5+ years of production experience in branded content, advertising, or related fields.
Hands-on experience producing video and photography from pre-production to wrap.
Ability to manage complex productions with multiple deliverables and stakeholders.
Strong knowledge of production logistics, including crews, equipment, and compliance.
Experience in sourcing and managing external vendors and freelancers.
Proven track record in supervising and mentoring production team members.
Excellent communication skills for collaboration with diverse stakeholders.
Strong judgment and attention to detail to identify and mitigate production risks.
Responsibilities
Lead production planning and execution for multiple branded projects.
Translate creative visions into actionable production plans.
Build and manage production budgets, tracking expenses and variances.
Source and manage production partners, including crews and vendors.
Drive pre-production logistics, including permits and travel arrangements.
Oversee on-set operations, ensuring schedules and budgets are adhered to.
Coordinate handoffs to post-production, ensuring clear communication of requirements.
Mentor production managers and coordinators, improving workflows and tools.
Benefits
Collaborate with top-tier professionals across various dynamic industries.
Access to innovative training programs and exclusive industry events.
Flexible hybrid work model to balance professional and personal priorities.
Join Employee Resource Groups to foster a welcoming workplace.
Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance from Day 1.
Competitive financial benefits, including a 401(k) plan with company match.
Full Job Description
Senior Producer with HearstMade, you'll lead the production engine that transforms ambitious branded-content concepts into compelling social video and photography for some of the world's most recognizable brands. Key Responsibilities (What You Are Doing)
Lead production planning and execution across multiple concurrent branded video and photography projects, developing schedules, budgets, and resource plans that deliver against scope.
Translate directors' creative visions into executable production plans, identifying budget, timing, logistics, and feasibility considerations early and bringing solutions to the table.
Build and manage production budgets from bidding through actualization, negotiating costs, tracking spend against estimates, monitoring variances, and maintaining financial accountability.
Source and manage DPs, social content creators, photographers, stylists, crews, freelancers, vendors, studios, locations, equipment, and other production partners.
Drive all aspects of pre-production, including locations and permits, travel, production vehicles, props, catering, insurance and COIs, releases, call sheets, and other shoot logistics.
Run on-set operations, keeping schedules, budgets, logistics, safety, and deliverables on track while solving challenges in real time and creating a professional environment for cast and crew.
Coordinate organized handoffs to post-production, ensuring assets, schedules, specifications, and deliverable requirements are communicated clearly and completely.
Guide and mentor production managers and coordinators, allocate work effectively, serve as an escalation point for complex projects, and continuously improve production workflows, templates, rate cards, tools, and partner networks.
Qualifications (What We're Looking For)
5+ years of production experience in branded content, advertising, publishing, digital media, a production company, or a related environment.
Significant hands-on experience producing video and photography from pre-production through shoot, wrap, and actualization.
Demonstrated ability to manage complex productions involving multiple deliverables, stakeholders, locations, talent, budgets, and timelines.
Strong working knowledge of production crews, equipment, studios, locations, permitting, insurance, releases, licensing, and production compliance.
Experience sourcing, negotiating with, and managing external vendors, freelancers, crews, and production partners.
Experience supervising, mentoring, or guiding production team members, with an ability to provide clear direction and thoughtful support.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with creative leadership, clients, internal partners, vendors, and crews.
Strong judgment, resourcefulness, and attention to detail, with the ability to identify production risks early, recommend solutions, and remain effective as priorities change.
Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects while protecting creative quality, timelines, budgets, and agreed-upon scope.
This role is based in New York City and requires working in the office four days per week.
Benefits (What We Offer)
Work with the Best: Collaborate with top-tier professionals across media, advertising, tech, fashion, lifestyle and publishing, shaping the future of these dynamic industries.
Grow Your Skills: Unlock your potential with access to innovative training programs, immersive workshops and exclusive industry events.
Work-Life Harmony: Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid work, empowering you to balance professional success with personal priorities.
Foster Connection & Belonging: Join our Employee Resource Groups and help create a welcoming workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered.
Wellness First: Prioritize your well-being with a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision insurance from Day 1.
Plan for Your Financial Future: Enjoy competitive financial benefits, including a 401(k) plan with a generous company match.
Compensation The base salary range below is the Company's good-faith estimate for this position in the posted work location at the time of posting. Final starting salary will be based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to skills, experience, training, certifications, education, location and market considerations.
Base Salary Range:
$88,000-$95,000 USD
About Hearst Television Inc
Hearst Television Inc is a broadcasting company that owns and operates 33 television stations in the United States. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in New York City. Hearst Television is a subsidiary of Hearst Communications, which is one of the largest diversified media and information companies in the world. The company's stations reach approximately 21 million households across the United States, making it one of the largest television station groups in the country. Hearst Television's stations are affiliated with major broadcast networks such as ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX.
