Manager - Video Production & Graphics Design

Emeritus; India; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Emeritus is seeking a Manager of Video Production & Graphics Design to independently manage day-to-day video production operations and guide Graphic Designers/Motion Graphic Designers. You will ensure quality, maintain timelines, and drive process improvements across projects, collaborating with Senior Manager and cross-functional teams.

The role demands overseeing end-to-end production, coordinating stakeholders, and fostering a culture of ownership and accountability within the team.

Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant experience in video production, motion graphics, post-production, e-learning production, or creative operations.
• 2–3 years in a Lead / Team Lead / people-management role.
• Strong experience in video production workflows and post-production processes.
• Proficient with Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, and related tools.
• Excellent people management, prioritization, and coordination skills.
• Clear communication with cross-functional teams and ability to handle multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end video production delivery from First Draft to final output.
• Ensure timelines, production quality, and review milestones are met.
• Drive first-time-right quality and reduce rework.
• Improve storyboard execution, visual quality, and review readiness.
• Ensure 100% final QC before delivery.
• Monitor progress, risks, blockers, and resource utilization.
• Support demand-capacity planning and workload distribution.
• Coordinate with IID, PM, Production, and Post-Production teams.
• Mentor GDs/Motion Graphic Designers on storyboard interpretation and execution.

Skills

Video production

Motion graphics

Post-production

People management

Project coordination

Communication

Tools

Adobe After Effects

Premiere Pro

Illustrator

Job description

Emeritus is committed to teaching the skills of the future by making high-quality education accessible and affordable to individuals, companies, and governments around the world. It does this by collaborating with more than 90 top-tier universities across the United States, Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, India and China. Emeritus’ short courses, degree programs, professional certificates, and senior executive programs help individuals learn new skills and transform their lives, companies, and organizations. Its unique model of state-of-the‑art technology, curriculum innovation, and hands‑on instruction from senior faculty, mentors and coaches has educated more than 250,000 individuals across 80+ countries.

Founded in 2015, Emeritus, part of Eruditus Group, has more than 2,000 employees globally and offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Singapore, Palo Alto, Mexico City, New York, Boston, London, and Dubai. Following multiple funding rounds, including a $650 million Series E round in 2021 and a $150 million Series F round in 2024 led by TPG, the company is valued at approximately ~$3 billion and is backed by Accel, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, CPP Investments, and other leading global investors.

Role Summary

We are looking for a Manager, Video Production & Graphics Design who can independently manage day‑to‑day video production operations, guide Graphic Designers/Motion Graphic Designers, ensure quality and timeline adherence, and support process improvement across projects. The role will work closely with Senior Manager, Video Production, and will be responsible for driving delivery discipline, team ownership, stakeholder coordination, and continuous improvement across assigned courses/projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end video production delivery for assigned projects, from First Draft production to final output.
• Ensure project timelines, production quality, and review milestones are consistently met.
• Drive improvement in first-time-right quality by reducing avoidable errors, repeated review comments, and rework.
• Improve First Draft-to-HD conversion by strengthening storyboard understanding, visual execution, review readiness, and quality checks.
• Ensure 100% final QC coverage before deliverables move to the next stage.
• Track project progress regularly and identify delivery risks, blockers, resource challenges, or quality concerns early.
• Support monthly demand-capacity planning, workload distribution, and resource utilization tracking.
• Help improve turnaround time by identifying delays, repeated effort, and workflow gaps.
• Ensure adoption of approved storyboard formats, templates, brand standards, and technical compliance requirements.
• Reduce repetitive production effort through template standardization, process discipline, and workflow improvements.
• Coordinate with IID, PM, Production, Post-Production, FFID, and other stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery.
• Conduct regular cross-functional reviews with IID, Production, and Post-Production to reduce avoidable rework.
• Maintain clear communication, timely updates, and documented action items for critical projects.
• Guide GDs/Motion Graphic Designers on storyboard interpretation, visual execution, animation quality, and process adherence.
• Build a stronger ownership mindset within the GD team through structured coaching, accountability, and regular follow-ups.
• Prepare team members for higher responsibility through mentoring, stretch assignments, and capability-building discussions.
• Conduct regular team reviews, learning sessions, and quarterly development discussions.
• Ensure coverage for critical skills and reduce dependency on specific individuals.
• Implement measurable process improvements that improve quality, timelines, communication, or efficiency.
• Support the Senior Manager with project updates, dashboards, capacity reviews, stakeholder updates, and operational reporting.

Required Skills

• Experience: 8 years of relevant experience in video production, motion graphics, post-production, e-learning production, or creative operations, with at least 2 to 3 years in a Lead / Team Lead / people-management role.
• Strong experience in video production, motion graphics, post-production, or e-learning production workflows.
• Good working understanding of Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Illustrator, and related creative tools.
• Ability to review motion graphics, infographic animations, visual layouts, and final video outputs from a quality perspective.
• Strong people management, task prioritization, and project coordination skills.
• Good communication skills with the ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, timelines, and stakeholders at the same time.
• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to solve problems and escalate risks at the right time.
• Comfortable working with dashboards, trackers, production schedules, review comments, and status reports.
• Ability to maintain process discipline while supporting team learning and improvement.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in e-learning, online education, corporate learning, or instructional video production.
• Experience managing Graphic Designers, Motion Graphic Designers, or post-production teams.
• Exposure to storyboard-based production workflows, style guides, review cycles, and LMS/video platform delivery.
• Experience with process standardization, template creation, quality improvement, and workflow optimization.
• Basic understanding of capacity planning, resource utilization, turnaround time tracking, and operational reporting.
• Build a culture of ownership, accountability, quality, and timely communication within the team.
• Develop Senior GDs and team members to independently handle larger responsibilities.
• Maintain review discipline and ensure feedback is clear, consolidated, and actionable.
• Act as the first level of operational leadership before escalation to the Senior Manager.
• Balance delivery pressure with team development, quality, and long‑term scalability.

Success Measures

• Improved first-time-right quality and reduced rework.
• On‑time delivery of assigned projects.
• Better demand‑capacity planning and resource utilization.
• Stronger storyboard, brand, template, and technical compliance.
• Improved team ownership, responsiveness, and critical-skill coverage.
• Smoother coordination with IID, Production, Post-Production, PM, and FFID teams.