Video Post-Production Manager

Job Summary

Webstaurant Store, a Clark Associates company, is the largest online distributor of restaurant supplies and equipment, offering more than 430,000 products with fast, dependable shipping. We are seeking a
Post-Production Manager
to lead the operational, creative, and people-management aspects of our video post-production team.

This role oversees the
end-to-end post-production workflow
—from project intake through editing and final delivery; while ensuring editors have the resources, timelines, and guidance they need to succeed. The Post-Production Manager is both a
hands-on creative leader
and a
strategic operator
, balancing workflow oversight, resource planning, and mentorship with high creative and technical standards.

This role is ideal for someone who is
constantlyevolvingtheir craft
, actively researching new tools, workflows, and AI-driven technologies to improve speed, quality, and scalability across post-production.

This role is centered on:

• Workflow oversight and optimization
• Resource allocation, scheduling, and capacity planning
• Project intake, prioritization, and delivery management
• Cross-team communication and expectation management
• Professional development, mentorship, and performance growth
• Continuous innovation through research, experimentation, and adoption of new post-production and AI tools
• Ensuring projects move smoothly from
  intake to edit to delivery

Post-Production Operations & Workflow

• Oversee the full post-production pipeline, ensuring projectsremainon schedule, on budget, and aligned with creativeobjectives.
• Own project intake, prioritization, resourcing, and capacity planning across the post-production team.
• Assign and manage editing tasks using project management tools, balancing workloads across multiple concurrent projects.
• Track timelines, dependencies, and delivery milestones while proactivelyidentifyingrisks or bottlenecks.
• Continuously evaluate and improve workflows, tools, and systems to increase efficiency, quality, and scalability.

Team Leadership & Mentorship

• Lead, manage, and mentor the post-production team, including editors and a Senior Editor / Technical Lead.
• Provide professional and situational mentorship to all editors, with a focus on:
• Communication and stakeholder management
• Ownership and accountability
• Prioritization and problem-solving
• Navigating feedback and expectations
• Support career growth, performance development, andsoft-skillstraining for team members.
• Partner closely with the Senior Editor, who serves as the technical and craft lead, whilemaintainingclear managerial oversight of workload, priorities, and professional development.

Creative, Technical & Innovation Leadership

• Perform hands-on editing as needed to support team capacity, meet deadlines, or ensure creative excellence.
• Maintain high standards for storytelling, pacing, visual quality, color correction, color grading, and audio mixing.
• Leverage
  DaVinci Resolve
  for advanced color workflows and finishing, ensuring visual consistency across all deliverables.
• Provide guidance and oversight on motion graphics execution and visual consistency.
• Actively research, test, and implement
  emerging post-production technologies and AI-driven tools
  (e.g., AI-assisted editing, color, audio, captioning, localization, and workflow automation).
• Champion a culture of experimentation, knowledge-sharing, and continuous improvement within the post-production team.

Collaboration & Communication

• Act as the primary point of contact for post-production coordination with creative directors, producers, marketing partners, and other stakeholders.
• Align onproject goals, timelines, scope, and deliverables while managing expectations and resolving conflicts.
• Manage feedback, versioning, and approvals using tools such as Frame.io
  .
• Maintain clear documentation and communication throughout the post-production lifecycle.