Job Description:

Fidelity Workplace Consulting is hiring a Director of Video Production, for the C&CM practice. We’re looking for someone in Boston or Chicago.

The Team

Our Communication and Change Management Practice crafts strategies, develops content and completes campaigns to engage and educate employees about changes to their benefits and in their workplace. In short, we design and deploy employee-facing communications based on the needs of each client. Our creative team of graphic designers, animators, and producers, bring our communications to life by applying branding and design thinking to our campaigns to really engage audiences!

Job Role

The Director of Video Production is responsible for growing video capabilities and revenue), as well as people management.

As the expert in video production and motion design, you'll lead conceptual development, and production of engaging multimedia content that delivers what clients want and their employees need. This position is for a creative leader with a business minded demeanor.

The ideal candidate will serve as both a technical multimedia authority and a creative storyteller, leading multiple aspects of production, including videography (camera, lighting, and audio operation), design, editing, motion graphic, and animation — for Fidelity Workplace Consulting clients.

The Expertise You Have

• Bachelor’s degree or higher education
• 7-10 years of video production experience
• Proven experience with scripting, storyboarding, animation and post production as well as voice over and talent management
• Navigating both the corporate environment and the vendor environment to expand and onboard our team.
• Leading on-set handling, management of video shoots, and production equipment
• Collaborating with a team of multi-disciplinary designers to develop cross-platform multimedia assets including motion graphic videos, animated digital ads, social graphics, short and long form videos, and eLearning design
• Consultative selling skills – a critical component of this role will be to be the “voice of reason” during scoping and sales discussions when the subject of video is discussed
• Ability to work closely with sales, marketing, creative and digital solutions management leadership to help allocate resources, meet project timelines, accurately estimate required resources and appropriately prioritize projects
• Proficiency in post-production programs and workflows (Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop and Cinema 4D).

The Skills You Bring

• Ability to develop and implement growth strategies for our video team.
• Experience and passion around bringing on new technologies.
• Strategic problem solver who can elevate and own the conceptualisation, concepting, and producing of content.
• Storytelling approach, capable of breaking down sophisticated topics and build engaging experiences.
• Clearly communicates project objectives and proactively addresses concerns.
• Ability to multitask within various projects, while upholding quality and expectations
• Technical authority who can provide instruction and mentorship to teams and help troubleshoot
• Dedicated learner who continues to push boundaries

The Value You Deliver

• Innovate and enhance our tools, technologies and business investments
• Consult with colleagues and clients on video needs and provide recommendations for opportunities and project-specific video applications
• Evaluate and partner with external video production vendors and specialists to partners to ensure profitable partnerships and high-quality work
• Serve as the lead producer for select video projects
• Provide creative direction on concepting, storyboarding, shooting, directing, and editing
• Partner with content/writing teams/ on scripting standard methodologies, and developing innovative ways to communicate using digital channels
• Manage Fidelity video producers; includes coaching, training, capacity management
• Measure and report the impact of video and use findings to continuously improve cost, quality and outcomes
• Assume responsibility for video financials, including pricing and managing profitability

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Company Overview

Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients’ money.

Join Us

At Fidelity, you’ll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples’ lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, we have been recognized by our employees as a top 10 Best Place to Work in 2024. And you don’t need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity—we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you’ve always imagined.

Fidelity's working model blends the best of working offsite with maximizing time together in person to meet associate and business needs. Currently, most hybrid roles require associates to work onsite all business days of one assigned week per four-week period (beginning in September 2024, the requirement will be two full assigned weeks).

At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation, detailed in this document, and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.

We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations@fmr.com.