Post-Production Supervisor (Freelance)

Post-Production Supervisor (freelance)

The Post-Production Supervisor performs resource and financial management to ensure that projects are sufficiently staffed and delivered within allocated project budgets. They should be proficient with current editing platforms (e.g. Adobe Premiere, etc.) and workflows, and be able to translate the creative vision of productions into clear action plans for the editing teams, as well as monitoring projects’ progress to ensure they adhere to production schedules and budgets.

The Post-Production Supervisor position is based at Hearst Media Production Group ’ s (HMPG) Glendale office and reports to the EP/Head of Post-Production.

Responsibilities

• Communicate clear and concise project expectations to story and editing teams
• Draft schedules based on the creative vision and budgetary & delivery requirements for the productions
• Drive processes to meet schedules, budgets, manpower, and technical quality targets
• Track Post team hours for accuracy and output; alerting leadership team to changes and overages
• In collaboration with HMPG HR department, identify and recruit team members for hiring based on the technical requirements of the productions
• Identify and propose editing resource requirements such as equipment and software packages as required
• Lead regular project reviews to recommend schedule changes, and cost or resource adjustments
• Work collaboratively with HMPG’s clearance manager(s) on acquiring and tracking stock footage purchases in accordance with budget and company deals
• Perform quality checks on deliverables to ensure all creative, aesthetic, and legal requirements are met
• Suggest adoption of emerging technologies in work processes to improve quality of output content and workplace efficiency
Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned

Requirements

• Minimum of five years’ experience as a post-production coordinator and/or editor
• Sound understanding of the entire post-production process
• Ability to communicate effectively
Excellent organizational and scheduling skills

The salary range for this role is $1,800 to $2,200 weekly. The actual base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as transferable skills, work experience, business needs, market demands and conditions, and other factors permitted by law. The base pay is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Diversity Statement

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.

About Hearst Media Production Group

HMPG, a business unit of Hearst Television, is an independent producer and distributor of original programming for TV stations, broadcast and cable networks and streaming services. HMPG produces hundreds of hours of programming annually across linear, streaming, digital and social media platforms for domestic and international distribution in nearly 100 countries. Its popular shows include the Emmy® Award-winning educational/informational (E/I) programming blocks airing weekends nationwide including “Weekend Adventure,” on ABC stations; “CBS WKND,” on the CBS Network; “The More You Know,” on the NBC Network; “One Magnificent Morning,” on The CW Network; “Mi Telemundo” on the Telemundo Network and “Go Time” on independent stations. HMPG also produces and/or distributes a diverse slate of other programming and content including Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien , America’s #1 nationally syndicated public affairs news magazine; Consumer Reports TV , and the company’s dedicated FAST channels Xplore, The Jack Hanna Channel and Rovr Pets, available on some of the most popular smart TVs and streaming platforms. HMPG has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Charlotte. HMPG is represented by United Talent Agency.