domestic and international offices
• Strong, calm leadership during technical outages or slowdowns and be proactive in finding immediate solutions
• Represent the VICE Digital team to other departments and bureaus within the VICE operation

Experience and Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience as a post production supervisor, manager or equivalent
• Extensive knowledge of Adobe Premiere workflows
• Experience with creating and vetting post production budgets and schedules
• Experience with MAM software and news applications.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Proven experience delivering content to digital and network specifications
• Must be comfortable handling multiple projects and working in a fast paced environment
• Passion for leading teams and creating a culture of operation excellence
• Experience delivering content to Snapchat, Facebook and other social outlets

If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, please let us know. We will work together to best meet your needs.

Disclaimers:

Equal Employment Opportunities: VICE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that strives to create and maintain a workplace that celebrates inclusion and diversity. At VICE, we understand that inclusion and diversity is a major benefit to our employees, our readers and viewers, and our company culture. We treat all applicants and employees fairly without regard to age, alienage or citizenship status, color, disability, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status and partnership status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion/creed, sexual orientation, arrest or conviction record, caregiver status, credit history, unemployment status, salary history, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking and sex offenses, status as a veteran or active military service member, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. 

VICE requires that all employees have proper authorization to work in the U.S. Should an applicant require employment sponsorship, VICE will determine, in its sole discretion, whether such sponsorship will be provided.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with the New York City Fair Chance Act or other applicable laws.

 *Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily, with or without a reasonable accommodation. The requirements and essential functions described above are not an exhaustive list and instead are meant to describe the general nature and level of work required of the job. VICE reserves the right to modify the essential functions of this position where a legitimate business exists.

To all recruitment agencies: Unless otherwise indicated, VICE does not accept agency resumes and is not responsible for any fees or expenses related to such unsolicited resumes.