Senior Livestream Production Lead (Remote)

Whatnot; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Holiday

Health Insurance

Home office setup allowance

Monthly cell phone and internet

Wellness allowance

Childcare allowance

401k retirement plan (US)

Dogfooding budget

Job summary

Whatnot is seeking a Livestream Production Manager to lead pro-grade live production for our seller ecosystem. You’ll own studio builds, on-site productions at events, and scalable education across Seller Academy, YouTube, and help center while partnering with the Events and product teams.

You will be the in-house expert on OBS, cameras, encoders, audio, lighting, and networking, ensuring smooth, high‑quality streams and reliable setups for top sellers and creators.

Qualifications

• Expert-level live streaming skills – you know OBS (or similar technologies) and are fluent across the full chain: cameras, capture, audio, lighting, encoding, and networking.
• Strong operator instincts – you keep gear, shipping, schedules, and stakeholders moving without dropping a ball.
• Willingness to travel often – typically 1–3 trips a month, including multi‑day conventions, some weekends, and occasional international trips.

Responsibilities

• Run and scale the white-glove studio build-out program for top sellers: curate gear kits, manage warehouse and shipping, and lead 1:1 setup sessions virtually or on-site.
• Design and run live production for conventions and major streams (e.g. MrBeast, StreamerU), coordinating cables, cameras, encoders, displays, and AV with Events.
• Evolve production education across Seller Academy, Help Center, YouTube, and in-app to level up seller setups.
• Be the in-house subject matter expert for the EPD teams and evangelize to field teams to multiply knowledge.
• Define success and track how production enablement affects seller performance – sales velocity, buyers per hour, watch time – and guide investments.
• Build the operating model and a bench of freelance/contract production talent for demand spikes.

Skills

Live streaming

OBS

Calm under pressure

Project management

Communication

Teaching

Tools

Cameras

Encoders

Audio

Lighting

Job description

Whatnot is seeking a Livestream Production Manager to lead pro-grade live production for our seller ecosystem. You’ll own studio builds, on-site productions at events, and scalable education across Seller Academy, YouTube, and help center while partnering with the Events and product teams.

You will be the in-house expert on OBS, cameras, encoders, audio, lighting, and networking, ensuring smooth, high‑quality streams and reliable setups for top sellers and creators.