Live Event Video Producer (Contract)

Cramer; Norwood (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Cramer seeks an experienced Contract Video Producer to lead planning, production, and delivery of video content for live events and B2B activations. You’ll manage projects from brief to final delivery, ensuring creative intent, quality, timelines, and budgets are met.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, coordinating with CREATIVE, Client Services, and technical teams while handling multiple priorities and stakeholder expectations with diplomacy.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional video production experience, preferably within live B2B events, experiential marketing, advertising, or branded content.
• Contract/freelance engagement based on project needs.
• Ability to manage budgets, schedules, and multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Strong project management, organizational, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own video production projects from kickoff through final delivery.
• Translate creative concepts, client objectives, and production requirements into actionable plans.
• Develop and maintain production schedules, budgets, shot lists, crew plans, and delivery timelines.
• Coordinate pre-production, production, and post-production activities.
• Identify production risks and proactively develop contingency plans.
• Manage multiple projects and competing deadlines simultaneously.
• Ensure all deliverables meet agreed-upon creative, technical, and quality standards.
• Manage crew logistics, schedules, call sheets, equipment needs, and production requirements.
• Serve as the primary production point of contact for external partners.
• Ensure vendors understand project scope, expectations, timelines, and deliverables.
• Review vendor estimates and invoices and monitor production costs against budget.
• Lead video production activities on-site at live events, conferences, and corporate experiences.
• Coordinate camera crews, interviews, b-roll, live-event capture, and other video needs.
• Work closely with event producers, creative teams, technical teams, and client stakeholders.
• Troubleshoot production issues quickly and calmly in a live environment.
• Ensure footage is captured with the appropriate framing, resolution, audio, lighting, and technical specifications for intended deliverables.
• Manage footage handoff, organization, backups, and transfer requirements.
• Coordinate editorial workflows from footage ingest through final delivery.
• Manage editors and other post-production resources as needed.
• Establish clear editorial briefs, timelines, review processes, and feedback cycles.
• Coordinate client and internal review rounds and consolidate feedback.
• Ensure final assets meet required specifications and are delivered on time.
• Understand video formats, codecs, aspect ratios, resolution, audio requirements, captions, and digital delivery specifications.
• Partner with Creative, Client Services, Producers, Technical, and other teams to align video production with the overall event strategy and experience.
• Participate in creative and production discussions and provide practical video-production expertise.
• Communicate production status, risks, decisions, and next steps clearly.
• Manage expectations with diplomacy while maintaining production standards and timelines.
• Help identify opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, and the overall production approach.

Skills

Video production

Project management

Live events

Vendor management

On-site production

Post-production

Job description

Cramer seeks an experienced Contract Video Producer to lead planning, production, and delivery of video content for live events and B2B activations. You’ll manage projects from brief to final delivery, ensuring creative intent, quality, timelines, and budgets are met.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, coordinating with CREATIVE, Client Services, and technical teams while handling multiple priorities and stakeholder expectations with diplomacy.