Senior Video & Audio Producer

Have you excelled at guiding projects from storyboard through post production? Are you ready to optimize our internal creative workforce? If you’re ready to shape the future of our creative function and drive measurable impact, we want to hear from you. As the Senior Video & Audio Producer, you will be responsible for overseeing the end-to-end video production process, from concept to final delivery. You will work closely with the Senior Creative Manager and agency partners to produce videos that engage and resonate with audiences across various digital platforms. High school diploma or GED required. Must have a minimum of (3) years of hands-on experience in video production as a Digital Content or Video Producer, including concepting, shooting, post production. Strong to Advanced knowledge of industry-standard video editing software (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve) and market trends. In-depth experience with sound design and commercial audio mixing for video, including podcasts. Solid understanding of social media video requirements and web-based video formats, with the ability to tailor content for platforms like Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok. Strong ability to conceptualize and execute creative ideas, including the creation of storyboards and shot lists. Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Demonstrated ability to plan, and optimize internal workloads under tight deadlines. Skilled mentor who can coach peers and build collaborative processes. Excellent organizational and stakeholder management abilities—translating strategic goals into clear internal plans. Passion for refining internal processes to boost creative output and team satisfaction. Must be comfortable analyzing team metrics and presenting actionable insights. Eagerness to expand into complementary disciplines (static design, motion graphics, content governance). Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to interact effectively with clients, team members, and stakeholders. High attention to detail, ensuring all technical and creative aspects of the video are executed flawlessly.

Duties and Responsibilities

·Must adhere to the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe's Policies and Procedures.

·Collaborates with cross functional team to build out storyboards & shot lists, ensuring the vision for each project is clearly mapped & executed 

·Shoots, edits, & color grades video footage with a strong focus on quality, style & creative direction.

·Develops social, paid media and website content. Ensuring video content meets platform-specific requirements for social media, paid media & web, optimizing for engagement & performance across different devices & formats.

·Presents & refines video concepts, edits, & final deliverables, incorporating Brand and Integrated Comms team feedback throughout the process.

·Leads sound design for video productions & manage commercial audio mixing for final cuts. Oversees podcast production, ensuring audio quality & consistency.

·Builds and maintains project plans in Asana by assigning tasks, tracking milestones, and reallocating resources to resolve bottlenecks

·Monitors workloads and adjust staffing to balance priorities and maintain on time delivery

·Tracks key metrics (cycle times, internal utilization rates, output volumes) and recommend efficiency gains

·Delivers monthly dashboards to the Sr. Creative Manager, highlighting team performance and resource gaps

·Leads weekly internal review sessions, ensuring all video assets meet brand guidelines and quality benchmarks

·Manages the video and audio content library: oversee taxonomy, metadata tagging, version control, and approvals workflow

·Mentors two e direct reports on process excellence, creative craft, and tribal development plans 

·Conducts regular 1:1s, performance evaluations, and facilitate skill building workshops

·Fosters a collaborative culture of feedback, innovation, and continuous improvement

·Promotes positive public/employee relations at all times.

·Maintains a clean, safe, hazard-free work environment within area of responsibility.

·Participates as a panel member on MPGE's Board of Review as needed.

·Performs all other related and compatible duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

·High school diploma or GED required. 

·Must have a minimum of (3) years of hands-on experience in video production as a Digital Content or Video Producer, including shooting, editing, and color grading. 

·Strong to Advanced knowledge of industry-standard video editing software (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve) and color grading techniques.

·In-depth experience with sound design and commercial audio mixing for video, including podcasts.

·Experience with Graphic Design is a plus

·Solid understanding of social media video requirements and web-based video formats, with the ability to tailor content for platforms like Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok.

·Strong ability to conceptualize and execute creative ideas, including the creation of storyboards and shot lists.

·Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

·Demonstrated ability to plan, assign, and optimize internal workloads under tight deadlines. 

·Strong to Advanced knowledge of industry-standard video editing software (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve) and color grading techniques. 

·In-depth experience with sound design and commercial audio mixing for video, including podcasts. 

·Solid understanding of social media video requirements and web-based video formats, with the ability to tailor content for platforms like Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok. 

·Strong ability to conceptualize and execute creative ideas, including the creation of storyboards and shot lists. Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment. 

·Skilled mentor who can coach peers and build collaborative processes. 

·Excellent organizational and stakeholder management abilities—translating strategic goals into clear internal plans. 

·Passion for refining internal processes to boost creative output and team satisfaction. 

·Must be comfortable analyzing team metrics and presenting actionable insights. 

·Eagerness to expand into complementary disciplines (static design, motion graphics, content governance). Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to interact effectively with clients, team members, and stakeholders. 

·High attention to detail, ensuring all technical and creative aspects of the video are executed flawlessly.

Physical Demands

·The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 

·While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. 

·The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Work Environment

·The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job in a climatically controlled office environment.

·THE MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBE PRACTICES TRIBAL AND NATIVE AMERICAN PREFERENCE (33 M.P.T.L.) IN HIRING AND IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER