Creative Media Producer

Weekday AI (YC W21); Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,560,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday AI (YC W21) in Chennai is seeking a hands-on Creative Media Producer to lead visual storytelling for its school client. You will shoot, edit, and deliver finished pieces end-to-end, while guiding junior creators and maintaining brand visuals across platforms.

The role requires managing shoots solo, coordinating with faculty and families, and ensuring ethical handling of student privacy. In-office, with events driven by schedule.

Qualifications

• Professional photography and video production experience with a portfolio showing range: film, event coverage, portraiture, short-form social.
• Strong editing skills - Lightroom/Photoshop, Premiere Pro or Final Cut, plus grading, sound, and basic motion graphics.

Responsibilities

• Shoot photography and video across campus life, events, portraits, and campaigns.
• Edit and deliver finished short films end-to-end - raw footage through cut, grade, sound, and titles.
• Build complete social reels and posts, matched to platform and campaign.
• Maintain a consistent visual standard in line with our brand guidelines.

Skills

Photography

Video production

Editing

Adobe Lightroom

Premiere Pro

Final Cut

Color grading

Motion graphics

Portfolio

English fluent

Tools

Lightroom

Photoshop

Premiere Pro

Final Cut

Job description

Job Description:

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Salary range: Rs 900000 - Rs 156000000 (ie INR 9-15.6 LPA)

Experience: 2+ yrs

Location: Tharamani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Job Type: Full-time

Position Title Creative Media Producer / Creative Content Lead

Reports To Communications & Marketing Manager

Team Strategic Advancement Team

Location Chennai, India

Work Mode Full-time, in-office (NOT hybrid/remote)

Work Schedule Monday-Friday, standard school hours, 48 hrs/week. Evening & weekend flexibility required for events; time-in-lieu offered.

Urgency Immediate joiner preferred

We are hiring a hands-on Creative Media Producer to lead all visual storytelling for the school - photography, video, reels, event coverage, portraits, and campaign assets. This is an individual-contributor-plus-lead role: the person shoots, edits, and finishes work personally, while also directing junior/contract creators and holding the quality bar across the teams output.

This role sits within the Strategic Advancement Team and reports to the Communications & Marketing Manager. It functions as an execution partner to the wider Advancement and Communications function, translating brand strategy into consistent, high-impact content across every platform.

Key Responsibilities

Production

• Shoot photography and video across campus life, events, portraits, and campaigns.
• Edit and deliver finished short films end-to-end - raw footage through cut, grade, sound, and titles.
• Build complete social reels and posts, matched to platform and campaign.
• Maintain a consistent visual standard in line with our brand guidelines.

Delivery & Planning

• Own the production calendar - whats due, when, and dependencies.
• Turn a brief into a shoot plan independently.
• Flag deadline risks early, with a proposed fix.
• Manage the media library (with the junior photographer/videographer) so assets are findable, named consistently, and archived properly.

Collaboration

• Work respectfully and professionally with faculty, students, school leaders, and families - with care around consent and student privacy.

Must-Have Qualifications

• Professional photography and video production experience, with a portfolio showing range: film, event coverage, portraiture, short-form social.
• Strong editing skills - Adobe Lightroom/Photoshop, Premiere Pro or Final Cut, plus grading, sound, and basic motion graphics.
• Confident running a shoot solo - camera, lighting, and audio kit.
• Proven track record hitting deadlines across multiple concurrent projects.
• Fluent English; comfortable in a multicultural environment.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

• Experience in education, community organizations, or another environment involving children.
• Experience directing or supervising at least one other creative.
• Drone / aerial experience.

Success Indicators (What “Right” Looks Like)

• Spots what needs filming without being told.
• Delivers a finished piece, not a rough cut with a list of caveats.
• Takes creative direction well, and can also push back with a better idea.
• Comfortable being the one who says the work isnt ready yet.

Professional Expectations

• Ethical judgment, discretion, and respect for confidentiality.
• Energy, initiative, and a solutions-oriented mindset.
• Builds trust across a diverse, international community.
• Professionalism, curiosity, and openness to feedback.

Sourcing Notes

• This is a NON-hybrid, fully in-office role based in Chennai - screen only candidates willing to relocate to / already based in Chennai and work on-site full-time.
• Candidates with a strong, varied portfolio (short films, event coverage, portraits, reels) over pure specialists in one format.
• Producer-editors who can run a solo shoot end-to-end, not just crew members who need a director.
• Prior experience with schools, NGOs, or other child‑facing environments is a strong plus given safeguarding requirements.
• Mandatory application asks: CV, short covering note, portfolio/showreel link, at least one end‑to‑end edited short film, and one set of reels.

Must-have skills

Creative Media Producer, Creative Content Lead, Photography and Video Editor

Good-to-have skills

Video Editing, Photography, event coverage

Requirements: