Director, Video Production & Brand Storytelling

Tactacam; Billings (MT); Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

Paid Leave

401(k) plan

Outdoor trips

Camera gear discounts

Job summary

Tactacam in Billings, MT is seeking a Director of Video Production to lead the conception, planning, and delivery of video content across the brand portfolio. You will own the entire production lifecycle, from idea through post, ensuring on-brand storytelling and scalable workflows.

You will direct on-set sessions, manage budgets and schedules, build production systems, and lead a cross-functional team spanning Brand, Creative, Social, and Product Marketing.

Qualifications

• Eight to twelve years of experience in video production, creative production, content production, agency environments, or internal brand teams.
• Demonstrated success leading productions from concept through completion.
• Strong experience managing production schedules, budgets, agencies, vendors, and external partners.
• Deep understanding of production operations and post production workflows across multiple content formats and channels.
• Comfort directing on set and making creative decisions in real time.
• Strong communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Experience building scalable content systems and supporting multiple priorities simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative vision for video and motion content across campaigns, product launches, brand storytelling, retail content, social media, evergreen initiatives, and emerging opportunities.
• Translate business objectives and brand strategy into visual concepts and compelling narratives that connect with audiences.
• Direct productions during planning and execution, guiding visual style, pacing, performance, framing, and overall storytelling.
• Establish and maintain creative standards across all video content while ensuring consistency in quality and brand expression.
• Partner closely with Brand, Creative, Social, Community, Product Marketing, and Performance Marketing teams to shape content strategies and bring ideas to life.
• Own production from beginning to end including planning, budgeting, scheduling, logistics, staffing, execution, editing, post production, delivery, and asset organization.
• Develop and improve production workflows that increase output, reduce friction, and create greater consistency across projects.
• Build production briefs, schedules, timelines, production documentation, and internal processes that support efficient execution.
• Forecast production capacity and proactively identify future needs across internal teams, contractors, equipment, and external partners.
• Coordinate production efforts across stakeholders to maximize content opportunities and eliminate inefficiencies.
• Define and monitor production performance metrics including delivery timelines, budget health, asset utilization, output volume, and operational efficiency.
• Own relationships with production agencies, freelance crews, editors, photographers, production houses, and specialty creative partners. Negotiate and manage retained services, project contracts, scopes of work, statements of work, and external agreements.
• Evaluate partner performance and continuously improve the network of trusted production resources.
• Oversee production budgets, estimates, invoicing, and financial planning while maintaining accountability and transparency.
• Identify opportunities to increase production efficiency without reducing creative quality.
• Lead and develop the internal video and production team while creating clear expectations and a culture of ownership.
• Own and manage vendor relationships, budgets, and licensing for all external audio, video, and AI platforms, ensuring optimal value and proper licensing for all project deliverables.
• Coach team members across concepting, production, editorial, and creative execution.
• Support hiring, contractor selection, onboarding, and team growth.
• Create an environment where creativity, accountability, craftsmanship, and operational excellence can coexist.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

On-set directing

Budget & schedule management

Production systems

Vendor relationships

Job description

Tactacam in Billings, MT is seeking a Director of Video Production to lead the conception, planning, and delivery of video content across the brand portfolio. You will own the entire production lifecycle, from idea through post, ensuring on-brand storytelling and scalable workflows.

You will direct on-set sessions, manage budgets and schedules, build production systems, and lead a cross-functional team spanning Brand, Creative, Social, and Product Marketing.