Post-Production Manager

This is a Full Time Job

Post-Production Manager
This is a full-time, in-person position located in Indianapolis, Indiana.

What You’ll DoDepartment Leadership & Management
• Oversee daily scheduling of the post-production department across audio and video
• Translate production timelines into actionable post-production schedules
• Own on-time delivery performance across all shows and platforms
• Provide visibility to leadership on schedule health, risks, and mitigation plans
• Build contingency plans for high-volume periods or unexpected staffing changes
• Establish and maintain workflows, file management systems, and delivery pipelines
• Identify inefficiencies and implement process improvements
• Build scalable post-production systems to support expansion into video and VOD distribution
• Create and maintain the post-production calendar and scheduling system

Project Management & Delivery
• Build and maintain detailed, deadline-driven post-production schedules in Airtable or equivalent systems
• Identify risks to delivery timelines early and proactively escalate with solutions
• Flag schedule conflicts, resource constraints, or scope changes in advance
• Partner with editing leads to align assignments based on skill set, complexity, and turnaround requirement
• Track and report on on-time delivery metrics across shows and platforms
• Ensure all deliverables meet platform specifications and publish timelines
• Optimize workflows to improve efficiency for multi-platform publishing

Cross-Department Collaboration
• Partner closely with production, show, marketing, and distribution teams to align on delivery timelines
• Serve as the primary liaison between production and post-production to ensure smooth handoffs
• Contribute to production planning meetings to ensure timelines are realistic and achievable
• Communicate regularly with internal teams via Slack and collaboration tools
• Provide feasibility input during development and production phases

What You Will Bring to the Table
• Bachelor’s degree in Media Production, Film, Communications, or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered
• 5 years of post-production experience, including at least 2 years in a leadership role
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, deadline-driven schedules
• Experience managing podcast post-production workflows
• Experience with resource planning and capacity management
• Experience delivering content to YouTube and VOD platforms

Skills & Competencies
• Strong working knowledge of Avid Media Composer, Pro Tools, Excel, Slack, and Airtable
• Excellent organizational, communication, and project management skills
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to anticipate risks and propose solutions
• High attention to detail and strong follow-through

Preferred Experience
• Experience managing high-volume, weekly publishing cycles
• Experience scaling a post-production department during rapid growth
• Knowledge of OTT and VOD delivery standards such as Tubi or similar platforms
• Familiarity with RSS feed management and podcast hosting platforms
• Experience tracking post-production budgets
• Experience building workflow automation systems
• Experience working in a fast-paced, creator-driven or non-fiction environment