Our culture is built on creative excellence, inclusivity, collaboration, and respect. We invest in talent, foster innovation, and provide a space where ideas thrive through mentorship, growth, and creative exploration. As we expand our horizons and push the boundaries of entertainment marketing, we’re looking for passionate creatives to join us!
Job Title:
Post Production Manager
Job Description:
The Post Production Manager is responsible for overseeing Assistant Editors (AEs) and Post Production Assistants (PPAs), ensuring efficient media flow, editorial support, and finishing assistance across multiple offices. This role is highly operational, focusing on team management, workflow optimization, cross-department coordination, and technical problem-solving in a fast-paced post-production environment. The Post Production Manager plays a critical role in maintaining consistency, scalability, and quality across all the Post department while supporting team development and operational excellence.
Responsibilities:
- Manage and oversee the Assistant Editors (AE) and Post Production Assistants (PPAs) across our LA and NY offices, including scheduling of shifts and workload distribution
- Ensure cross-office and shift handover communication to streamline operations and improve overall efficiency
- Work closely with the Director of Finishing and the Asset Manager to have AEs assist with media and finishing needs
- Serve as a central point of contact for Producers and the Head of Production Operations to align on AE editorial needs and assist Head of Production with scheduling of editors as needed
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for the department, including a training handbook, technical documents, and active work orders
- Work alongside the Mentorship Committee to help develop AEs in their career growth
- Lead troubleshooting efforts across projects, resolving technical and workflow-related issues
- Partner with department heads (e.g., Editorial, Graphics, IT, Finishing) to identify inefficiencies and implement workflow improvements
Required Experience, Skills, and Abilities:
- 4+ years in post-production, finishing, or editorial operations within a film, TV, or advertising environment
- Proven experience managing or leading Post teams and mentorship
- Proven experience in developing and mentoring entry-level Post roles
- Proven experience working in a fast-paced, high-volume post-production environment
- Strong understanding of:
- Post-production workflows and finishing pipelines
- Editorial systems such as Premiere Pro (preferred), DaVinci Resolve, and Avid Media Composer
- Media Delivery Portals such as Aspera, Signiant, Frame.io, VanDAM, etc.
- Experience developing and implementing workflows, SOPs, and documentation
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex technical and workflow issues
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally with finishing, production, editorial, graphics, and IT teams
- Strong communication skills with experience collaborating cross-departmentally
- You must be able to make a daily commute 3 x per week to the office.
- Regular business hours are Mon-Fri 10am to 7pm.
- The position is Exempt (salary) the annualized pay range is $80K -$100K. Actual offers may vary based on work experience.
- Paid Time Off, Medical, Dental, Vision benefits, 401(k)
- When necessary, this position may require you to work paid overtime; evenings, weekends or holidays.
Skills Required
- 4+ years in post-production, finishing, or editorial operations
- Proven experience managing or leading Post teams
- Proven experience in developing and mentoring entry-level Post roles
- Strong understanding of post-production workflows and finishing pipelines
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally with finishing, production, editorial, graphics, and IT teams
What We Do
Zealot is an award-winning creative marketing company specializing in theatrical trailers, digital content and network creative for the entertainment industry. We work with studios, networks, and producers to create award-winning marketing campaigns. We started in 1998 in Sydney, Australia. Since then we’ve expanded to London, New York, and Los Angeles. Our business is founded on two key principles: creative excellence and client service. Our strength is in our staff and we have a rich pool of creative talent; a staff of writers, producers, designers and editors with a burning passion for the industry and a determination to achieve outstanding results. We work in close collaboration with the client from initial concept to final delivery to ensure we deliver campaigns that fit with their strategic goals. Everyone asks why we called ourselves ZEALOT. Well, we’re passionate about great movies, TV and streaming, and we have a talented team of creatives ready to work on your project.
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