Video Producer - Donut Studios

New Engen; New York (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

New Engen, the in-house Donut Studios unit, seeks a seasoned Video Production Lead in New York to own the full lifecycle of video projects. You will manage pre-production through delivery, hire and brief directors and editors, and coordinate shoots, logistics, and post-production to meet brand standards.

You will oversee budgets, schedules, and vendor relationships, ensuring high-quality content across formats for major brands.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of video production experience at an agency, in-house brand studio, or production company.
• Proven experience producing high-volume, multi-format video content for large brands, with a strong understanding of the full production lifecycle.
• Strong production management skills, including budgeting, scheduling, crew management, and coordinating multiple projects under tight deadlines.
• Hands-on experience managing shoot logistics, including call sheets, crew booking, location management, and travel coordination.

Responsibilities

• Own video projects end to end from pre-production to final delivery.
• Translate briefs into production plans, shot lists, schedules, and budgets.
• Hire, brief, and manage directors, editors, and freelance crew.
• Produce a range of video formats including interviews, explainers, events, and social content.
• Coordinate shoot logistics: scheduling, location scouting, permits, and equipment rentals.
• Oversee post-production: edits, motion graphics, color, and captions.
• Ensure brand, legal, and accessibility standards are met during production.
• Track budgets, contracts, and talent releases; maintain asset management.
• Build and maintain vendor partnerships across markets to support production.

Skills

Video production

Budgeting

Scheduling

Crew management

Client communication

Freelance network

Creative eye

Production planning

Tools

Adobe Premiere

After Effects

Frame.io

Job description

WHY DONUT STUDIOS?

At New Engen, we help brands grow, not just bigger, but smarter. We are a digital marketing agency that drives meaningful impact across the entire customer journey by integrating media, creative, analytics, influencer, and retail strategies into performance-driven campaigns.

Donut Studios is our in-house creative studio, purpose-built to craft high-performing, platform-native, and digital content for the world's most ambitious brands. As a key part of New Engen's suite of specialized solutions, alongside offerings like the Acorn Creator Suite - Donut Studios helps unlock breakthrough creative that drives results, fast.

We are a collaborative group of strategists, content creators, copywriters, editors, designers, account strategists, and more who are all in on helping brands, and each other, thrive. We work hard, stay humble, and build with purpose.

What You'll Do

Own Video Production from Concept Through Delivery

Manage video projects end to end, from pre-production and planning through production, post-production, and final delivery. Translate creative briefs into actionable production plans, including shot lists, schedules, budgets, and resourcing.

Lead Production Planning and Creative Execution

Hire, brief, and manage directors, DPs, editors, motion designers, voiceover talent, and freelance crew. Produce a range of video formats, including interviews, product and technical explainers, event coverage, customer stories, and social-first content.

Manage Shoots and Production Logistics

Own shoot logistics, including scheduling, crew and vendor booking, call sheets, location scouting and securing, permits, and equipment rentals. Coordinate travel and accommodations for out-of-town shoots, run shoot days, keep production on schedule, and solve challenges in real time.

Oversee Post-Production and Final Deliverables

Guide post-production across edit reviews, motion graphics, sound design, color, captioning, and versioning for multiple channels and aspect ratios. Ensure final content is polished, technically credible, and aligned with creative direction.

Build Strong Stakeholder and Vendor Partnerships

Serve as the day-to-day production contact for AWS stakeholders, leading review rounds and consolidating feedback. Build and maintain a trusted network of freelance crew and vendors across markets to support high-quality production.

Maintain Production Quality and Operational Excellence

Ensure content is accurate, on-brand, and compliant with AWS brand, legal, and accessibility standards. Track budgets, vendor contracts, and talent releases while maintaining organized asset management, file naming, and archiving.

Anticipate Risks and Improve Production Workflows

Flag scope, timeline, and budget risks early, bringing forward practical solutions to keep projects on track. Contribute to production workflows and best practices as the studio grows and scales.

What You Bring

• 5+ years of video production experience at an agency, in-house brand studio, or production company.
• Proven experience producing high-volume, multi-format video content for large brands, with a strong understanding of the full production lifecycle.
• Strong production management skills, including budgeting, scheduling, crew management, and coordinating multiple projects under tight deadlines.
• Working knowledge of editing and post-production workflows, including Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Frame.io, or similar review tools.
• Hands-on experience managing shoot logistics, including call sheets, crew booking, location management, and travel coordination.
• Strong client-facing communication skills, with the ability to manage feedback and align multiple senior stakeholders.
• An established network of freelance production talent, including DPs, gaffers, sound professionals, PAs, and editors, along with the resourcefulness to build new relationships in unfamiliar markets.
• A strong creative eye, with the ability to weigh in on shot selection, locations, and talent with the final product in mind.

Nice to Have

• Experience producing B2B, enterprise technology, or developer-focused content.
• Prior experience with AWS or comparable cloud and technology brands.
• Experience producing event and conference video content.
• Familiarity with motion graphics and animation production pipelines.
• Experience creating content optimized for social and paid distribution.
• Ability to make complex technical subject matter clear, engaging, and accessible.

Salary Range: $40 hourly

Temporary employment with the potential to go to FTE at 3-6 months

Compensation for each opportunity is determined based on the applicable labor market, the scope and structure of the role or engagement, and the individual’s qualifications and experience.

New Engen is proud to have offices in Seattle, New York, and Northwest Arkansas, each one anchoring teams that drive creativity, collaboration, and culture. But great work isn’t limited to those zip codes. We also support a distributed team of remote employees across the country, giving people the flexibility to do their best work wherever they are.

We currently hire full-time employees in the following states: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin