Billboard: Managing Producer, Video

Penske Media, owner of over 20 leading media brands, is looking for an experienced Managing Producer to join the Billboard video team in either the LA or NY office. This role is an integral part of the video team, responsible for overseeing production and driving, executing a creative strategy through all content, series, and events. The ideal candidate will have experience as a creative director or similar, understanding how to create and disseminate a cohesive creative strategy designed to drive significant audience growth on YouTube and other digital platforms. While strong creative experience and instincts are important, this candidate should also have experience managing production operations, knowing how to find efficiencies and create processes that support production and overall project management. To be successful in this role, you must also be a music fan, deeply tapped into the culture with the ability to make quick and instinctual content decisions with an eye for what is interesting to fans and viewers. Additionally, candidates should be a proven leader with experience managing teams of about 5-7+ people, and strong mentorship abilities serving as player/coach within the team. You excel at guiding video producers and editors creatively, unlocking the pathway to successful final deliverable. Being nimble and able to thrive in an extremely fast-paced and agile environment will be key to your success in this role.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee all editorial content production and production teams, including post-production
• Ownership of all aspects of video content production from concept through content posting
• Provide creative direction to production teams designed to achieve viewership and revenue goals
• Oversees quality assurance testing and ensures all projects meet the highest quality standards
• Continuously improves production processes and implements best practices
• Stays up-to-date with emerging technologies and provides insights on how they can be integrated into projects.
• Prepare questions, assets, gameplay, etc. ahead of scheduled content shoots. Attend shoots as necessary.
• Ensure content is relevant, engaging, and strategically aligned with platform algorithms and user behaviors.
• Use analytics to measure content performance across channels. Use insights to refine strategies and increase content efficacy and audience reach.
• Make decisive decisions that drive the creative process forward and ensure that all content meets company's standards for quality, innovation, and information.
• Collaborate and proactively solve issues with team leads and cross-functional leads
• Creative brainstorming, writing creative briefs, scripts, treatments, copy as needed
• Production for any live or special event related content both in studio or on location, including but not limited to Grammys, SXSW, Billboard's Latin Music Week

Requirements:

• Minimum 15+ years video production experience at a publisher, network/streamer or studio
• Extensive experience as creative director or strategist, with a proven track record of producing a variety of successful content for YouTube or other digital platforms
• Management experience, successfully leading teams of 5-10 people, including producers, videographers and post teams across music, pop culture, entertainment, social media and adjacent industries
• Experience developing and overseeing production operations that promote efficiency and cost savings
• Understanding of digital content consumption metrics and how to use them to inform content decisions
  Self-starter who is used to working with tight deadlines and minimal supervision
• Strong attention to detail
• Understanding of fair use and news production
• Livestreaming experience a plus
• Fluency in Spanish a plus

Salary range: $100K-$115K

PMC is committed to the health and wellness of our employees. As part of our company-wide rollout of PMC's paid healthcare plan, for this role the company pays 100% of the monthly health, dental and vision plan premiums for the employee and their family.Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If you have more or less experience than specified on this job posting, please apply and list your salary expectations.

If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors).

It's all About You...

At PMC, your wellness is top of mind. We offer a comprehensive benefits package to nurture you and your loved ones, including pets! Our package includes Healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) HSA with an employer contribution, FSA (Healthcare, Dependent Care & Commuter), EAP, Life Insurance, 401K with an employer match, Paid Parental Leave, Long-term Disability, generous Paid Time off (PTO), Pet Insurance, and Home & Auto insurance. Our Wellness initiatives rotate yoga, meditation, wellness weeks on a variety of topics, and financial wellness. We continuously elevate our offerings with more, for you.

About Billboard:

Billboard is the world's most influential music media brand reaching key executives and tastemakers in and around the music business through Billboard Magazine and millions of music fans throughBillboard.comand Billboard Events. The Billboard brand is built on its exclusive charts and unrivaled reporting on the latest news, issues and trends across all genres of music. Billboard receives hundreds of millions of brand impressions daily through many strategic relationships with major companies across various industries. These relationships leverage Billboard's brand recognition, proprietary chart data and information resources to develop products, live events and print, television, radio, digital and mobile platforms. In addition to North America, Billboard operates businesses in Brazil, Greece, Japan, Korea and Russia

AboutPMC:

Penske Media Corporation (PMC) is a leading global media and information services company whose award-winning content attracts a passionate audience of over 300 million globally. Since 2004, PMC has been a pioneer in digital media reaching viewers on all screens across its ever-growing constellation of iconic brands, which includes Variety, Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Dick Clark Productions, WWD, SHE Media, Robb Report, Deadline, TVLine, Sportico, BGR, ARTnews, Fairchild Media, Vibe, IndieWire, Artforum, Gold Derby, Spy.com and Luminate, the premier data and analytics company. PMC's journalists and content creators deliver daily the most comprehensive news and information in their industries and areas of coverage, unequaled in ambition, depth, and courage. In addition, PMC owns several vital cultural events such as SXSW, LA3C, Life is Beautiful, Latin Music Week and ATX Television Festival. Headquartered in New York and Los Angeles with additional offices in 14 countries worldwide, PMC believes companies should not only be profitable but also forces for good. PMC is committed to fostering a working environment that is inclusive and responsible, where we value a company culture built on all backgrounds, voices, and experiences. For more information on the company, please visitwww.PMC.com